Power Outages in Wythe County, VA
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 4 customers are without power in Wythe County, VA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.7 hours.
Wythe County, VA is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Wythe County right now.
Wythe County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Wythe County, VA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 625 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 57m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,084 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 48m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 581 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,174 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Wythe 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 Wythe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wythe County went about 9.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,068 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 10,068 customers out) · decade average 14.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 436 | 2,629 | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 408 | 2,579 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | 440 | 2,594 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 554 | 9,625 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 564 | 3,173 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | 627 | 2,606 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 576 | 6,775 | 11.7 |
| 2022 | 635 | 4,196 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 600 | 2,704 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 624 | 10,068 | 43.4 |
| 2025 | 681 | 4,767 | 9.7 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 14.1 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 Wythe County: FAQ
- How often does Wythe County, VA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wythe County, VA logged 681 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wythe County, VA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,068 customers without power, beginning September 26, 2024 and lasting about 10d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Wythe County, VA right now?
- Yes — about 4 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wythe County, VA?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wythe County.
24313, 24322, 24323, 24350, 24360, 24368, 24374, 24382
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/51197 and /api/v1/counties/51197/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Virginia customers). Live data as of .