Power Outages in Braxton County, WV
As of September 4, 2026 07:03 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Braxton County, WV across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 46.9 hours.
Braxton County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Heat AdvisoryMODERATE
Braxton County has been under 163 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 4, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×49
- Flood Watch ×34
- Special Weather Statement ×26
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×17
- Flash Flood Warning ×16
- Heat Advisory ×13
Latest Braxton County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1d 8h
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 879 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,370 customers out (33% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,370 customers out (33% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,370 customers out (33% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,370 customers out (33% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,370 customers out (33% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,030 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Braxton 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 Braxton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Braxton County went about 46.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,090 customers.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 6,148 customers out) · decade average 32.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 382 | 6,148 | 75.7 |
| 2016 | 409 | 15,090 | 36.5 |
| 2017 | 333 | 12,290 | 50.4 |
| 2018 | 418 | 1,711 | 15.6 |
| 2019 | 460 | 3,704 | 21.4 |
| 2020 | 391 | 4,953 | 17.5 |
| 2021 | 387 | 1,841 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 413 | 2,975 | 22.6 |
| 2023 | 389 | 2,914 | 19.6 |
| 2024 | 346 | 4,476 | 40.2 |
| 2025 | 394 | 5,241 | 46.9 |
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 32.5 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 Braxton County: FAQ
- How often does Braxton County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Braxton County, WV logged 394 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 46.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Braxton County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,090 customers without power, beginning June 23, 2016 and lasting about 4d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Braxton County, WV right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Braxton County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include MONONGAHELA POWER CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Braxton County.
25063, 26335, 26376, 26601, 26615, 26619, 26621, 26623, 26624, 26627, 26629, 26631, 26636
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONONGAHELA POWER CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54007 and /api/v1/counties/54007/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Live data as of .