Power Outages in Bland County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 35 customers are without power in Bland County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 32.3 hours.
Bland County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Bland County right now.
Bland County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 13, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
Latest Bland County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 794 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 803 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Bland 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 Bland Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Bland County went about 32.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,958 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,958 customers out) · decade average 35.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 166 | 2,824 | 14.8 |
| 2016 | 179 | 2,833 | 10.0 |
| 2017 | 195 | 1,416 | 12.5 |
| 2018 | 248 | 3,828 | 82.3 |
| 2019 | 233 | 2,151 | 19.7 |
| 2020 | 281 | 1,072 | 14.7 |
| 2021 | 266 | 3,081 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | 295 | 2,750 | 32.7 |
| 2023 | 233 | 985 | 16.3 |
| 2024 | 318 | 3,958 | 124.4 |
| 2025 | 378 | 2,220 | 32.3 |
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 35.4 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 Bland County: FAQ
- How often does Bland County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Bland County, VA logged 378 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 32.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Bland County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,958 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 7d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Bland County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 35 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Bland County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bland County.
24314, 24315, 24318, 24366
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51021 and /api/v1/counties/51021/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .