Power Outages in Wayne County, NC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Wayne County, NC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.7 hours.
Wayne County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Wayne County.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Wayne County has been under 27 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×12
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 7.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27,873 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 27,873 customers out) · decade average 19.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 784 | 2,419 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 713 | 27,873 | 87.6 |
| 2017 | 669 | 2,893 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 706 | 19,546 | 55.1 |
| 2019 | 774 | 8,448 | 14.9 |
| 2020 | 814 | 3,131 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 894 | 7,277 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 895 | 19,927 | 10.7 |
| 2023 | 841 | 3,410 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 823 | 5,981 | 7.2 |
| 2025 | 851 | 6,851 | 7.7 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 19.2 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 Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, NC logged 851 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27,873 customers without power, beginning October 8, 2016 and lasting about 10d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, NC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, NC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, TRI-COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP (NC).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
27530, 27531, 27533, 27534, 27830, 27863, 28333, 28578
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 ✓ | — |
| TRI-COUNTY ELEC MEMBER CORP (NC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37191 and /api/v1/counties/37191/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers).