Power outages in Karlstad, MN
Live outages for Karlstad and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Karlstad has 679 residents.
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KarlstadKittson County
Outage history in Kittson County, which includes Karlstad
2014–2025 recordKittson County averaged 4.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Minnesota counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 7. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 6.5 hours, starting December 19, 2025.
The largest on record began August 9, 2020, with 941 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in April.
4.7significant 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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.29 hourslongest on record (April 2022)
941most 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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| August 9, 2020 | 941 | 15 minutes | 235 |
| August 20, 2020 | 672 | 7.5 hours | 2,155 |
| August 5, 2024 | 600 | 3 hours | 1,800 |
| October 26, 2025 | 480 | 1.5 hours | 600 |
| December 16, 2025 | 442 | 1 hour | 438 |
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.