Power outages in Perry County, MO

Live outage counts for Perryville, Altenburg and Frohna and the rest of Perry County, updated every 10 minutes from Ameren Missouri.

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Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO)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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Outage locations not published
County outlineAmeren Missouri 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.

Outage history in Perry County

2014–2025 record

Perry County averaged 25.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Missouri counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 29. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 8.2 days, starting January 5, 2025.

The largest on record began January 5, 2025, with 8,489 customers out at once.

25.3significant 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 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
8.2 dayslongest on record (January 2025)
8,489most 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.
January 5, 20258,4898.2 days434,003
May 22, 20194,2524 hours13,420
April 25, 20233,0333 hours7,906
January 2, 20182,9151 hour2,754
March 14, 20242,5161.5 hours3,250

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.

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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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