Power Outages in Russell County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Russell County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.7 hours.
Russell County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Russell County right now.
Russell County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 13, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
Hardest-hit cities in Russell 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 Russell Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Russell County went about 10.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,236 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 15,236 customers out) · decade average 21.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 429 | 2,906 | 10.0 |
| 2016 | 410 | 3,250 | 10.2 |
| 2017 | 408 | 3,937 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 511 | 5,362 | 11.9 |
| 2019 | 568 | 2,973 | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 502 | 5,749 | 11.8 |
| 2021 | 547 | 7,012 | 10.9 |
| 2022 | 480 | 7,472 | 23.0 |
| 2023 | 664 | 2,261 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 610 | 15,236 | 117.2 |
| 2025 | 624 | 5,804 | 10.7 |
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 21.0 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 Russell County: FAQ
- How often does Russell County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Russell County, VA logged 624 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Russell County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,236 customers without power, beginning September 24, 2024 and lasting about 13d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Russell County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Russell County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Russell County.
24224, 24225, 24260, 24266, 24280, 24649
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/51167 and /api/v1/counties/51167/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .