Power Outages in Newport News city, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 44 customers are without power in Newport News city, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Newport News city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Newport News city has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Newport News city
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 Newport News cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Newport News city went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 32,625 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 32,625 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 509 | 4,335 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 736 | 23,363 | 9.0 |
| 2017 | 761 | 5,440 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 673 | 29,961 | 12.0 |
| 2019 | 744 | 26,773 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 730 | 32,625 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | 831 | 5,715 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 848 | 11,607 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 843 | 6,217 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | 910 | 11,492 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 839 | 4,710 | 2.3 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Newport News city: FAQ
- How often does Newport News city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Newport News city, VA logged 839 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Newport News city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 32,625 customers without power, beginning August 3, 2020 and lasting about 5d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Newport News city, VA right now?
- Yes — about 44 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Newport News city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Newport News. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Newport News city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Newport News city.
23601, 23602, 23603, 23604, 23605, 23606, 23607, 23608
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/51700 and /api/v1/counties/51700/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .