Power Outages in Washington County, MD
As of September 4, 2026 06:13 UTC, about 170 customers are without power in Washington County, MD across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.5 hours.
Washington County, MD is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 79 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 4, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×54
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×11
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Washington County, MD outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 757 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 897 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 836 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 21m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,465 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Washington 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 Washington Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 10.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,000 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 21,000 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 669 | 4,966 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 677 | 2,070 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 662 | 2,473 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 691 | 4,999 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 732 | 4,247 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 697 | 4,117 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 661 | 7,558 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 682 | 4,698 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 730 | 5,119 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 668 | 3,879 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 710 | 21,000 | 10.5 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 3.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, MD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, MD logged 710 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, MD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,000 customers without power, beginning April 20, 2025 and lasting about 4d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, MD right now?
- Yes — about 170 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Washington County, MD?
- Tracked electric providers include THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY.
Hagerstown. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Washington County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
21711, 21713, 21715, 21719, 21722, 21733, 21734, 21740, 21742, 21746, 21750, 21756, 21767, 21779, 21781, 21782, 21783, 21795
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/24043 and /api/v1/counties/24043/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Maryland customers). Live data as of .