Power outages in Donnellson, IL

Live outages for Donnellson and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Donnellson has 152 residents.

Right now

No outages reported

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

0customers without power in Montgomery County

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

0.00% of 12,170 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.

Ameren Illinois doesn't publish a count for Donnellson itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

DonnellsonMontgomery CountyAmeren Illinois 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 Montgomery County, which includes Donnellson

2014–2025 record

Montgomery County averaged 26.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Illinois counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 25. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 2.5 days, starting March 22, 2025.

The largest on record began January 23, 2020, with 5,667 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

26.7significant 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.

2 hourstypical (median) length

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

2.5 dayslongest on record (March 2025)

5,667most 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.
January 23, 2020	5,667	2 hours	7,325
April 27, 2021	5,299	1.5 hours	7,949
June 29, 2023	3,844	12 hours	4,600
February 2, 2022	3,207	31 hours	23,428
April 1, 2023	3,071	3.5 hours	5,533

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

Ameren Illinois: 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.