Power Outages in Williamsburg County, SC
As of September 2, 2026 14:23 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Williamsburg County, SC across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Williamsburg County, SC is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Williamsburg County right now.
Williamsburg County has been under 86 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 27, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×31
- Heat Advisory ×26
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×9
- Extreme Heat Warning ×8
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Williamsburg County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,036 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 6,579 customers out) · decade average 6.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 355 | 4,203 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 353 | 6,579 | 27.7 |
| 2017 | 588 | 5,092 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 786 | 4,505 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 659 | 3,456 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | 656 | 1,881 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 733 | 2,732 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 701 | 7,036 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 717 | 5,856 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 568 | 6,613 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | 780 | 5,067 | 3.5 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 6.4 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 Williamsburg County: FAQ
- How often does Williamsburg County, SC lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Williamsburg County, SC logged 780 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Williamsburg County, SC?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,036 customers without power, beginning September 30, 2022 and lasting about 2d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Williamsburg County, SC right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Williamsburg County, SC?
- Tracked electric providers include Duke Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Williamsburg County.
29056, 29510, 29518, 29556, 29564, 29580, 29590
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 ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/45089 and /api/v1/counties/45089/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of South Carolina customers). Live data as of .