When's the power back on in Ames, IA?
Track current power outages in Ames, Iowa — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Ames is a city in Story County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Ames directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Who serves Ames — and how this estimate works
Serving utilities tracked for Story County include Midland Power Coop (IA). The estimate uses changes in the reported outage count, restoration progress, current weather, outage size, and available local history. It is independent and unofficial — when a utility posts an official restoration time, both are shown separately. We score our own estimates against what actually happened on the accuracy page. 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 Ames, 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 Ames area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live status at the top of this page.
How do I report a power outage in Ames, IA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Ames is served by Midland Power Coop (IA); use the utility's 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 Ames specifically, or the whole county?
Both. When your serving utility's public feed reports Ames directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time; otherwise it shows the Story County county-wide view, which still covers Ames.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when power actually came 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.
