Power Outages in Alleghany County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Alleghany County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 23.9 hours.
Alleghany County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Alleghany County.
No active NWS alerts for Alleghany County right now.
Alleghany County has been under 83 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flash Flood Warning on August 28, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×27
- Flood Watch ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×9
- Flash Flood Warning ×8
- Flood Advisory ×4
Latest Alleghany County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 187 customers out (5.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 16m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 428 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 17m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 555 customers out (15% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 368 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Alleghany County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Alleghany County went about 23.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,529 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,443 customers out) · decade average 21.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 158 | 2,057 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 203 | 2,713 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | 210 | 1,562 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 311 | 3,529 | 21.0 |
| 2019 | 331 | 2,288 | 28.8 |
| 2020 | 341 | 1,063 | 15.3 |
| 2021 | 348 | 2,066 | 19.0 |
| 2022 | 339 | 2,646 | 28.0 |
| 2023 | 404 | 1,073 | 16.9 |
| 2024 | 379 | 3,443 | 54.0 |
| 2025 | 470 | 1,931 | 23.9 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 21.5 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 Alleghany County: FAQ
- How often does Alleghany County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Alleghany County, VA logged 470 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 23.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Alleghany County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,529 customers without power, beginning June 15, 2018 and lasting about 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Alleghany County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Alleghany County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Alleghany County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Alleghany County.
24422, 24426, 24448, 24457, 24474
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51005 and /api/v1/counties/51005/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).