Power Outages in Lewis County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Lewis County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.2 hours.
Lewis County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Lewis County right now.
Lewis County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 16, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Lewis 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 Lewis Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lewis County went about 12.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,231 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,231 customers out) · decade average 16.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 | 257 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | 23 | 253 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 25 | 245 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 27 | 254 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 469 | 5,010 | 39.1 |
| 2020 | 465 | 5,231 | 39.5 |
| 2021 | 463 | 2,442 | 36.0 |
| 2022 | 473 | 1,577 | 12.0 |
| 2023 | 419 | 1,857 | 9.9 |
| 2024 | 395 | 4,421 | 32.4 |
| 2025 | 409 | 1,428 | 12.2 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 16.8 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 Lewis County: FAQ
- How often does Lewis County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lewis County, KY logged 409 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lewis County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,231 customers without power, beginning April 9, 2020 and lasting about 1d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Lewis County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lewis County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lewis County.
41135, 41141, 41166, 41179, 41189
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/21135 and /api/v1/counties/21135/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .