Power Outages in Westmoreland County, VA
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Westmoreland County, VA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.4 hours.
Westmoreland County, VA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Westmoreland County.
No active NWS alerts for Westmoreland County right now.
Westmoreland County has been under 55 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on August 23, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×18
- Special Weather Statement ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×11
- Coastal Flood Statement ×7
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Air Quality Alert ×3
Latest Westmoreland County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 488 customers out (6.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Westmoreland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Westmoreland County went about 8.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,465 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 4,605 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 345 | 6,377 | 9.3 |
| 2016 | 430 | 5,394 | 11.2 |
| 2017 | 398 | 3,555 | 15.3 |
| 2018 | 374 | 4,605 | 24.4 |
| 2019 | 431 | 2,448 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 369 | 3,478 | 9.9 |
| 2021 | 374 | 2,462 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 428 | 5,919 | 18.6 |
| 2023 | 430 | 3,642 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 467 | 13,465 | 10.4 |
| 2025 | 438 | 4,887 | 8.4 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 11.0 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 Westmoreland County: FAQ
- How often does Westmoreland County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Westmoreland County, VA logged 438 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Westmoreland County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,465 customers without power, beginning May 1, 2024 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Westmoreland County, VA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Westmoreland County, VA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Westmoreland County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy, NORTHERN NECK ELEC COOP, INC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Westmoreland County.
22443, 22469, 22488, 22520, 22529
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 ✓ | |
| NORTHERN NECK ELEC COOP, INC | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/51193 and /api/v1/counties/51193/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers).