Power Outages in Lorain County, OH
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 398 customers are without power in Lorain County, OH across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.3 hours.
Lorain County, OH is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUM CO
- OHIO EDISON CO
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Beach Hazards StatementMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Lorain County has been under 20 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on July 19, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×9
- Beach Hazards Statement ×5
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Lorain County, OH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 577 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Lorain 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 Lorain Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lorain County went about 4.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 53,056 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 53,056 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 938 | 38,119 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 858 | 12,054 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 771 | 12,545 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 775 | 10,535 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 847 | 8,033 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 807 | 10,582 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 794 | 16,219 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 787 | 8,292 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 813 | 20,989 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 738 | 53,056 | 16.4 |
| 2025 | 841 | 17,246 | 4.3 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lorain County: FAQ
- How often does Lorain County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lorain County, OH logged 841 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lorain County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 53,056 customers without power, beginning August 6, 2024 and lasting about 7d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Lorain County, OH right now?
- Yes — about 398 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lorain County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUM CO, OHIO EDISON CO.
Lorain, Elyria. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lorain County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lorain County.
44001, 44011, 44012, 44028, 44035, 44039, 44044, 44049, 44050, 44052, 44053, 44054, 44055, 44074, 44090
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO EDISON CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUM CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/39093 and /api/v1/counties/39093/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Ohio customers). Live data as of .