Power Outages in Clay County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Clay County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.8 hours.
Clay County, NC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Clay County.
No active NWS alerts for Clay County right now.
Clay County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 22, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Special Weather Statement ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Tornado Warning ×3
- Flood Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Clay County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Clay County went about 6.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,464 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,092 customers out) · decade average 5.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 42 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 82 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 41 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 12 | 40 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 326 | 2,720 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 475 | 4,092 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | 502 | 2,793 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 480 | 2,955 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 458 | 5,464 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | 530 | 5,315 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 681 | 4,140 | 6.8 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 5.1 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 Clay County: FAQ
- How often does Clay County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Clay County, NC logged 681 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Clay County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,464 customers without power, beginning August 7, 2023 and lasting about 1d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Clay County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Clay County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Clay County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Clay County.
28902, 28904, 28909
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37043 and /api/v1/counties/37043/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).