When will the power be back in Fergus Falls, MN?
| 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 Fergus Falls, Minnesota — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Fergus Falls is a city in Otter Tail County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Fergus Falls directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Fergus Falls is a city of about 14,258 residents in Otter Tail County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Fergus Falls by name, so this page reports the Otter Tail County county-wide view, which covers Fergus Falls. If a serving utility does name Fergus Falls during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
ZIP codes in Fergus Falls: 56537 · 56538 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Fergus Falls: the closest other places we track are Detroit Lakes, about 38 miles to the north; Alexandria, about 44 miles to the southeast; Moorhead, about 51 miles to the northwest; Fargo, ND, about 54 miles to the northwest. Also nearby: West Fargo, ND (56 mi NW), Brainerd (90 mi E), Willmar (94 mi SE), Sartell (100 mi SE), Bemidji (100 mi NE), Sauk Rapids (104 mi SE), St. Cloud (105 mi SE), Watertown, SD (108 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Grand Forks, ND (123 mi); northeast toward Grand Rapids (137 mi); east toward Cambridge (146 mi); southeast toward Monticello (129 mi); south toward Marshall (128 mi); southwest toward Aberdeen, SD (128 mi).
Who serves Fergus Falls?
We track live outage data from Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power ↗ in Otter Tail 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 Fergus Falls, MN?
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 Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls, MN?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls ZIP code — 56537, 56538 — 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 Fergus Falls, MN?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Otter Tail County include Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power; 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 Fergus Falls specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the Otter Tail County county-wide view, which covers Fergus Falls. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Fergus Falls by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Fergus Falls. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. Detroit Lakes (38 mi N) 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.
