Power Outage in Sun Valley, ID
Last report: January 03, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Sun Valley
To report a power outage in Sun Valley, Idaho, located in Blaine County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Idaho Power
Salmon River Electric Cooperative Inc
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 83353, 83354.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Blaine County
Thunderstorm Wind. A 65 mph wind gusts 6 miles south of Sun Valley. There was a power outage in Blaine County affecting about 1,000 customers until about 5:30 PM MDT.
September 10, 2021
Thunderstorm Wind. Three trees along with power lines were downed across Little Wood Reservoir Road just north of Carey. It was very near N Main St or US Highway 20. 700 customers were without power in the towns of Carey, Picabo, and Gannett.
May 19, 2020
Flood. Rain on top of continued snow melt pushed the Big Wood River to flood stage and eventually reaching moderate and major flood stage at Hailey. The entire Big Wood River Valley encountered major flooding with as many as 5,000 evacuations from Bellevue to Hailey to Ketchum and Sun Valley by May 6th. Many people went without electricity in the valley today with water pumps also running continually with major flood damage in basement homes. One home in north Ketchum on Empire Creek Road suffered a death on May 10th when a man died in a basement trying to assist with pumps to remove over 6 feet of water from the basement. The evacuation order reached 24 homes in Blaine County along the Big Wood River by mid month. Costs of flood damage reached 10 million dollars in the county. Levee repair costs were included and damage included agriculture, homes, businesses, roads, bridges resorts, government infrastructure and preserves. Sand bagging was continual by volunteers throughout the month as well. the flooding caused extensive power pole damage. The Big Wood River spent the entire month exceeding and receding from flood stage in Blaine County with the worst flooding during the first two weeks of the month.
May 01, 2017
A lightning strike to a power pole in between Hailey and Ketchum shut down power and also business in Ketchum from 5:35 pm MDT to 8 pm MDT on August 12th.
August 12, 2014
Lightning. A lightning strike to a power pole in between Hailey and Ketchum shut down power and also business in Ketchum from 5:35 pm MDT to 8 pm MDT on August 12th.
August 12, 2014
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Sun Valley, Idaho
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@IdahoMtExpress - November 30, 2022 16:06
PLANNED POWER OUTAGE: Idaho Power has planned a power outage tomorrow, Thursday, November 10, from 5 p.m. until 9 p… https://t.co/udHc6xDQJQ
@Ketchum_Idaho - November 09, 2022 14:55
Idaho Power has a planned power outage scheduled for Wednesday, June 29 from 9p - 2a to complete a project downtown… https://t.co/8MyB55mCJb
@Ketchum_Idaho - June 26, 2022 17:05
Sustained high winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph will move through the area on Tuesday, according to th… https://t.co/3WLzHGvZr4
@IdahoMtExpress - November 16, 2021 16:49
RT @IdahoMtExpress: The outage will allow crews to repair several sections of the transmission line that delivers electricity between Haile…
@jonathanmentzer - October 12, 2020 18:22