Power Outages in Roanoke County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Roanoke County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 29.1 hours.
Roanoke County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Roanoke County 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 County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 44m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 563 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Roanoke County
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 Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Roanoke County went about 29.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,657 customers.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 12,657 customers out) · decade average 14.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 448 | 4,182 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 500 | 12,287 | 15.3 |
| 2017 | 428 | 2,898 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 73 | 1,903 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 542 | 2,857 | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 440 | 8,376 | 22.1 |
| 2023 | 531 | 3,750 | 10.7 |
| 2024 | 613 | 12,428 | 28.3 |
| 2025 | 575 | 12,657 | 29.1 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 14.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Roanoke County: FAQ
- How often does Roanoke County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Roanoke County, VA logged 575 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 29.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Roanoke County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,657 customers without power, beginning February 11, 2025 and lasting about 7d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Roanoke County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Roanoke County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Roanoke County.
24014, 24018, 24019, 24020, 24059, 24070, 24153
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/51161 and /api/v1/counties/51161/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .