Power Outages in Wallowa County, OR
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Wallowa County, OR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 20.6 hours.
Wallowa County, OR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Wallowa County.
No active NWS alerts for Wallowa County right now.
Wallowa County has been under 148 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Freeze Warning on August 30, 2026.
- Red Flag Warning ×51
- Air Quality Alert ×37
- Special Weather Statement ×33
- Heat Advisory ×12
- Fire Weather Watch ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
Latest Wallowa County, OR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 411 customers out (10% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 224 customers out (5.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 932 customers out (23% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 421 customers out (10% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wallowa County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wallowa County went about 20.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,599 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 5,426 customers out) · decade average 10.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 159 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 13 | 173 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 89 | 374 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 161 | 493 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 508 | 1,215 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 448 | 2,388 | 9.3 |
| 2021 | 196 | 5,318 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 258 | 5,426 | 28.7 |
| 2023 | 225 | 5,466 | 15.5 |
| 2024 | 284 | 5,544 | 22.1 |
| 2025 | 224 | 5,599 | 20.6 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 54.2% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate wildfire exposure · 10.0 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 Wallowa County: FAQ
- How often does Wallowa County, OR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wallowa County, OR logged 224 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 20.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wallowa County, OR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,599 customers without power, beginning May 20, 2025 and lasting about 12h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Wallowa County, OR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wallowa County, OR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wallowa County, OR?
- Tracked electric providers include CLEARWATER POWER COMPANY, PACIFICORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wallowa County.
97828, 97842, 97846, 97857, 97885
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFICORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| CLEARWATER POWER COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/41063 and /api/v1/counties/41063/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Oregon customers).