Power Outages in Craig County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Craig County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 36.2 hours.
Craig County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Craig County.
No active NWS alerts for Craig County right now.
Craig County has been under 62 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 22, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Special Weather Statement ×16
- Flood Watch ×15
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×10
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Advisory ×1
Latest Craig County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 2m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 158 customers out (13% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Craig County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Craig County went about 36.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,261 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,261 customers out) · decade average 39.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32 | 307 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 31 | 957 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | 47 | 1,030 | 30.2 |
| 2018 | 211 | 3,093 | 76.7 |
| 2019 | 221 | 900 | 40.0 |
| 2020 | 217 | 745 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | 201 | 1,421 | 41.3 |
| 2022 | 207 | 1,715 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | 220 | 790 | 19.6 |
| 2024 | 225 | 3,261 | 120.9 |
| 2025 | 335 | 1,291 | 36.2 |
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 39.6 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 Craig County: FAQ
- How often does Craig County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Craig County, VA logged 335 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 36.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Craig County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,261 customers without power, beginning September 27, 2024 and lasting about 5d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Craig County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Craig County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Craig County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Craig County.
24127, 24131
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/51045 and /api/v1/counties/51045/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).