Power Outages in Wilkes County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 22 customers are without power in Wilkes County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.7 hours.
Wilkes County, NC is served by 4 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Wilkes County right now.
Wilkes County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×11
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Wilkes 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 Wilkes Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wilkes County went about 23.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,695 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 22,628 customers out) · decade average 54.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 594 | 1,883 | 11.9 |
| 2016 | 688 | 23,217 | 113.0 |
| 2017 | 694 | 25,695 | 116.4 |
| 2018 | 651 | 3,772 | 38.4 |
| 2019 | 725 | 3,917 | 17.4 |
| 2020 | 696 | 9,834 | 32.5 |
| 2021 | 767 | 1,491 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 822 | 3,392 | 23.3 |
| 2023 | 787 | 5,176 | 19.0 |
| 2024 | 752 | 22,628 | 190.3 |
| 2025 | 782 | 7,053 | 23.7 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 54.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wilkes County: FAQ
- How often does Wilkes County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wilkes County, NC logged 782 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wilkes County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,695 customers without power, beginning October 23, 2017 and lasting about 4d 10h.
- Is there a power outage in Wilkes County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 22 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wilkes County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC), Duke Energy, ENERGYUNITED ELEC MEMBER CORP, SURRY-YADKIN ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wilkes County.
28606, 28624, 28635, 28649, 28651, 28654, 28659, 28665, 28669, 28670, 28685, 28697
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 ✓ | — |
| BLUE RIDGE ELEC MEMBER CORP - (NC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| SURRY-YADKIN ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37193 and /api/v1/counties/37193/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .