Power Outages in Lehigh County, PA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Lehigh County, PA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Lehigh County, PA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Lehigh County.
- Tornado WatchEXTREME
- Flood WatchSEVERE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Lehigh County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Tornado Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×7
- Flood Watch ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Tornado Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Lehigh County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Allentownno active outage
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lehigh County, PA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- 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).