Power outages in Watkins, MN
Live outages for Watkins and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Watkins has 1,018 residents.
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WatkinsMeeker County
Outage history in Meeker County, which includes Watkins
2014–2025 recordMeeker County averaged 7.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Minnesota counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 14. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 16 hours, starting July 29, 2025.
The largest on record began December 20, 2023, with 1,632 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in July.
7.7significant 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 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.16 hourslongest on record (July 2025)
1,632most 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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| December 20, 2023 | 1,632 | 2 hours | 2,448 |
| August 16, 2025 | 1,366 | 6 hours | 4,007 |
| May 16, 2025 | 1,173 | 11 hours | 8,874 |
| July 26, 2023 | 1,114 | 13 hours | 8,985 |
| March 30, 2025 | 1,113 | 7.5 hours | 1,834 |
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.