Power Outages in Roanoke city, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Roanoke city, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
Roanoke city, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Roanoke city.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Roanoke city has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Advisory ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×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 23m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,245 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Roanoke city
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Roanokeno active outage
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.
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 |
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Roanoke city, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Roanoke city, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
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 | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51770 and /api/v1/counties/51770/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).