Power Outages in McKinley County, NM
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in McKinley County, NM across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
McKinley County, NM is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for McKinley County right now.
McKinley County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Flood Warning ×1
Latest McKinley County, NM 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 — 953 customers out (5.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 39m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 955 customers out (5.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in McKinley 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 McKinley Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McKinley County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,030 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,030 customers out) · decade average 0.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 28 | 126 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 24 | 126 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 36 | 171 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 23 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 50 | 231 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 337 | 5,030 | 3.1 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 0.5 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 McKinley County: FAQ
- How often does McKinley County, NM lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McKinley County, NM logged 337 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McKinley County, NM?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,030 customers without power, beginning September 17, 2025 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in McKinley County, NM right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve McKinley County, NM?
- Tracked electric providers include CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EL COOP INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McKinley County.
86515, 87045, 87301, 87305, 87310, 87311, 87312, 87313, 87316, 87317, 87319, 87320, 87322, 87323, 87325, 87326, 87327, 87347, 87365, 87375
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EL COOP INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/35031 and /api/v1/counties/35031/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New Mexico customers). Live data as of .