Power Outages in Lawrence County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 15 customers are without power in Lawrence County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 21.1 hours.
Lawrence County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Lawrence County right now.
Lawrence County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lawrence 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 Lawrence Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lawrence County went about 21.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,645 customers.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 9,645 customers out) · decade average 33.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 291 | 2,075 | 20.8 |
| 2016 | 278 | 1,932 | 16.8 |
| 2017 | 329 | 1,440 | 11.7 |
| 2018 | 402 | 3,707 | 20.5 |
| 2019 | 483 | 1,567 | 9.8 |
| 2020 | 509 | 1,825 | 15.4 |
| 2021 | 451 | 9,645 | 196.4 |
| 2022 | 512 | 5,259 | 15.8 |
| 2023 | 465 | 5,207 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | 450 | 3,062 | 24.4 |
| 2025 | 510 | 5,268 | 21.1 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 33.6 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 Lawrence County: FAQ
- How often does Lawrence County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lawrence County, KY logged 510 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 21.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lawrence County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,645 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2021 and lasting about 23d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Lawrence County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 15 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lawrence County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lawrence County.
41124, 41159, 41180, 41201, 41230, 41232, 41264
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/21127 and /api/v1/counties/21127/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .