Power Outages in Raleigh County, WV
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 19 customers are without power in Raleigh County, WV across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 17.0 hours.
Raleigh County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Raleigh County right now.
Raleigh County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Raleigh County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 18m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 723 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Raleigh 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 Raleigh Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Raleigh County went about 17.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 22,865 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 9,517 customers out) · decade average 23.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 522 | 4,196 | 16.7 |
| 2016 | 571 | 22,865 | 42.8 |
| 2017 | 537 | 6,974 | 21.7 |
| 2018 | 561 | 9,517 | 43.3 |
| 2019 | 641 | 8,625 | 19.6 |
| 2020 | 650 | 5,875 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | 649 | 2,017 | 10.1 |
| 2022 | 662 | 3,163 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 686 | 5,999 | 20.8 |
| 2024 | 706 | 10,250 | 34.5 |
| 2025 | 797 | 7,555 | 17.0 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 23.6 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 Raleigh County: FAQ
- How often does Raleigh County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Raleigh County, WV logged 797 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 17.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Raleigh County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 22,865 customers without power, beginning July 8, 2016 and lasting about 1d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Raleigh County, WV right now?
- Yes — about 19 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Raleigh County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Raleigh County (showing 40 of 41).
25007, 25008, 25044, 25048, 25060, 25062, 25140, 25174, 25180, 25801, 25811, 25813, 25817, 25818, 25823, 25825, 25827, 25832, 25836, 25839, 25843, 25844, 25849, 25851, 25853, 25857, 25865, 25871, 25873, 25878, 25880, 25902, 25908, 25909, 25911, 25915, 25918, 25920, 25921, 25932
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/54081 and /api/v1/counties/54081/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Live data as of .