Power outages in Rusk, TX

Live outages the utility reports for Rusk addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Rusk has 5,568 residents.

Right now

No outages reported

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

0customers without power

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

0.00% of 2,014 customersUpdated 7 min ago

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Oncor's count for Rusk addresses

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Oncor0 / 2,014

Outage map

RuskCherokee CountyOncor 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 Cherokee County, which includes Rusk

2014–2025 record

Cherokee County averaged 75.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 71. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 36 hours, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 12,169 customers out at once.

75.3significant 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.

4.9 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

12,169most 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	12,169	4.9 days	348,746
April 28, 2024	9,568	32 hours	79,172
May 25, 2015	8,595	4.2 days	435,514
June 16, 2023	8,586	36 hours	77,112
January 10, 2021	8,489	2.9 days	262,934

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

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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.

Rusk is in

Cherokee County