Power Outages in Morgan County, WV
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Morgan County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.5 hours.
Morgan County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Morgan County.
No active NWS alerts for Morgan County right now.
Morgan County has been under 38 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on September 2, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×14
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×10
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Morgan County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 39m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,984 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 3,006 customers out (34% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Morgan County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Morgan County went about 24.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,880 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 4,304 customers out) · decade average 13.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 310 | 6,880 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 317 | 4,588 | 14.8 |
| 2017 | 277 | 3,344 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 372 | 2,749 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | 362 | 3,360 | 15.3 |
| 2020 | 311 | 2,371 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 341 | 1,756 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 335 | 4,304 | 29.4 |
| 2023 | 336 | 3,316 | 10.1 |
| 2024 | 337 | 4,229 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 392 | 6,253 | 24.5 |
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 13.0 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 Morgan County: FAQ
- How often does Morgan County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Morgan County, WV logged 392 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Morgan County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,880 customers without power, beginning March 4, 2015 and lasting about 1h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Morgan County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Morgan County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Morgan County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Morgan County.
25411, 25422
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54065 and /api/v1/counties/54065/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers).