Power Outages in Martin County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Martin County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.0 hours.
Martin County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Martin County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Martin County has been under 70 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 2, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×25
- Heat Advisory ×18
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×12
- Flood Watch ×9
- Flood Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
Latest Martin County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 808 customers out (6.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 580 customers out (4.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 631 customers out (4.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Martin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Martin County went about 2.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,474 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 4,801 customers out) · decade average 4.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 212 | 3,623 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 314 | 4,801 | 15.2 |
| 2017 | 292 | 2,171 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 308 | 5,361 | 2.2 |
| 2019 | 279 | 3,207 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 347 | 9,474 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | 389 | 3,278 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 392 | 2,508 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 422 | 3,194 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 384 | 2,535 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 406 | 1,947 | 2.0 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 4.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Martin County: FAQ
- How often does Martin County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Martin County, NC logged 406 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Martin County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,474 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 2d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Martin County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Martin County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Martin County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy, HALIFAX ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Martin County.
27825, 27840, 27841, 27846, 27857, 27861, 27871, 27892
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ | |
| HALIFAX ELECTRIC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37117 and /api/v1/counties/37117/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).