When will the power be back in Hereford, TX?
| 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 26, 9,590 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.8 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 3.1 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 Hereford, Texas — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Hereford is a city in Deaf Smith County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Hereford directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Hereford is a city of about 14,860 residents in Deaf Smith County.
Deaf Smith Electric Coop Inc has reported outages for Hereford by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Hereford 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 Hereford: 79045 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Hereford: the closest other places we track are Canyon, about 30 miles to the northeast; Amarillo, about 35 miles to the northeast; Clovis, NM, about 52 miles to the southwest; Levelland, about 86 miles to the south. Also nearby: Lubbock (92 mi S), Pampa (95 mi NE), Guymon, OK (139 mi N), Lovington, NM (142 mi S), Hobbs, NM (151 mi S), Roswell, NM (158 mi SW), Las Vegas, NM (168 mi W), Snyder (169 mi SE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Garden City, KS (234 mi); northeast toward Liberal, KS (174 mi); east toward Elk City, OK (172 mi); southeast toward Sweetwater (199 mi); south toward Midland (194 mi); southwest toward Artesia, NM (179 mi); west toward Santa Fe, NM (210 mi); northwest toward Española, NM (222 mi).
Who serves Hereford?
We track live outage data from Deaf Smith Electric Coop Inc in Deaf Smith 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 Hereford, TX?
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 Hereford 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 Hereford, TX?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Hereford 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 Hereford ZIP code — 79045 — 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 Hereford, TX?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Deaf Smith County include Deaf Smith Electric Coop Inc; 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 Hereford specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Hereford we have the city-level view: Deaf Smith Electric Coop Inc has published outages for Hereford under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Hereford is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Deaf Smith County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Hereford.
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.
