Power Outages in Winston County, AL
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Cullman Electric Coop, Inc in Winston County, AL. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 27.0 hours.
Winston County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/alabama/winston-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Winston County, AL", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/alabama/winston-county
No active outages are reported by Alabama Power Co and Cullman Electric Coop, Inc in Winston County.
59%of this county's ~18,520 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 10,898 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Alabama Power Co and Cullman Electric Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Winston Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35565 | 253 | 15 | 218 | ≤11 |
| 35553 | 89 | ≤11 | 70 | 0 |
| 35541 | 33 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 35540 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 35572 | 18 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 35575 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Winston County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Winston County right now.
Winston County has been under 26 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Winston County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 550 customers out (4.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Winston County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Winston County went about 27.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,383 customers.
The US EIA reports Alabama utilities averaged 4.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 27.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 10,383 customers out) · decade average 13.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 242 | 1,522 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 704 | 3,468 | 7.2 |
| 2019 | 795 | 7,279 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | 767 | 6,480 | 12.1 |
| 2021 | 728 | 3,760 | 13.1 |
| 2022 | 781 | 2,258 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 744 | 10,383 | 31.3 |
| 2024 | 776 | 2,590 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 739 | 9,250 | 27.0 |
Cost of power in Winston County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Winston County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Alabama Power Co17.9¢1,342,827 cust
- Cullman Electric Coop, Inc14.6¢40,027 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 13.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Winston County: FAQ
- How often does Winston County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Winston County, AL logged 739 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 27.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Winston County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,383 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2023 and lasting about 3d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Winston County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Winston County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Winston County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co, Cullman Electric Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Winston County.
35540, 35541, 35553, 35565, 35572, 35575, 35577
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullman Electric Coop, Inc | 13.0 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · county |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Alabama customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/01133 and /api/v1/counties/01133/history.