When will the power be back in Etowah County, AL?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Etowah County, AL right now.

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Elsewhere in Alabama: 107 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:31 PM CDT.

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Who serves Etowah County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Alabama Power, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Cherokee Electric Cooperative, Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative and Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative also serve parts of this county — we don't yet read their own live outage maps. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.

Outage history — Etowah County, AL

Last significant outage: Sep 30, 2026 — peaked at 1,237 customers, restored in ~4 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 21 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 4.3 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 23, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Etowah County, AL

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 633 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 4 major events of 10,000+ customers. Typical restoration ran ~3.8 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.

Largest on record: ~12,692 customers out in August 2023, restored after about 31.3 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2023.

Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), county-level records 2014–2025 measured by the same rules as our tracking archive above, over a far longer period than we have been tracking — the same method, a different set of outages. These are federal historical records, not events tracked live by this site.

Cities we track in Etowah County

Gadsden · Rainbow City

Communities in Etowah County include Gadsden, Rainbow City, Southside, Attalla, Glencoe, Hokes Bluff, Sardis City and Altoona. Searches and the live map cover every address in the county, named here or not.

Common questions

How do I report a power outage in Etowah County, AL?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Etowah include Alabama Power, Cherokee Electric Cooperative, Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative and others — service areas overlap and county lines don't decide your provider, so confirm yours, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line also helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

Nearby counties & areas

Calhoun County · Cherokee County · Marshall County · St. Clair County · Blount County · DeKalb County · Cleburne County · Talladega County

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