Power outages in Montague County, TX
Live outage counts for Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo and the rest of Montague County, updated every 10 minutes from Oncor.
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 / 308
Wise 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.Cooke County 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.City of Bowie - (TX)no 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.J-A-C 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 outlineOncor 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 3 ZIP codes have outagesOutage history in Montague County
2014–2025 recordMontague County averaged 40.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 44. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 13 hours, starting May 20, 2025.
The largest on record began April 3, 2025, with 6,484 customers out at once.
40.3significant 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.3.6 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
6,484most 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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| April 3, 2025 | 6,484 | 3 hours | 7,513 |
| March 21, 2022 | 4,426 | 21 hours | 27,487 |
| January 25, 2021 | 3,066 | 3.5 hours | 9,435 |
| October 18, 2021 | 3,032 | 5 hours | 14,402 |
| February 15, 2021 | 2,968 | 3.6 days | 178,804 |
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
- 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.
Utilities
- Oncor
- Wise Electric Coop Inc no live feed
- Cooke County Elec Coop Assn no live feed
- City of Bowie - (TX) no live feed
- J-A-C Electric Coop Inc no live feed
- Texas-New Mexico Power Co no live feed
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