When will the power be back in Poplar Bluff, MO?
| 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 27, 9,788 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.7 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 3 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 Poplar Bluff, Missouri — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Poplar Bluff directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Poplar Bluff is a city of about 16,177 residents in Butler County.
SEMO Electric Coop has reported outages for Poplar Bluff by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Poplar Bluff is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Poplar Bluff: 63901 · 63902 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Poplar Bluff: the closest other places we track are Kennett, about 41 miles to the southeast; Sikeston, about 46 miles to the east; Paragould, AR, about 49 miles to the south; Jackson, about 60 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Cape Girardeau (60 mi NE), Blytheville, AR (64 mi SE), Jonesboro, AR (67 mi S), Carbondale, IL (93 mi NE), Paducah, KY (100 mi E), Festus (101 mi N), Millington, TN (103 mi S), Herrin, IL (104 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Waterloo, IL (110 mi); northeast toward Marion, IL (105 mi); east toward Murray, KY (116 mi); southeast toward Jackson, TN (117 mi); south toward Marion, AR (108 mi); northwest toward Rolla (110 mi).
Who serves Poplar Bluff?
We track live outage data from Liberty Utilities — Empire District, SEMO Electric Coop in Butler 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 Poplar Bluff, MO?
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 Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff, MO?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff ZIP code — 63901, 63902 — 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 Poplar Bluff, MO?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Butler County include Liberty Utilities — Empire District, SEMO Electric Coop; 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 Poplar Bluff specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Poplar Bluff we have the city-level view: SEMO Electric Coop has published outages for Poplar Bluff under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Poplar Bluff is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Butler County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Poplar Bluff.
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.
