When will the power be back in Paducah, KY?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Paducah, Kentucky — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Paducah is a city in McCracken County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Paducah directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Paducah is a city of about 26,712 residents in McCracken County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Paducah by name, so this page reports the McCracken County county-wide view, which covers Paducah. If a serving utility does name Paducah during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Paducah: 42001 · 42002 · 42003 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Paducah: the closest other places we track are Murray, about 36 miles to the southeast; Marion, IL, about 49 miles to the north; Cape Girardeau, MO, about 53 miles to the west; Sikeston, MO, about 54 miles to the west. Also nearby: Herrin, IL (55 mi NW), Carbondale, IL (55 mi NW), Jackson, MO (59 mi W), Madisonville (65 mi E), Hopkinsville (67 mi E), Henderson (79 mi NE), Clarksville, TN (80 mi SE), Mount Vernon, IL (87 mi N). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Evansville, IN (88 mi); east toward White House, TN (117 mi); southeast toward Dickson, TN (99 mi); south toward Jackson, TN (98 mi); southwest toward Kennett, MO (97 mi); west toward Poplar Bluff, MO (100 mi); northwest toward Waterloo, IL (120 mi).
Who serves Paducah?
We track live outage data from Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, LG&E and KU ↗ in McCracken County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. 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 Paducah, KY?
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 Paducah area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Paducah, KY?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Paducah area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Paducah ZIP code — 42001, 42002, 42003 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Paducah, KY?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in McCracken County include Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, LG&E and KU; confirm your own provider, then use its 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 Paducah specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the McCracken County county-wide view, which covers Paducah. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Paducah by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Paducah. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Murray (36 mi SE) is the closest place we track separately.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers 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.
