Power outages in Gilmer, TX
Live outages for Gilmer and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Gilmer has 5,287 residents.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.fewer than 5customers without power in Upshur County
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.i
Utilities hide very small outages for privacy and publish them only as "fewer than 5". Where many of these add up, we show an estimate ("about …").Outage map
GilmerUpshur CountySWEPCO 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 Upshur County, which includes Gilmer
2014–2025 recordUpshur County averaged 81 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 78. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 3.1 days, starting April 4, 2025.
The largest on record began June 16, 2023, with 23,857 customers out at once.
81significant 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.7.5 dayslongest on record (June 2023)
23,857most 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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| June 16, 2023 | 23,857 | 7.5 days | 1,596,558 |
| April 12, 2020 | 12,738 | 4.4 days | 450,683 |
| August 18, 2019 | 9,044 | 8.5 hours | 39,604 |
| April 4, 2025 | 7,728 | 3.1 days | 195,580 |
| June 19, 2019 | 7,633 | 2.5 days | 113,382 |
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
- SWEPCO: 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.