When will the power be back in Des Moines, WA?
| 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 Des Moines, Washington — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Des Moines is a city in King County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Des Moines directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Des Moines is a city of about 33,207 residents in King County.
None of the utility outage maps we follow has yet listed an outage for Des Moines by name, so this page reports the King County county-wide view, which covers Des Moines. If a serving utility does name Des Moines during an outage, the city's own numbers appear here automatically.
Around Des Moines: the closest other places we track are SeaTac, about 4 miles to the north; Kent, about 5 miles to the east; Federal Way, about 6 miles to the south; Burien, about 6 miles to the north. Also nearby: Tukwila (6 mi N), Auburn (8 mi SE), Renton (9 mi NE), Covington (10 mi E), Fife (11 mi S), Edgewood (11 mi S), Tacoma (12 mi SW), Newcastle (12 mi NE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Mercer Island (13 mi); northeast toward Bellevue (16 mi); east toward Maple Valley (13 mi); southeast toward Bonney Lake (16 mi); south toward Sumner (12 mi); southwest toward University Place (16 mi); west toward Gig Harbor (14 mi); northwest toward Port Orchard (18 mi).
Who serves Des Moines?
We track live outage data from Puget Sound Energy ↗, Seattle City Light in King 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.
Des Moines's last tracked outage began Aug 14, peaked at 44 customers out, and was restored in 2 hours.
- Aug 14 — 44 customers out, restored in 2 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Des Moines, WA?
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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines, WA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Des Moines 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. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Des Moines, WA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in King County include Puget Sound Energy, Seattle City Light; 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 Des Moines specifically, or the whole county?
Right now, the King County county-wide view, which covers Des Moines. No utility outage map we follow has yet listed an outage for Des Moines by name; utilities here have so far reported only county-wide totals, or used area names we cannot match to Des Moines. If that changes during an outage, the city's own count and restoration time appear here automatically. SeaTac (4 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.
