When will the power be back in Houston County, AL?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Alabama
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customer reported out in Houston County, AL
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~1.8 hr, based on 444 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 9:12 AM CDT.
41county-wide trend of customers without power · last 3 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
⚡ No power in Houston, AL? We'll notify you when the outage we're tracking looks mostly restored.
An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.
County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Alabama Power and Wiregrass Electric Cooperative ↗, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Dothan also serves parts of this county — we don't yet read its own live outage map. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — Houston County, AL
Last significant outage: Sep 20, 2026 — peaked at 618 customers, restored in ~3.7 hr (wind/storm).
Across the 13 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 1.3 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 25, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Houston County, AL
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
444 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 1 major event of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~1.8 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is shorter than the Alabama norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~3.5 hr.
Largest on record: ~23,059 customers out in October 2018, restored after about 6.4 days. The busiest year on record here was 2022.
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.
Communities in Houston County include Dothan, Ashford, Taylor, Kinsey, Rehobeth, Cowarts, Webb and Cottonwood. 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 Houston County, AL?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Houston include Alabama Power, Wiregrass Electric Cooperative and City of Dothan — 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.
