Power Outages in Roanoke city, VA
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 179 customers are without power in Roanoke city, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
Roanoke city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/roanoke-city
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Roanoke city, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/roanoke-city
98%of this county's ~52,169 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 179 | 51,251 | 0.3% | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 05:30 UTC |
Appalachian Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Roanoke city1
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179 | - | Arrived | October 19, 2026 05:30 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Roanoke citywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24012 | 391 | ≤11 | 300 | ≤11 |
| 24017 | 326 | ≤11 | 238 | ≤11 |
| 24015 | 122 | ≤11 | 91 | 0 |
| 24013 | 105 | ≤11 | 88 | 0 |
| 24016 | 99 | ≤11 | 79 | 0 |
| 24011 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Roanoke city or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Roanoke city right now.
Roanoke city has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Frost Advisory ×1
Latest Roanoke city, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 701 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 6m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Roanoke 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 Roanoke cityisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Roanoke city went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,933 customers.
The US EIA reports Virginia utilities averaged 14.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 6.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 9,253 customers out) · decade average 6.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 561 | 6,015 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 514 | 12,933 | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 527 | 4,578 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 442 | 7,811 | 13.3 |
| 2019 | 453 | 9,253 | 13.5 |
| 2020 | 508 | 4,313 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 642 | 2,297 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 585 | 4,192 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 680 | 3,346 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 715 | 7,497 | 8.2 |
| 2025 | 714 | 3,662 | 6.3 |
Cost of power in Roanoke city
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Roanoke city, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Appalachian Power Co17.2¢467,581 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 6.8 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 Roanoke city: FAQ
- How often does Roanoke city, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Roanoke city, VA logged 714 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Roanoke city, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,933 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2016 and lasting about 3d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Roanoke city, VA right now?
- Yes, about 179 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Roanoke city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Roanoke. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Roanoke city level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Roanoke city.
24011, 24012, 24013, 24015, 24016, 24017, 24022
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51770 and /api/v1/counties/51770/history. Live data as of .