Power Outages in Laurel County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Laurel County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.6 hours.
Laurel County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Laurel County right now.
Laurel County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Laurel 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 Laurel Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Laurel County went about 9.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,796 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 15,796 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 461 | 2,792 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 568 | 2,907 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 438 | 1,790 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 526 | 3,378 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | 730 | 1,162 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 582 | 3,299 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 746 | 15,796 | 16.7 |
| 2022 | 884 | 5,339 | 6.9 |
| 2023 | 810 | 7,360 | 7.7 |
| 2024 | 819 | 3,547 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 820 | 10,904 | 9.6 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.6 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 Laurel County: FAQ
- How often does Laurel County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Laurel County, KY logged 820 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Laurel County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,796 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 8d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Laurel County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 6 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Laurel County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Laurel County.
40729, 40737, 40740, 40741, 40744
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/21125 and /api/v1/counties/21125/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .