Power outages in Rusk County, TX

Live outage counts for Henderson, Overton and Tatum and the rest of Rusk County, updated every 10 minutes from Oncor and SWEPCO.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
fewer than 5customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
iUtilities 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 15,004 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 / 1,606
SWEPCOfewer than 5 / 13,398
Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corpno 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.
Deep East Texas 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.
Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (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.
Rusk County Electric 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 and SWEPCO publish 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 11 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.
75652Henderson / Lake Cherokee04,1300.00%
75654Henderson03,9290.00%
75658Unincorporated area01110.00%
75667Unincorporated area02270.00%
75681Mount Enterprise05300.00%
75682New London03250.00%
75684New London / Overton03,3130.00%
75687Unincorporated area050.00%
75689Unincorporated area01080.00%
75691Tatum / Lake Cherokee06990.00%
75784Reklaw030.00%

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.
Overton01,1860.00%

Outage history in Rusk County

2014–2025 record

Rusk County averaged 74 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 70. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 1.5 days, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began August 18, 2019, with 13,290 customers out at once.

74significant 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.
2 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
9.4 dayslongest on record (May 2024)
13,290most 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.
August 18, 201913,29016 hours65,120
May 28, 202412,8409.4 days680,422
June 23, 202312,5712 days299,322
January 10, 202112,3123 days348,889
April 9, 202412,2023.7 days260,200

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.

If your power is out

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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.

Cities in Rusk County

Nearby counties

Utilities

  • Oncor
  • SWEPCO
  • Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp no live feed
  • Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc no live feed
  • Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn - (TX) no live feed
  • Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc no live feed
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