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Power Outages in Washington County, MO

Ameren has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Crawford Electric Coop, Inc and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.9 hours.

Washington County, MO is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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Ameren only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

Crawford Electric Coop, Inc and Union Electric Co - (MO) publish no county-level figures.

Live status by utility · Washington County

0.0%of this county's ~15,778 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

Only visible while reporting outages: Ameren. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

System-wide total only, no county split: Crawford Electric Coop, Inc, Union Electric Co - (MO).

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
AmerenOutages onlynone reported------
Crawford Electric Coop, IncLive · total onlynot by county------
Union Electric Co - (MO)Live · total onlynot by county------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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.

Power-dependent
438
Oxygen service
147
Dialysis (facility)
44
Home health / hospice
77
By ZIP code (8)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
63664167≤11147≤11
63630102≤1188≤11
6366083≤11750
6364824≤11220
6307121018≤11
6362215≤11140
6363114≤11140
63030≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Washington County, MO

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Washington County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.

Recent NWS alert activity · Washington County

Washington County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 19, 2026.

  • Heat Advisory ×10

Latest Washington County, MO outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 25m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 184 customers out (1.5% of the county)

Outage trend · Washington County, MO
0customers out · peak 46
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Washington County, MO: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 46 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0204060Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Washington County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 15.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,869 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 15.9 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Washington County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.9h, 2016 5.7h, 2017 1.6h, 2018 2.3h, 2019 2.7h, 2020 8.9h, 2021 6.6h, 2022 5.1h, 2023 33.5h, 2024 9.2h, 2025 15.9h. Highlighted: 2023.0102030401.9h20155.7h20161.6h20172.3h20182.7h20198.9h20206.6h20215.1h202233.5h20239.2h202415.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2023 (peak 4,792 customers out) · decade average 8.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154272,2091.9
20165384,8695.7
20172801,3741.6
20181756702.3
20192151,3442.7
20206152,6588.9
20216092,3576.6
20226252,6285.1
20236794,79233.5
20246943,5489.2
20256532,77315.9

Cost of power in Washington County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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.

13.3¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 17% since 2015
vs Missouri avg 16.1¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
January 21, 20164,8692h 15m
August 3, 20234,7922d
July 13, 20233,6931d 22h
July 1, 20233,5674d 3h
May 7, 20243,54813h 15m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 8.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Washington County: FAQ

How often does Washington County, MO lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, MO logged 653 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Washington County, MO?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,869 customers without power, beginning January 21, 2016 and lasting about 2h 15m.
Is there a power outage in Washington County, MO right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Washington County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Washington County, MO?
Tracked electric providers include Ameren, Crawford Electric Coop, Inc, Union Electric Co - (MO).
Nearby counties
Crawford CountyFranklin CountyIron CountyJefferson County
ZIP codes in Washington County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.

63030, 63071, 63622, 63626, 63630, 63631, 63648, 63660, 63664, 63674

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Union Electric Co - (MO)9.9 hrsLive · total only-
Crawford Electric Coop, Inc6.0 hrsLive · total only-
Ameren-Outages only-

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/29221 and /api/v1/counties/29221/history.