Power Outages in Hancock County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hancock County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.3 hours.
Hancock County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Hancock County right now.
Hancock County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on July 12, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Hancock 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 Hancock Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hancock County went about 13.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,750 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 3,677 customers out) · decade average 6.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 103 | 639 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 213 | 1,679 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 281 | 989 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 336 | 1,722 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | 335 | 1,133 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 370 | 2,825 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 261 | 3,499 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 322 | 4,750 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 355 | 3,677 | 23.8 |
| 2024 | 519 | 3,059 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | 391 | 3,620 | 13.3 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 6.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hancock County: FAQ
- How often does Hancock County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hancock County, KY logged 391 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hancock County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,750 customers without power, beginning July 25, 2022 and lasting about 11h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Hancock County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hancock County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hancock County.
42348, 42351, 42368
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky (statewide) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/21091 and /api/v1/counties/21091/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .