Power Outages in Yancey County, NC
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Yancey County, NC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 40.0 hours.
Yancey County, NC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Yancey County right now.
Yancey County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 13, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×2
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Yancey County, NC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 121 customers out (6.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Yancey 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 Yancey Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Yancey County went about 40.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,335 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 14,335 customers out) · decade average 225.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 75 | 617 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 59 | 624 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 51 | 225 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 49 | 636 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 262 | 2,106 | 20.1 |
| 2020 | 488 | 7,889 | 30.4 |
| 2021 | 563 | 1,010 | 16.7 |
| 2022 | 688 | 1,278 | 18.1 |
| 2023 | 617 | 4,369 | 32.0 |
| 2024 | 435 | 14,335 | 2300.0 |
| 2025 | 622 | 1,136 | 40.0 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 225.1 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 Yancey County: FAQ
- How often does Yancey County, NC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Yancey County, NC logged 622 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 40.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Yancey County, NC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,335 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 22d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Yancey County, NC right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Yancey County, NC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy, FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Yancey County.
28714, 28740, 28755
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 ✓ | — |
| FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/37199 and /api/v1/counties/37199/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of North Carolina customers). Live data as of .