Power Outages in Southampton County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Southampton County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 15.4 hours.
Southampton County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Southampton County.
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Southampton County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Flood Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Southampton County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 8m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 255 customers out (5.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Southampton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Southampton County went about 15.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,453 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,569 customers out) · decade average 11.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 167 | 571 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 214 | 1,724 | 10.0 |
| 2017 | 219 | 1,142 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 248 | 1,728 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 342 | 2,616 | 13.8 |
| 2020 | 365 | 3,569 | 37.2 |
| 2021 | 392 | 4,453 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | 369 | 1,400 | 9.7 |
| 2023 | 392 | 3,355 | 10.2 |
| 2024 | 373 | 2,659 | 8.0 |
| 2025 | 396 | 3,181 | 15.4 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 11.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Southampton County: FAQ
- How often does Southampton County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Southampton County, VA logged 396 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Southampton County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,453 customers without power, beginning March 19, 2021 and lasting about 4h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Southampton County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Southampton County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Southampton County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Southampton County.
23827, 23828, 23829, 23837, 23844, 23851, 23866, 23874, 23878
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51175 and /api/v1/counties/51175/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).