Power Outages in Howard County, TX
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 294 customers are without power in Howard County, TX across 27 reported incidents. Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Howard County, TX is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/texas/howard-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Howard County, TX", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/texas/howard-county
0.0%of this county's ~19,898 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Howard 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79720 | 272 | ≤11 | 234 | ≤11 |
| 79511 | 23 | 0 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 79733 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 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 Howard County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Howard County right now.
Howard County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 16, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Flood Watch ×6
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Howard County, TX outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 412 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,018 customers out (5.1% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 276 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Howard 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 Howard Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Howard County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,061 customers.
The US EIA reports Texas utilities averaged 3.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 8,061 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 341 | 1,928 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 60 | 208 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 718 | 5,866 | 2.3 |
| 2019 | 753 | 4,895 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 699 | 2,242 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 707 | 8,061 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | 759 | 2,300 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 699 | 1,594 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 702 | 649 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 647 | 6,823 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Howard County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Howard 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.
- Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc10.3¢9,163 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 Moderate high winds exposure · 2.5 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 Howard County: FAQ
- How often does Howard County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Howard County, TX logged 647 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Howard County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,061 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2021 and lasting about 7d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Howard County, TX right now?
- Yes, about 294 customers are currently without power across 27 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Howard County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Howard County.
79511, 79720, 79721, 79733, 79748
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 4.4 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | - | Live · total only |
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 Texas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48227 and /api/v1/counties/48227/history. Live data as of .