Power Outages in Rockingham County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Rockingham County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 19.2 hours.
Rockingham County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Rockingham County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×7
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Rockingham County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 27m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 808 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Rockingham 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 Rockingham Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rockingham County went about 19.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 33,309 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 33,309 customers out) · decade average 62.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 693 | 6,963 | 20.7 |
| 2016 | 714 | 9,470 | 40.2 |
| 2017 | 644 | 9,008 | 35.3 |
| 2018 | 671 | 33,309 | 237.1 |
| 2019 | 690 | 20,355 | 62.4 |
| 2020 | 702 | 14,551 | 59.4 |
| 2021 | 756 | 19,333 | 96.8 |
| 2022 | 795 | 11,740 | 66.2 |
| 2023 | 778 | 6,073 | 22.1 |
| 2024 | 671 | 4,609 | 24.9 |
| 2025 | 707 | 4,040 | 19.2 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 62.2 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 Rockingham County: FAQ
- How often does Rockingham County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rockingham County, NC logged 707 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 19.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rockingham County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 33,309 customers without power, beginning October 11, 2018 and lasting about 5d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Rockingham County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Rockingham County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rockingham County.
27025, 27027, 27048, 27288, 27320, 27326, 27357
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37157 and /api/v1/counties/37157/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .