Power Outages in Unicoi County, TN
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Unicoi County, TN. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.5 hours.
Unicoi County, TN is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Unicoi County.
No active NWS alerts for Unicoi County right now.
Unicoi County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 13, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Unicoi County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Unicoi County went about 0.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 879 customers.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 692 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65 | 169 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 154 | 766 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 98 | 879 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 110 | 746 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 86 | 692 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 623 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 118 | 639 | 0.5 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 0.7 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 Unicoi County: FAQ
- How often does Unicoi County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Unicoi County, TN logged 118 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Unicoi County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 879 customers without power, beginning March 28, 2021 and lasting about 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Unicoi County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Unicoi County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Unicoi County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP, TOWN OF ERWIN - (TN).
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Unicoi County.
37650, 37657, 37692
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH BROAD ELEC MEMBER CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| TOWN OF ERWIN - (TN) | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/47171 and /api/v1/counties/47171/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Tennessee customers).