Power Outages in Stokes County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Stokes County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.0 hours.
Stokes County, NC is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Severe Thunderstorm WarningSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Stokes County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×7
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Stokes County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 810 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 43m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,162 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Stokes 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 Stokes Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Stokes County went about 23.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,632 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 13,632 customers out) · decade average 40.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 484 | 1,994 | 13.5 |
| 2016 | 474 | 4,209 | 18.2 |
| 2017 | 471 | 3,322 | 16.9 |
| 2018 | 503 | 9,036 | 81.6 |
| 2019 | 518 | 10,451 | 62.3 |
| 2020 | 519 | 13,632 | 103.1 |
| 2021 | 613 | 3,202 | 22.9 |
| 2022 | 632 | 6,846 | 61.6 |
| 2023 | 610 | 1,997 | 11.4 |
| 2024 | 622 | 1,964 | 25.2 |
| 2025 | 631 | 2,689 | 23.0 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 40.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Stokes County: FAQ
- How often does Stokes County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Stokes County, NC logged 631 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Stokes County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,632 customers without power, beginning October 29, 2020 and lasting about 4d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Stokes County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Stokes County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP, SURRY-YADKIN ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Stokes County.
27016, 27019, 27021, 27022, 27042, 27043, 27046, 27052, 27053
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/37169 and /api/v1/counties/37169/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .