Power outages in Kaufman County, TX

Live outage counts for Forney, Terrell and Kaufman and the rest of Kaufman County, updated every 10 minutes from Oncor.

Right now

No outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
0customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.00% of 36,294 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Oncor0 / 36,294
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)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.
Also 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.
. Check its own outage map.
Trinity Valley Elec Coop Incno 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.
Also 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.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineOncor 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.

Outages by ZIP code

0 of 8 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
75114Crandall / Heartland02,5720.00%
75126Forney / Mesquite016,5930.00%
75142Kaufman / Oak Ridge03,2450.00%
75143Tool / Seven Points01,4910.00%
75157Rosser01570.00%
75158Scurry / Cottonwood0480.00%
75160Terrell / Talty010,5760.00%
75161Elmo / Terrell06710.00%

Cities and towns

Utility counts by mailing city
iUtilities 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.
CityOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
Forney011,8980.00%
Terrell09,3700.00%
Kaufman03,0410.00%
Crandall01,8170.00%
Mabank02,4410.00%
Kemp06650.00%
Post Oak Bend050.00%
Oak Grove0820.00%
Rosser01730.00%

Outage history in Kaufman County

2014–2025 record

Kaufman County averaged 49 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 48. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 21 hours, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began May 28, 2024, with 43,490 customers out at once.

49significant 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.
1 hourtypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
4.4 dayslongest on record (May 2024)
43,490most 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.
May 28, 202443,4904.4 days1,052,311
February 15, 202126,7863.3 days612,412
May 16, 202223,73725 hours145,040
October 17, 20179,24115 minutes2,310
June 4, 20188,7225 hours2,744

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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  • 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.
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