Power outages in Washington County, AR
Live outage counts for Fayetteville, Springdale and Farmington and the rest of Washington County, updated every 10 minutes from SWEPCO and OG&E.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.12customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.SWEPCO12 / 56,735
OG&E0 / 457
Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corpno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineSWEPCO and OG&E publish totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Outages by ZIP code
1 of 11 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 72701 | Fayetteville / Greenland | 12 | 17,359 | 0.07% |
| 72703 | Fayetteville / Goshen | 0 | 12,721 | 0.00% |
| 72704 | Fayetteville / Johnson | 0 | 2,259 | 0.00% |
| 72730 | Farmington / Prairie Grove | 0 | 2,161 | 0.00% |
| 72744 | Lincoln / Canehill | 0 | 1,048 | 0.00% |
| 72749 | Morrow | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 72753 | Prairie Grove / Farmington | 0 | 2,617 | 0.00% |
| 72762 | Springdale / Tontitown | 0 | 5,636 | 0.00% |
| 72764 | Springdale / Fayetteville | 0 | 13,513 | 0.00% |
| 72774 | West Fork / Greenland | 0 | 1,165 | 0.00% |
| 72959 | Winslow | 0 | 517 | 0.00% |
Cities and towns
Utility counts by mailing cityi
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.| City | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| Winslow | 0 | 462 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Washington County
2014–2025 recordWashington County averaged 28 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Arkansas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 16. Half were over within 60 minutes; the longest lasted 2.9 days, starting May 18, 2025.
The largest on record began May 18, 2025, with 24,668 customers out at once.
28significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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 hourtypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.2.9 dayslongest on record (May 2025)
24,668most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| May 18, 2025 | 24,668 | 2.9 days | 424,815 |
| January 25, 2023 | 19,870 | 1.8 days | 462,265 |
| December 1, 2018 | 18,049 | 16 hours | 145,940 |
| December 1, 2023 | 14,065 | 30 minutes | 7,033 |
| August 13, 2021 | 13,970 | 1 hour | 11,797 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- SWEPCO: outage map and reporting
- OG&E: 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.
Cities in Washington County
Nearby counties
Utilities
- SWEPCO
- OG&E
- Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) no live feed
- Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) no live feed
- Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp no live feed
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