Power Outages in Norfolk city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Norfolk city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.2 hours.
Norfolk city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Norfolk city.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Norfolk city has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×4
- Air Quality Alert ×4
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Norfolk city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,830 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Norfolk city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Norfolkno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Norfolk city went about 2.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 49,521 customers.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 44,190 customers out) · decade average 3.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 688 | 10,987 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 992 | 44,190 | 13.0 |
| 2017 | 996 | 5,367 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 1,019 | 36,907 | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 963 | 49,521 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 995 | 33,904 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 1,039 | 9,147 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 1,064 | 18,480 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 833 | 5,656 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 1,077 | 6,025 | 1.4 |
| 2025 | 831 | 8,152 | 2.2 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 3.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Norfolk city: FAQ
- How often does Norfolk city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Norfolk city, VA logged 831 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Norfolk city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 49,521 customers without power, beginning July 30, 2019 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Norfolk city, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Norfolk city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Norfolk city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Norfolk. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Norfolk city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Norfolk city.
23502, 23503, 23504, 23505, 23507, 23508, 23509, 23510, 23511, 23513, 23517, 23518, 23523, 23551
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/51710 and /api/v1/counties/51710/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).