Power Outages in McKean County, PA
As of September 3, 2026 14:26 UTC, about 26 customers are without power in McKean County, PA across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
McKean County, PA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- WEST PENN POWER COMPANY
- PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO
- Flood WatchSEVERE
McKean County has been under 68 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 3, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×24
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
Latest McKean County, PA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 540 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 22m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 982 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,884 customers out (7.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,123 customers out (8.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 57m
Hardest-hit cities in McKean 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 McKean Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in McKean County went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,953 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 10,953 customers out) · decade average 7.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 486 | 5,035 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 478 | 2,828 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 492 | 8,359 | 11.2 |
| 2018 | 493 | 3,760 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 461 | 3,802 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 437 | 10,953 | 15.5 |
| 2021 | 449 | 2,808 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 472 | 2,982 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 427 | 5,143 | 10.9 |
| 2024 | 336 | 5,180 | 9.0 |
| 2025 | 396 | 6,214 | 6.3 |
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 7.6 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 McKean County: FAQ
- How often does McKean County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, McKean County, PA logged 396 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in McKean County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,953 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2020 and lasting about 3d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in McKean County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 26 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve McKean County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, WEST PENN POWER COMPANY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within McKean County.
16333, 16701, 16724, 16725, 16726, 16727, 16729, 16730, 16731, 16732, 16733, 16735, 16738, 16740, 16743, 16744, 16745, 16749, 16750
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| WEST PENN POWER COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42083 and /api/v1/counties/42083/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .