Power Outages in Missoula County, MT
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Missoula County, MT. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
Missoula County, MT is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Missoula County.
No active NWS alerts for Missoula County right now.
Missoula County has been under 99 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 2, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×60
- Air Quality Alert ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Fire Weather Watch ×8
- Red Flag Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Missoula County, MT outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 4m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 734 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,580 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,580 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,622 customers out (2.8% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,379 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,373 customers out (4.1% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,157 customers out (3.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Missoula County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Missoulano active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Missoula County went about 7.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 55,225 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 55,225 customers out) · decade average 7.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 82 | 120 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 432 | 3,424 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 471 | 6,378 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 472 | 3,665 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 468 | 7,478 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 495 | 55,225 | 38.6 |
| 2025 | 554 | 8,400 | 7.3 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 7.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Missoula County: FAQ
- How often does Missoula County, MT lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Missoula County, MT logged 554 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Missoula County, MT?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 55,225 customers without power, beginning July 24, 2024 and lasting about 12d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Missoula County, MT right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Missoula County, MT. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Missoula County, MT?
- Tracked electric providers include MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOP, INC.
Missoula. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Missoula County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Missoula County.
59801, 59802, 59803, 59804, 59808, 59812, 59821, 59823, 59826, 59834, 59846, 59847, 59851, 59868
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSOULA ELECTRIC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/30063 and /api/v1/counties/30063/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Montana customers).