Power outages in Wichita County, TX

Live outage counts for Wichita Falls, Burkburnett and Iowa Park and the rest of Wichita County, updated every 10 minutes from Oncor and AEP Texas.

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 62,110 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 / 62,107
AEP Texas0 / 3
City of Electra - (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.
Southwest Rural Elec Assn 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 AEP Texas 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 9 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.
76301Wichita Falls08,6760.00%
76302Wichita Falls05,5370.00%
76306Wichita Falls07,4170.00%
76308Wichita Falls010,7000.00%
76309Wichita Falls06,3860.00%
76311Wichita Falls02580.00%
76354Burkburnett05,8590.00%
76360Electra06920.00%
76367Iowa Park / Wichita Falls05,7020.00%

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.
Wichita Falls047,3870.00%
Burkburnett05,5430.00%
Iowa Park03,2180.00%
Electra01830.00%
Pleasant Valley02330.00%

Outage history in Wichita County

2014–2025 record

Wichita County averaged 13 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 18. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 20 hours, starting June 3, 2025.

The largest on record began February 15, 2021, with 14,558 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in May.

13significant 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.
60 minutestypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2.7 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
14,558most 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.
February 15, 202114,5582.7 days560,642
December 27, 201812,10011 hours41,832
August 11, 202310,6101.9 days213,047
October 27, 20206,85618 hours43,292
October 11, 20216,8531.7 days122,399

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.

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