Power outages in Vernon County, MO
Live outage counts for Nevada, Sheldon and Schell City and the rest of Vernon County, updated every 10 minutes from Evergy.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Evergy0 / 7,441
Osage Valley Elec Coop Assnno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Barton County Elec Coop, Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Sac-Osage Electric Coop Incno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineEvergy 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.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 12 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 64728 | Bronaugh | 0 | 118 | 0.00% |
| 64741 | Deerfield | 0 | 107 | 0.00% |
| 64750 | Harwood | 0 | 45 | 0.00% |
| 64752 | Hume / Stotesbury | 0 | 239 | 0.00% |
| 64765 | Metz | 0 | 38 | 0.00% |
| 64767 | Milo | 0 | 66 | 0.00% |
| 64771 | Moundville | 0 | 119 | 0.00% |
| 64772 | Nevada | 0 | 6,215 | 0.00% |
| 64778 | Richards | 0 | 81 | 0.00% |
| 64783 | Schell City | 0 | 165 | 0.00% |
| 64784 | Sheldon | 0 | 302 | 0.00% |
| 64790 | Walker | 0 | 146 | 0.00% |
Cities and towns
Utility counts by mailing cityi
Utilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.| City | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| Nevada | 0 | 4,597 | 0.00% |
| Sheldon | 0 | 239 | 0.00% |
| Schell City | 0 | 138 | 0.00% |
| Walker | 0 | 116 | 0.00% |
| Bronaugh | 0 | 92 | 0.00% |
| Moundville | 0 | 55 | 0.00% |
| Milo | 0 | 32 | 0.00% |
| Richards | 0 | 33 | 0.00% |
| Deerfield | 0 | 44 | 0.00% |
| Harwood | 0 | 38 | 0.00% |
| Metz | 0 | 37 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Vernon County
2014–2025 recordVernon County averaged 27.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Missouri counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 31. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 36 hours, starting April 2, 2025.
The largest on record began November 10, 2020, with 6,744 customers out at once.
27.7significant 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.36 hourslongest on record (April 2025)
6,744most 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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| November 10, 2020 | 6,744 | 4 hours | 21,448 |
| July 31, 2023 | 5,566 | 30 hours | 52,291 |
| April 2, 2025 | 5,481 | 36 hours | 39,980 |
| September 11, 2015 | 4,345 | 7.5 hours | 16,170 |
| September 22, 2021 | 4,031 | 45 minutes | 3,023 |
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
- Evergy: 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.
Cities in Vernon County
Utilities
- Evergy
- Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn no live feed
- Barton County Elec Coop, Inc no live feed
- Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc no live feed
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