Power Outages in Ashe County, NC
As of September 2, 2026 15:19 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Ashe County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.8 hours.
Ashe County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Ashe County right now.
Ashe County has been under 65 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on August 26, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×19
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Flood Advisory ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
Latest Ashe County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 579 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ashe 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 Ashe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ashe County went about 15.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,258 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 22,258 customers out) · decade average 15.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 222 | 1,702 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 646 | 5,195 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 645 | 1,755 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 671 | 5,903 | 8.0 |
| 2019 | 660 | 2,817 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | 669 | 1,551 | 1.4 |
| 2021 | 601 | 1,241 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 661 | 4,886 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 603 | 1,709 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 455 | 22,258 | 131.0 |
| 2025 | 603 | 5,984 | 15.8 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 15.5 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 Ashe County: FAQ
- How often does Ashe County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ashe County, NC logged 603 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ashe County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,258 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 16d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Ashe County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ashe County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ashe County.
28615, 28617, 28626, 28629, 28631, 28640, 28643, 28672, 28684, 28693, 28694
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37009 and /api/v1/counties/37009/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .