Power Outages in Hernando County, FL
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Hernando County, FL across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.5 hours.
Hernando County, FL is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Hernando County right now.
Hernando County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 17, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Heat Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Hernando County, FL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 26m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 633 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Hernando County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hernando Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hernando County went about 1.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 58,050 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 58,050 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,115 | 14,714 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 1,146 | 13,783 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 634 | 8,883 | 10.4 |
| 2018 | 1,098 | 7,700 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 1,105 | 26,419 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 1,162 | 12,584 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 1,240 | 4,154 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | 1,203 | 8,299 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 1,154 | 10,801 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 1,045 | 58,050 | 29.8 |
| 2025 | 1,195 | 4,555 | 1.5 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 5.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hernando County: FAQ
- How often does Hernando County, FL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hernando County, FL logged 1,195 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hernando County, FL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 58,050 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2024 and lasting about 18d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Hernando County, FL right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hernando County, FL?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hernando County.
34601, 34602, 34604, 34606, 34607, 34608, 34609, 34613, 34614, 34661
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/12053 and /api/v1/counties/12053/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Florida customers). Live data as of .