Power Outages in Cherokee County, SC
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Cherokee County, SC. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.
Cherokee County, SC is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Cherokee County.
No active NWS alerts for Cherokee County right now.
Cherokee County has been under 70 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 28, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×32
- Heat Advisory ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Cherokee County, SC outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 2,084 customers out (5.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cherokee County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cherokee County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,452 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 20,452 customers out) · decade average 7.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 390 | 1,171 | 0.5 |
| 2016 | 412 | 2,533 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 538 | 4,511 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 377 | 1,023 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 356 | 1,352 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 516 | 4,302 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 502 | 2,542 | 0.9 |
| 2022 | 514 | 12,546 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 542 | 2,549 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 599 | 20,452 | 68.4 |
| 2025 | 645 | 5,450 | 2.4 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 7.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Cherokee County: FAQ
- How often does Cherokee County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cherokee County, SC logged 645 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cherokee County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,452 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 15d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Cherokee County, SC right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cherokee County, SC. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cherokee County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include CITY OF GAFFNEY - (SC), Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cherokee County.
29330, 29340, 29341, 29372, 29702
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 ✓ | — |
| CITY OF GAFFNEY - (SC) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45021 and /api/v1/counties/45021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers).