Power Outages in Wayne County, WV
Is there a power outage in Wayne County, WV right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:40 UTC, about 171 customers are without power in Wayne County, WV across 1 reported incident.
Wayne County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 26.3 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wayne-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 22:40 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, WV", live data as of October 19, 2026 22:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/west-virginia/wayne-county
Report an outage in Wayne County, WV
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
98%of this county's ~22,607 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | Live · county | 171 | 22,124 | 0.8% | - | 1 | October 20, 2026 02:00 UTC |
Appalachian Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Wayne County2
Individual outages as listed by Appalachian Power, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | - | In_Progress | October 20, 2026 02:00 UTC | Appalachian Power | |
| 5 | - | Dispatched | October 20, 2026 01:00 UTC | Appalachian Power |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Wayne Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25704 | 311 | 19 | 258 | ≤11 |
| 25570 | 172 | ≤11 | 134 | 0 |
| 25530 | 162 | ≤11 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 25514 | 85 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 25535 | 61 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 25555 | 45 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 25517 | 42 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 25512 | 37 | ≤11 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 25511 | 25 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 25669 | 22 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 25699 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 25534 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
- Special Weather StatementMODERATE
Wayne County has been under 66 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 19, 2026.
- Flash Flood Warning ×20
- Special Weather Statement ×15
- Flood Watch ×10
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Flood Warning ×5
- Tornado Warning ×3
Latest Wayne County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 245 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 36m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 293 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 684 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 34m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 3, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne 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 Wayne Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 26.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 18,901 customers.
The US EIA reports West Virginia utilities averaged 16.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 26.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 18,901 customers out) · decade average 44.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 423 | 5,422 | 26.8 |
| 2016 | 430 | 5,449 | 34.3 |
| 2017 | 378 | 7,087 | 24.6 |
| 2018 | 508 | 4,126 | 25.5 |
| 2019 | 514 | 5,310 | 26.1 |
| 2020 | 512 | 5,319 | 28.3 |
| 2021 | 411 | 18,901 | 180.4 |
| 2022 | 502 | 5,300 | 29.8 |
| 2023 | 553 | 9,113 | 40.6 |
| 2024 | 590 | 10,335 | 42.9 |
| 2025 | 674 | 4,571 | 26.3 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Appalachian Power Co17.0¢347,654 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 44.1 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 Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, WV logged 674 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 26.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 18,901 customers without power, beginning February 10, 2021 and lasting about 57d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, WV right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 22:40 UTC, about 171 customers are without power in Wayne County, WV across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include Appalachian Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
25507, 25511, 25512, 25514, 25517, 25530, 25534, 25535, 25555, 25570, 25669, 25699, 25704
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Wayne County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in West Virginia →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Power Co | 18.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/54099 and /api/v1/counties/54099/history. Live data as of .