When will the power be back in Corson County, SD?

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No significant county-wide outage reported in Corson County, SD right now.

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Elsewhere in South Dakota: 100 customers reported out — statewide status.

Updated 3:16 AM MDT.

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Who serves Corson County?

County-wide coverage, with utility detail where available. Serving utilities tracked here include South Dakota Rural Electric Association and Montana-Dakota Utilities, alongside the nationwide county-by-county tally. City of McLaughlin 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 — Corson County, SD

Last significant outage: Aug 31, 2026 — peaked at 1,585 customers, restored in ~2 hr (no severe weather).

Across the 2 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.5 hr.

This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 28, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Longer-term outage history — Corson County, SD

Federal outage records (EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy) show 5 notable outages (200+ customers at peak) here between 2014 and 2025. Typical restoration ran ~2 hr (median), and outages here have been most common in fall.

Largest on record: ~281 customers out in November 2024, restored after about 2.5 hr. The busiest year on record here was 2024.

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 Corson County include McLaughlin, McIntosh, Morristown, Bullhead, Custer, East Corson, Kenel and Lemmon. 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 Corson County, SD?

Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities serving parts of Corson include South Dakota Rural Electric Association, Montana-Dakota Utilities and City of McLaughlin — 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.

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