Power outages in Cameron, TX
Live outages the utility reports for Cameron addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Cameron has 5,489 residents.
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.Oncor0 / 2,889
Outage map
CameronMilam CountyOutage (size = customers)Oncor publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Each dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.i
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 Milam County, which includes Cameron
2014–2025 recordMilam County averaged 31.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 25. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 24 hours, starting May 27, 2025.
The largest on record began February 1, 2023, with 6,335 customers out at once.
31.7significant 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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.6.9 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
6,335most 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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| February 1, 2023 | 6,335 | 5.8 days | 401,615 |
| April 3, 2023 | 4,780 | 2 hours | 9,558 |
| May 23, 2024 | 2,702 | 2.1 days | 31,679 |
| July 20, 2018 | 2,253 | 15 minutes | 563 |
| April 9, 2020 | 2,192 | 20 hours | 10,842 |
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
- Oncor: outage map and reporting
- Entergy Texas: 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.