Power Outages in Matagorda County, TX
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Matagorda County, TX. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.9 hours.
Matagorda County, TX is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Matagorda County.
No active NWS alerts for Matagorda County right now.
Matagorda County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Warning on July 17, 2026.
- Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Matagorda County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Matagorda County went about 4.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,652 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 22,652 customers out) · decade average 20.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 247 | 2,527 | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 74 | 734 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 808 | 2,247 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 722 | 4,965 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 759 | 3,408 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 773 | 22,652 | 97.3 |
| 2022 | 840 | 2,707 | 12.3 |
| 2023 | 765 | 2,761 | 13.0 |
| 2024 | 672 | 15,630 | 50.2 |
| 2025 | 721 | 4,536 | 4.9 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 20.6 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 Matagorda County: FAQ
- How often does Matagorda County, TX lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Matagorda County, TX logged 721 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Matagorda County, TX?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,652 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 6d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Matagorda County, TX right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Matagorda County, TX. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Matagorda County, TX?
- Tracked electric providers include CENTERPOINT ENERGY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Matagorda County.
77414, 77415, 77419, 77428, 77440, 77456, 77457, 77458, 77465, 77468, 77482, 77483
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTERPOINT ENERGY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/48321 and /api/v1/counties/48321/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Texas customers).