Power outages in Wetumpka, AL

Live outages the utility reports for Wetumpka addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Wetumpka has 7,535 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

fewer than 5customers without power

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Utilities hide very small outages for privacy and publish them only as "fewer than 5". Where many of these add up, we show an estimate ("about …").

0.03% of 3,297 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Alabama Power's count for Wetumpka addresses

Utilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.

Alabama Powerfewer than 5 / 3,297

Outage map

WetumpkaElmore CountyAlabama Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Elmore County, which includes Wetumpka

2014–2025 record

Elmore County averaged 57.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Alabama counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 58. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 32 hours, starting February 16, 2025.

The largest on record began October 29, 2020, with 28,606 customers out at once.

57.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

3.9 dayslongest on record (October 2020)

28,606most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
October 29, 2020	28,606	3.9 days	936,379
May 10, 2024	16,399	1.7 days	209,263
May 4, 2021	11,804	2 days	187,072
February 16, 2025	10,181	32 hours	96,386
September 16, 2020	10,168	33 hours	115,529

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Alabama Power: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

Wetumpka is in

Elmore County