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

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Alliant Energy and Iowa Electric Cooperatives, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of Forest City 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 — Winnebago County, IA

Last significant outage: Sep 28, 2026 — peaked at 254 customers, restored in ~4.7 hr (weather alert).

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Sep 28, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Winnebago County, IA

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 70 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2.4 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in spring.

Largest on record: ~3,317 customers out in December 2021, restored after about 11.5 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 covered

Communities in Winnebago County include Forest City, Lake Mills, Buffalo Center, Thompson, Leland, Rake and Scarville. 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 Winnebago County, IA?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Winnebago include Alliant Energy, Iowa Electric Cooperatives and City of Forest City — 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.

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