Power outages in McDonald County, MO

We don't have a live outage feed for the utilities serving McDonald County yet. Empire District Electric Co, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) and New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc serve this county.

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Empire District Electric Cono 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.
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.
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Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)no 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.
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.
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New-Mac Electric Coop, Incno 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.
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.
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Barry Electric Coopno 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.
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.
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County outline

Outage history in McDonald County

2014–2025 record

McDonald County averaged 1.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Missouri counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 3. Half were over within 5.5 hours; the longest lasted 6.5 hours, starting April 29, 2025.

The largest on record began April 29, 2025, with 5,955 customers out at once.

1.3significant 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.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
25 hourslongest on record (August 2024)
5,955most 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.
April 29, 20255,9556.5 hours21,160
August 17, 20245,32325 hours92,656
April 30, 20252,8215.5 hours13,816
August 12, 20212,7072.5 hours6,768
April 5, 20172,0892 hours4,177

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.