Power Outages in Mercer County, WV
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 79 customers are without power in Mercer County, WV across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 26.7 hours.
Mercer County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Mercer County right now.
Mercer County has been under 8 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on July 13, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Flood Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Mercer 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 Mercer Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mercer County went about 26.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,020 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 24,483 customers out) · decade average 14.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 531 | 10,864 | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 552 | 6,140 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 508 | 4,466 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 555 | 6,514 | 18.4 |
| 2019 | 584 | 5,409 | 7.4 |
| 2020 | 657 | 6,077 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 628 | 3,486 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 672 | 2,278 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 724 | 3,875 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 680 | 24,483 | 63.9 |
| 2025 | 739 | 25,020 | 26.7 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 14.9 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 Mercer County: FAQ
- How often does Mercer County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mercer County, WV logged 739 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 26.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mercer County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,020 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2025 and lasting about 16h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Mercer County, WV right now?
- Yes — about 79 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Mercer County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mercer County.
24701, 24712, 24714, 24715, 24724, 24729, 24731, 24733, 24737, 24738, 24739, 24740, 24747, 25820, 25841, 25922, 25971
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/54055 and /api/v1/counties/54055/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Live data as of .