Power Outages in Missoula County, MT
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Missoula County, MT across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.3 hours.
Missoula County, MT is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Missoula County right now.
Missoula County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
- 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 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 594 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 37m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 501 customers out (0.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Missoula County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Missoula Countyisn't available yet.
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?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- 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). Live data as of .