Power Outages in Scott County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 19:41 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Scott County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.7 hours.
Scott County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Scott County right now.
Scott County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Advisory on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×7
- Flood Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Scott County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 779 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Scott 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 Scott Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Scott County went about 9.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,051 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 12,051 customers out) · decade average 24.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 380 | 1,613 | 6.7 |
| 2016 | 379 | 6,393 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 412 | 3,147 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 461 | 10,353 | 55.4 |
| 2019 | 620 | 6,312 | 11.5 |
| 2020 | 490 | 1,072 | 9.2 |
| 2021 | 527 | 2,806 | 12.1 |
| 2022 | 511 | 2,454 | 22.1 |
| 2023 | 573 | 3,094 | 15.7 |
| 2024 | 592 | 12,051 | 109.8 |
| 2025 | 631 | 1,764 | 9.7 |
Relatively Low high winds exposure · 24.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Scott County: FAQ
- How often does Scott County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Scott County, VA logged 631 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Scott County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,051 customers without power, beginning September 24, 2024 and lasting about 12d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Scott County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 8 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Scott County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Scott County.
24244, 24245, 24250, 24251, 24258, 24271, 24290
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/51169 and /api/v1/counties/51169/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .