Power Outages in Wirt County, WV
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 20 customers are without power in Wirt County, WV across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 37.9 hours.
Wirt County, WV is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Wirt County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flood Watch ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Wirt County, WV outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 48m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 518 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Wirt 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 Wirt Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wirt County went about 37.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,848 customers.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 4,372 customers out) · decade average 47.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 278 | 4,372 | 105.1 |
| 2016 | 245 | 6,808 | 42.8 |
| 2017 | 220 | 6,848 | 65.7 |
| 2018 | 257 | 2,347 | 21.8 |
| 2019 | 300 | 3,563 | 41.2 |
| 2020 | 245 | 3,294 | 37.3 |
| 2021 | 254 | 3,146 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 266 | 3,671 | 74.5 |
| 2023 | 245 | 3,564 | 42.1 |
| 2024 | 242 | 2,557 | 22.4 |
| 2025 | 277 | 3,433 | 37.9 |
Very Low hurricanes exposure · 47.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Wirt County: FAQ
- How often does Wirt County, WV lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wirt County, WV logged 277 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 37.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wirt County, WV?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,848 customers without power, beginning October 25, 2017 and lasting about 6h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Wirt County, WV right now?
- Yes — about 20 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Wirt County, WV?
- Tracked electric providers include MONONGAHELA POWER CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wirt County.
26143, 26160
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/54105 and /api/v1/counties/54105/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of West Virginia customers). Live data as of .