Power Outages in Upshur County, WV
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Upshur County, WV. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.7 hours.
Upshur County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Upshur County.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Upshur County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Special Weather Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Upshur County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 51m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,727 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,727 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,727 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,971 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,729 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,729 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 587 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Upshur County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Upshur County went about 16.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,704 customers.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 5,016 customers out) · decade average 15.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 413 | 5,016 | 32.8 |
| 2016 | 444 | 7,118 | 19.2 |
| 2017 | 355 | 8,704 | 20.9 |
| 2018 | 400 | 2,535 | 6.0 |
| 2019 | 433 | 2,807 | 10.2 |
| 2020 | 428 | 2,531 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 392 | 2,203 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 442 | 2,546 | 10.7 |
| 2023 | 352 | 2,905 | 13.5 |
| 2024 | 414 | 5,749 | 22.9 |
| 2025 | 416 | 2,560 | 16.7 |
Relatively Low ice storms exposure · 15.1 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 Upshur County: FAQ
- How often does Upshur County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Upshur County, WV logged 416 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Upshur County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,704 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2017 and lasting about 2d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Upshur County, WV right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Upshur County, WV. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Upshur County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include MONONGAHELA POWER CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Upshur County.
26201, 26210, 26218, 26228, 26234, 26237
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/54097 and /api/v1/counties/54097/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers).