Power Outages in Johnston County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Johnston County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.6 hours.
Johnston County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Johnston County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×15
- Flash Flood Warning ×14
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Johnston County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 655 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 8h 51m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 959 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,040 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,040 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,039 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,012 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Johnston 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 Johnston Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Johnston County went about 19.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 39,337 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 39,337 customers out) · decade average 48.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 763 | 3,175 | 12.8 |
| 2016 | 802 | 39,337 | 238.9 |
| 2017 | 723 | 3,460 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 751 | 28,356 | 101.2 |
| 2019 | 763 | 18,184 | 25.3 |
| 2020 | 815 | 8,228 | 24.7 |
| 2021 | 871 | 7,058 | 14.8 |
| 2022 | 781 | 12,116 | 45.9 |
| 2023 | 785 | 10,436 | 23.5 |
| 2024 | 757 | 6,385 | 16.7 |
| 2025 | 744 | 3,387 | 19.6 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 48.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Johnston County: FAQ
- How often does Johnston County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Johnston County, NC logged 744 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Johnston County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 39,337 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 9d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Johnston County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Johnston County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP, WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Johnston County.
27504, 27520, 27524, 27527, 27542, 27555, 27568, 27569, 27576, 27577, 27593
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 ✓ | — |
| WAKE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| SOUTH RIVER ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37101 and /api/v1/counties/37101/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .