Power Outages in Forsyth County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Forsyth County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.9 hours.
Forsyth County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Forsyth County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Forsyth County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 947 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 7m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 544 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 27m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,141 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 26m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 560 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Forsyth 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 Forsyth Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Forsyth County went about 15.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 61,794 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 61,794 customers out) · decade average 40.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 833 | 10,764 | 15.3 |
| 2016 | 781 | 16,198 | 33.0 |
| 2017 | 674 | 12,290 | 24.9 |
| 2018 | 746 | 47,381 | 73.1 |
| 2019 | 700 | 44,871 | 59.9 |
| 2020 | 792 | 61,794 | 84.3 |
| 2021 | 798 | 28,164 | 38.8 |
| 2022 | 695 | 25,845 | 59.2 |
| 2023 | 703 | 21,048 | 16.7 |
| 2024 | 785 | 13,190 | 22.2 |
| 2025 | 695 | 6,769 | 15.9 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 40.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Forsyth County: FAQ
- How often does Forsyth County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Forsyth County, NC logged 695 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Forsyth County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 61,794 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 4d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Forsyth County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Forsyth County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP, SURRY-YADKIN ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Winston-Salem. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Forsyth County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Forsyth County.
27009, 27012, 27023, 27040, 27045, 27050, 27051, 27101, 27103, 27104, 27105, 27106, 27109, 27110, 27127, 27284
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 ✓ | — |
| ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| SURRY-YADKIN ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37067 and /api/v1/counties/37067/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .