Power Outages in Columbus County, NC
As of September 2, 2026 14:58 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Columbus County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.1 hours.
Columbus County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Columbus County has been under 123 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×48
- Special Weather Statement ×28
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×15
- Flood Advisory ×9
- Extreme Heat Warning ×8
- Flood Watch ×6
Latest Columbus County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 559 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,203 customers out (5.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 3m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 997 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 13m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,124 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,148 customers out (9.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Columbus 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 Columbus Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbus County went about 2.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,889 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 28,889 customers out) · decade average 19.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 759 | 3,152 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | 948 | 28,403 | 79.2 |
| 2017 | 894 | 3,177 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 1,060 | 28,889 | 98.2 |
| 2019 | 979 | 3,199 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 889 | 8,768 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 910 | 2,578 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 935 | 10,697 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | 893 | 4,944 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 767 | 3,920 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 847 | 3,031 | 2.1 |
Very High high winds exposure · 19.5 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 Columbus County: FAQ
- How often does Columbus County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbus County, NC logged 847 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbus County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,889 customers without power, beginning September 15, 2018 and lasting about 11d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Columbus County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Columbus County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include BRUNSWICK ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP, Duke Energy, FOUR COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbus County.
28423, 28424, 28430, 28431, 28432, 28436, 28438, 28439, 28442, 28450, 28455, 28456, 28463, 28472
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 ✓ | — |
| FOUR COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| BRUNSWICK ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37047 and /api/v1/counties/37047/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .