Power outages in Premont, TX

Live outages for Premont and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Premont has 2,401 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

fewer than 5customers without power in Jim Wells County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

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 …").

0.01% of 14,565 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We 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.

AEP Texas doesn't publish a count for Premont itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

PremontJim Wells CountyAEP Texas publishes totals only, not outage locations.

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 Jim Wells County, which includes Premont

2014–2025 record

Jim Wells County averaged 42.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 42. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 1.9 days, starting May 9, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 12,249 customers out at once.

42.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

4.2 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

12,249most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
February 15, 2021	12,249	4.2 days	539,262
November 9, 2018	7,954	7.5 hours	45,972
May 9, 2025	7,194	1.9 days	109,428
March 29, 2018	6,857	12 hours	7,424
January 25, 2023	5,380	30 minutes	1,579

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

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

AEP 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.

Premont is in

Jim Wells County