See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Kansas
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customers reported out in Ford County, KS
Reported as one combined county-wide total by Victory Electric Cooperative Association · county-wide data
Combined from the live data of the utilities serving this county — the slower nationwide tally shows 3.
A small number of customers are reported out county-wide — too few for a live restoration estimate. past outages here typically ran ~1.3 hr, based on 13 past outages of any size over 12 years of records.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 10:31 PM CDT.
44county-wide trend of customers without power · last 39.8 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
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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 Victory Electric Cooperative and CMS Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Multiple utilities serve parts of this area — enter a street address above for your exact provider.
Outage history — Ford County, KS
Last significant outage: Jul 7, 2026 — peaked at 2,166 customers, restored in ~30 min (no severe weather).
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 7, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Ford County, KS
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show
13 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025.
Typical restoration ran ~1.3 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in spring.
That is shorter than the Kansas norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.3 hr.
Largest on record: ~6,566 customers out in March 2025, restored after about 11.3 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2025.
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 Ford County include Dodge City, Spearville, Bucklin, Bloom, Concord, Dodge, Enterprise and Fairview. 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 Ford County, KS?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Ford include Victory Electric Cooperative and CMS Electric 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.
