Power outages in Rolla, MO
Live outages for Rolla and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Rolla has 20,588 residents.
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RollaPhelps CountyAmeren Missouri publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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 Phelps County, which includes Rolla
2014–2025 recordPhelps County averaged 23 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Missouri counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 23. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 4.2 days, starting March 14, 2025.
The largest on record began March 14, 2025, with 4,532 customers out at once.
23significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4.2 dayslongest on record (March 2025)
4,532most 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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| March 14, 2025 | 4,532 | 4.2 days | 159,462 |
| September 4, 2023 | 3,425 | 9.5 hours | 14,641 |
| April 2, 2024 | 2,499 | 14 hours | 19,950 |
| May 27, 2017 | 2,195 | 2.4 days | 60,837 |
| January 25, 2023 | 1,898 | 10 hours | 9,840 |
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.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- Ameren Missouri: 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.