Power Outages in Smyth County, VA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, Appalachian Power Co reports only 1 small outage (below the size utilities publish exact counts for) in Smyth County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.9 hours.
Smyth County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/virginia/smyth-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Smyth County, VA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/virginia/smyth-county
Appalachian Power Co lists 1 small outage in Smyth County, below the size they publish exact counts for.
100%of this county's ~17,146 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 17,077 | 0.0% | +1 small outage (<5 each) | 1 | October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC |
Appalachian Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Smyth County1
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | PLANNED MAINTENANCE | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 19:30 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Smyth 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24354 | 416 | 13 | 366 | 0 |
| 24319 | 174 | ≤11 | 151 | ≤11 |
| 24370 | 164 | ≤11 | 138 | ≤11 |
| 24375 | 55 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 24311 | 50 | ≤11 | 45 | 0 |
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 Smyth County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Smyth County right now.
Smyth County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×10
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Freeze Warning ×1
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Smyth County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 5m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 294 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 901 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,534 customers out (8.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Smyth County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Smyth County went about 10.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,160 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 10.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 12,160 customers out) · decade average 16.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 379 | 2,659 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | 383 | 7,761 | 11.3 |
| 2017 | 408 | 3,914 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 447 | 4,605 | 10.6 |
| 2019 | 477 | 3,038 | 13.0 |
| 2020 | 532 | 4,906 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 556 | 3,275 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 548 | 5,635 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | 591 | 3,238 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | 593 | 12,160 | 78.4 |
| 2025 | 625 | 5,821 | 10.9 |
Cost of power in Smyth County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Smyth 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
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 Low ice storms exposure · 16.8 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 Smyth County: FAQ
- How often does Smyth County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Smyth County, VA logged 625 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Smyth County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,160 customers without power, beginning September 25, 2024 and lasting about 12d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Smyth County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Smyth County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Smyth County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Smyth County.
24311, 24319, 24354, 24370, 24375
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 |
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/51173 and /api/v1/counties/51173/history.