Power outages in Mortons Gap, KY

Live outages for Mortons Gap and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Mortons Gap has 725 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 Hopkins County

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

0.00% of 12,505 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.

LG&E and KU doesn't publish a count for Mortons Gap itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

Mortons GapHopkins CountyLG&E and KU 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 Hopkins County, which includes Mortons Gap

2014–2025 record

Hopkins County averaged 31.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Kentucky counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 36. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting January 5, 2025.

The largest on record began December 11, 2021, with 9,493 customers out at once.

31.3significant 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 hourtypical (median) length

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

5.9 dayslongest on record (December 2021)

9,493most 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.
December 11, 2021	9,493	5.9 days	642,101
May 26, 2024	9,292	4.5 days	423,109
March 3, 2023	6,847	2.1 days	98,193
May 27, 2017	5,050	18 hours	37,709
February 3, 2022	5,036	2.5 days	99,569

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

LG&E and KU: 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.