Power outages in Wappingers Falls, NY

Live outages for Wappingers Falls and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Wappingers Falls has 6,048 residents.

Right now

Outages reported

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

34customers without power in Dutchess County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Share of customers unknown

At least one utility here doesn't publish how many customers it serves in this area, so we can't show a percentage.

Updated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

Central Hudson and NYSEG and RG&E doesn't publish a count for Wappingers Falls itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

Wappingers FallsDutchess CountyCentral Hudson and NYSEG and RG&E publish totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Dutchess County, which includes Wappingers Falls

2014–2025 record

Dutchess County averaged 37.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for New York counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 40. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 2 days, starting July 3, 2025.

The largest on record began August 4, 2020, with 67,413 customers out at once.

37.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.

2 hourstypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

5.1 dayslongest on record (August 2020)

67,413most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 4, 2020	67,413	5.1 days	2,613,713
March 2, 2018	34,503	4.6 days	2,116,079
May 15, 2018	23,998	3.2 days	925,750
July 6, 2021	22,231	1.8 days	295,122
June 27, 2024	22,089	23 hours	234,349

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

From EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

Central Hudson: outage map and reporting
NYSEG and RG&E: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

Wappingers Falls is in

Dutchess County