Power outages in Jay County, IN

Live outage counts for Portland, Dunkirk and Redkey and the rest of Jay County, updated every 10 minutes from Indiana Michigan Power.

Right now

No outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
0customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.00% of 7,197 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe 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.
Indiana Michigan Power0 / 7,197
Jay County Rural E M Cno live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineIndiana Michigan Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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

0 of 6 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
47326Bryant02630.00%
47336Dunkirk01,4240.00%
47369Pennville04580.00%
47371Portland / Salamonia04,3110.00%
47373Redkey09160.00%
47381Salamonia0700.00%

Outage history in Jay County

2014–2025 record

Jay County averaged 8 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Indiana counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 6. Half were over within 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 21 hours, starting June 18, 2025.

The largest on record began November 5, 2017, with 2,557 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

8significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2.6 dayslongest on record (November 2017)
2,557most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
November 5, 20172,5572.6 days62,008
March 14, 20162,1534 hours3,458
April 30, 20222,1165 hours10,051
April 3, 20222,11445 minutes1,344
May 30, 20202,0993 hours5,770

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

iFrom 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

  • Indiana Michigan 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.

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