Power Outages in Wayne County, MO
Black River Electric Coop - (MO) and Ozark Border Electric Coop publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 42.0 hours.
Wayne County, MO is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/missouri/wayne-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, MO". https://massoutage.com/missouri/wayne-county
Black River Electric Coop - (MO) and Ozark Border Electric Coop publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~15,560 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Black River Electric Coop - (MO), Ozark Border Electric Coop.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wayne 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63957 | 119 | ≤11 | 107 | ≤11 |
| 63966 | 80 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 63944 | 50 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 63967 | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 63956 | 24 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 63964 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 63952 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63951 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63934 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 63763 | ≤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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wayne County right now.
Wayne County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 13, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Wayne County, MO outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 189 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 172 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 172 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,158 customers out (16% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 42.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,081 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 42.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 6,081 customers out) · decade average 17.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 148 | 666 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 301 | 3,506 | 8.8 |
| 2021 | 288 | 3,063 | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 360 | 2,842 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 360 | 4,556 | 33.3 |
| 2024 | 389 | 3,214 | 20.8 |
| 2025 | 431 | 6,081 | 42.0 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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.
- Ozark Border Electric Coop12.3¢33,262 cust
- Black River Electric Coop - (MO)13.6¢21,606 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.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 17.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, MO lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, MO logged 431 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 42.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, MO?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,081 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2025 and lasting about 6d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, MO right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, MO. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, MO?
- Tracked electric providers include Black River Electric Coop - (MO), Ozark Border Electric Coop.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
63763, 63934, 63944, 63950, 63951, 63952, 63956, 63957, 63964, 63966, 63967
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | 48.5 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | - | Live · total 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/29223 and /api/v1/counties/29223/history.