Power Outages in Mineral County, WV
As of September 4, 2026 06:07 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Mineral County, WV across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.5 hours.
Mineral County, WV is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active NWS alerts for Mineral County right now.
Mineral County has been under 56 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on September 4, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×16
- Flood Watch ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×10
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×4
Latest Mineral County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 53m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 531 customers out (3.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mineral 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 Mineral Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mineral County went about 6.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,674 customers.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 4,554 customers out) · decade average 5.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 425 | 2,894 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 354 | 4,558 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | 376 | 4,562 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 365 | 3,318 | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 382 | 4,554 | 12.4 |
| 2020 | 372 | 1,510 | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 392 | 4,240 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 380 | 2,391 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 395 | 4,674 | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 369 | 1,436 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 433 | 2,836 | 6.5 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 5.7 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 Mineral County: FAQ
- How often does Mineral County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mineral County, WV logged 433 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mineral County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,674 customers without power, beginning March 4, 2023 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Mineral County, WV right now?
- Yes — about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Mineral County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include MONONGAHELA POWER CO, THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mineral County.
26710, 26717, 26719, 26726, 26743, 26750, 26753, 26767
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 ✓ | — |
| THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54057 and /api/v1/counties/54057/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Live data as of .