Power Outages in Nicholas County, KY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Nicholas County, KY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.9 hours.
Nicholas County, KY is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Nicholas County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Nicholas 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 Nicholas Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Nicholas County went about 6.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,907 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 1,647 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 148 | 1,394 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 148 | 1,186 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 156 | 419 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 173 | 619 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 610 | 1,105 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | 405 | 1,155 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 380 | 1,128 | 12.2 |
| 2022 | 382 | 1,274 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | 373 | 1,650 | 17.1 |
| 2024 | 383 | 1,647 | 18.6 |
| 2025 | 396 | 1,907 | 6.9 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 7.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Nicholas County: FAQ
- How often does Nicholas County, KY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Nicholas County, KY logged 396 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Nicholas County, KY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,907 customers without power, beginning November 12, 2025 and lasting about 4h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Nicholas County, KY right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Nicholas County, KY?
- Tracked electric providers include Kentucky (statewide).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Nicholas County.
40311, 40350
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/21181 and /api/v1/counties/21181/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kentucky customers). Live data as of .