When will the power be back in Waverly, IA?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Sep 3, 11,215 completed outages have been graded this way — typical (median) error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.8 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Waverly, Iowa — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Waverly is a city in Bremer County; when the serving utility's own outage map reports Waverly directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Waverly is a city of about 10,576 residents in Bremer County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Waverly by name, so this page reports the Bremer County county-wide view, which covers Waverly. If a serving utility does name Waverly during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Waverly: 50677 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Waverly: the closest other places we track are Cedar Falls, about 14 miles to the south; Waterloo, about 17 miles to the south; Marshalltown, about 53 miles to the southwest; Marion, about 65 miles to the southeast. Also nearby: Cedar Rapids (66 mi SE), Austin, MN (70 mi N), Ames (76 mi SW), Newton (77 mi S), Albert Lea, MN (78 mi NW), North Liberty (81 mi SE), Coralville (84 mi SE), Boone (85 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Rochester, MN (89 mi); northeast toward La Crosse, WI (98 mi); east toward Dubuque (91 mi); southeast toward Iowa City (88 mi); south toward Pella (94 mi); southwest toward Ankeny (90 mi); west toward Fort Dodge (88 mi); northwest toward Fairmont, MN (119 mi).
Who serves Waverly?
We track live outage data from Iowa Electric Cooperatives, MidAmerican Energy in Bremer County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Waverly, IA?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Waverly area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Waverly, IA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Waverly area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Waverly ZIP code — 50677 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Waverly, IA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Bremer County include Iowa Electric Cooperatives, MidAmerican Energy; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Waverly specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Bremer County county-wide view, which covers Waverly. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Waverly by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Waverly. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Cedar Falls (14 mi S) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
