Power Outages in Obion County, TN
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Obion County, TN across 1 reported incident. Gibson Electric Members Corp publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Union City and Weakley County Mun Elec Sys, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2024, the average customer here lost power for about 5.4 hours.
Obion County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/obion-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Obion County, TN", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/obion-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Union City and Weakley County Mun Elec Sys.
0.0%of this county's ~17,807 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Union City, Weakley County Mun Elec Sys. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Gibson Electric Members Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Union City | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weakley County Mun Elec Sys | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Obion Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38261 | 257 | ≤11 | 207 | ≤11 |
| 38260 | 67 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 38257 | 67 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 38232 | 44 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 38240 | 35 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 38253 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Obion County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Obion County right now.
Obion County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Obion 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 Obion Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2024, the average customer in Obion County went about 5.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,314 customers.
The US EIA reports Tennessee utilities averaged 3.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 5.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,132 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | 190 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 434 | 2,923 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 484 | 1,647 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 439 | 2,752 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 346 | 3,576 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 347 | 4,132 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 404 | 2,474 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 409 | 4,314 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 395 | 3,537 | 5.4 |
Cost of power in Obion County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Obion County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Gibson Electric Members Corp13.7¢29,483 cust
- Weakley County Mun Elec Sys12.3¢15,323 cust
- City of Union City11.9¢5,198 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 3.7 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 Obion County: FAQ
- How often does Obion County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Obion County, TN logged 395 distinct outage events in 2024, averaging about 5.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Obion County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,314 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 1d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Obion County, TN right now?
- Yes, about 8 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Obion County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Gibson Electric Members Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Obion County.
38232, 38240, 38253, 38254, 38257, 38259, 38260, 38261
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Weakley County Mun Elec Sys | - | No live feed | - |
| City of Union City | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Tennessee customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/47131 and /api/v1/counties/47131/history. Live data as of .