Power Outages in Roanoke County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co and Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop in Roanoke County, VA. There is no live feed for City of Salem - (VA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 29.1 hours.
Roanoke County, VA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/roanoke-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Roanoke County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/roanoke-county
No active outages are reported by Appalachian Power Co and Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop in Roanoke County.
No live feed for City of Salem - (VA): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
77%of this county's ~61,549 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Salem - (VA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 46,465 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | 725 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Salem - (VA) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Appalachian Power Co and Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Roanoke Countywho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24153 | 487 | 14 | 354 | ≤11 |
| 24018 | 408 | ≤11 | 293 | ≤11 |
| 24019 | 293 | ≤11 | 220 | ≤11 |
| 24014 | 234 | ≤11 | 180 | 0 |
| 24070 | 25 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 24059 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Roanoke County right now.
Roanoke County 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 County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,436 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 301 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Roanoke County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
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.
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 29.1 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Roanoke County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Roanoke County, 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
- City of Salem - (VA)15.5¢11,426 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 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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Roanoke County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Roanoke County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co, Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop.
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 Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | |
| City of Salem - (VA) | 0.5 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Craig-Botetourt Electric Coop | - | 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/51161 and /api/v1/counties/51161/history.