When will the power be back in Jefferson County, AL?
See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Alabama
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customers reported out in Jefferson County, AL
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
Earliest posted restoration time (Alabama Power): Oct 4, 12:30 AM CDT· 3 different times posted; the latest Oct 4, 2:00 AM CDT
County-wide restoration outlook: no clear recovery trend yet — past outages here of any size in the same kind of weather ran ~19 hr start to finish (14 on record)
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
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Updated 10:37 PM CDT.
5527county-wide trend of customers without power · last 2.6 days · 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
Birmingham — <15 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 12:30 AM CDT · earliest of the 2 times posted here; the latest is Oct 4, 2:00 AM CDT
Fairfield — <5 customers reported out · utility est. Oct 4, 1:30 AM CDT
⚡ No power in Jefferson, 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, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Bessemer Utilities and City of Tarrant 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 — Jefferson County, AL
Last significant outage: Oct 3, 2026 — peaked at 1,141 customers, restored in ~6.7 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 40 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 22.5 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 27, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Jefferson County, AL
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
2,040 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025 — including 41 major events of 10,000+ customers.
Typical restoration ran ~12 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in summer.
That is longer than the Alabama norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~3.5 hr.
Largest on record: ~52,800 customers out in January 2020, restored after about 34.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2019.
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 Jefferson County include Birmingham, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Trussville, Bessemer, Mountain Brook and Gardendale. 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 Jefferson County, AL?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Jefferson include Alabama Power, City of Bessemer Utilities and City of Tarrant — 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.
