Power Outages in Vernon County, MO
Is there a power outage in Vernon County, MO right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Missouri West, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn in Vernon County, MO. There is no live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc.
Vernon County, MO is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/missouri/vernon-county
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- October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Vernon County, MO", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/missouri/vernon-county
No active outages are reported by Evergy Missouri West, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn in Vernon County.
No live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Vernon County, MO
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn and Barton County Elec Coop, Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
72%of this county's ~12,644 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Barton County Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Missouri West | Live · county | 0 | 7,447 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 1,234 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | Live · county | 0 | 471 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Evergy Metro | Live · county | no county report | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Evergy Missouri West, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Vernon Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (11)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64772 | 240 | ≤11 | 194 | ≤11 |
| 64784 | 30 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 64783 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 64752 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 64790 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64778 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64771 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64767 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64750 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64741 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 64728 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Vernon County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Vernon County right now.
Vernon County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 14, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
- Flood Watch ×3
Latest Vernon County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 128 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Vernon County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Vernon County went about 16.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,584 customers.
The US EIA reports Missouri utilities averaged 6.3 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 16.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,481 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 243 | 4,345 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 275 | 3,620 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 246 | 968 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 251 | 972 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 526 | 4,019 | 10.8 |
| 2020 | 428 | 5,584 | 10.6 |
| 2021 | 514 | 4,031 | 10.8 |
| 2022 | 542 | 1,363 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 482 | 5,566 | 15.9 |
| 2024 | 488 | 3,680 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 535 | 5,481 | 16.3 |
Cost of power in Vernon County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Vernon County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Evergy Missouri West12.1¢308,573 cust
- Evergy Metro13.6¢276,162 cust
- Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn14.8¢16,710 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 8.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Vernon County: FAQ
- How often does Vernon County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Vernon County, MO logged 535 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Vernon County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,584 customers without power, beginning November 10, 2020 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Vernon County, MO right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Evergy Missouri West, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc and Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn in Vernon County, MO. There is no live feed for Barton County Elec Coop, Inc.
- Which utilities serve Vernon County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Evergy Metro, Evergy Missouri West, Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn, Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Vernon County.
64728, 64741, 64750, 64752, 64765, 64767, 64771, 64772, 64778, 64783, 64784, 64790
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Vernon County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Missouri →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Metro | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Evergy Missouri West | 3.1 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | - | Live · county | - |
| Barton County Elec Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Missouri customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/29217 and /api/v1/counties/29217/history.