Power Outages in Cherokee County, OK
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Cherokee County, OK. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Cherokee County, OK is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Cherokee County.
No active NWS alerts for Cherokee County right now.
Cherokee County has been under 112 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on August 26, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×80
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Special Weather Statement ×10
- Extreme Heat Warning ×7
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Cherokee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherokee County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,480 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 2,648 customers out) · decade average 2.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 564 | 1,890 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 100 | 888 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 86 | 321 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 699 | 3,480 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 617 | 2,499 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 573 | 1,757 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | 599 | 1,487 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 643 | 1,313 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 575 | 3,099 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 702 | 2,518 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 729 | 2,648 | 5.2 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 2.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cherokee County: FAQ
- How often does Cherokee County, OK lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherokee County, OK logged 729 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherokee County, OK?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,480 customers without power, beginning December 1, 2018 and lasting about 5d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Cherokee County, OK right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cherokee County, OK. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cherokee County, OK?
- Tracked electric providers include Oklahoma Gas & Electric.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherokee County.
74427, 74441, 74451, 74452, 74457, 74464, 74471
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/40021 and /api/v1/counties/40021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oklahoma customers).