Power Outages in Lehigh County, PA
As of September 2, 2026 10:56 UTC, about 79 customers are without power in Lehigh County, PA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Lehigh County, PA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Lehigh County right now.
Lehigh County has been under 92 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 1, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×30
- Flash Flood Warning ×16
- Flood Watch ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×11
- Heat Advisory ×8
- Air Quality Alert ×7
Hardest-hit cities in Lehigh 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 Lehigh Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lehigh County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 28,690 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 24,734 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 971 | 9,411 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 1,046 | 12,630 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 965 | 7,509 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 1,027 | 19,777 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 1,022 | 7,709 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 973 | 21,082 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 1,004 | 11,663 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 1,112 | 28,690 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 973 | 24,460 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 939 | 24,734 | 5.9 |
| 2025 | 985 | 10,806 | 2.7 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.6 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 Lehigh County: FAQ
- How often does Lehigh County, PA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lehigh County, PA logged 985 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lehigh County, PA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 28,690 customers without power, beginning November 7, 2022 and lasting about 14h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Lehigh County, PA right now?
- Yes — about 79 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Lehigh County, PA?
- Tracked electric providers include METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
Allentown. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Lehigh County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lehigh County.
18018, 18031, 18032, 18034, 18036, 18037, 18046, 18049, 18051, 18052, 18053, 18059, 18062, 18065, 18066, 18069, 18078, 18079, 18080, 18087, 18092, 18101, 18102, 18103, 18104, 18106, 18109, 18195
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN EDISON CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/42077 and /api/v1/counties/42077/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Pennsylvania customers). Live data as of .