When will the power be back in Howard County, IA?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Howard County, IA right now.

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Elsewhere in Iowa: 6 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 10:31 PM CDT.

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Who serves Howard County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Alliant Energy, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. MiEnergy Cooperative 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 — Howard County, IA

No significant outages recorded here since we began tracking this county — smaller flickers (under ~200 customers at peak) aren't archived.

Longer-term outage history — Howard County, IA

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 87 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in spring.

Largest on record: ~4,909 customers out in July 2017, restored after about 19.8 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 covered

Communities in Howard County include Cresco, Elma, Lime Springs, Protivin and Chester. 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 Howard County, IA?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Howard include Alliant Energy and MiEnergy Cooperative — 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

Chickasaw County · Mitchell County · Winneshiek County · Floyd County · Bremer County · Fayette County · Allamakee County · Worth County

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