Power outages in Elkader, IA
Live outages for Elkader and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Elkader has 1,183 residents.
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ElkaderClayton County
Outage history in Clayton County, which includes Elkader
2014–2025 recordClayton County averaged 18.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Iowa counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 3 hours; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting November 26, 2025.
The largest on record began July 19, 2017, with 4,994 customers out at once.
18.3significant 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.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.26 hourslongest on record (July 2017)
4,994most 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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| July 19, 2017 | 4,994 | 26 hours | 29,873 |
| June 22, 2015 | 3,186 | 10 hours | 12,000 |
| January 18, 2020 | 2,876 | 1 hour | 1,958 |
| January 25, 2019 | 2,712 | 2.5 hours | 2,999 |
| March 6, 2018 | 1,941 | 2 hours | 3,262 |
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.