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When will the power be back in Smith County, KS?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Kansas
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customers reported out in Smith County, KS
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — this county isn't included in the slower nationwide county tally.
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 36 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 10:33 PM CDT.
22 out, then 22 county-wide trend of customers without power · last 13.8 days · tap or hover a point to see its number
Communities with reported outages — from the utilities that publish city-by-city detail for this county
Portis — 1 customer reported out
Kensington — 1 customer reported out
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Who serves Smith County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. Rolling Hills Electric 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 — Smith County, KS
Last significant outage: Aug 7, 2026 — peaked at 1,941 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: Aug 7, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
Longer-term outage history — Smith County, KS
Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 36 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 summer.
That is shorter than the Kansas norm in the same records, where the typical outage ran ~2.3 hr.
Largest on record: ~1,823 customers out in March 2020, restored after about 2.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2023.
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 Smith County include Smith Center, Kensington, Lebanon, Gaylord, Athol, Cedar, Banner and Beaver. 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 Smith County, KS?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Smith include Prairie Land Electric Cooperative and Rolling Hills 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.

Smith County, KS — live power outage tracker