Power outages in Floyd County, VA
Live outage counts for Floyd and the rest of Floyd County, updated every 10 minutes from Appalachian Power.
Right now
No outages reported
i
Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers without power
i
A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Appalachian Power0 / 10,063
Outage map
County outlineAppalachian Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
i
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.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 6 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24072 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 844 | 0.00% |
| 24079 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 1,157 | 0.00% |
| 24091 | Floyd | 0 | 4,849 | 0.00% |
| 24105 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 282 | 0.00% |
| 24138 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 786 | 0.00% |
| 24380 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 1,815 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Floyd County
2014–2025 recordFloyd County averaged 29.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 33. Half were over within 3 hours; the longest lasted 5.8 days, starting February 12, 2025.
The largest on record began February 12, 2025, with 9,035 customers out at once.
29.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
i
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.3 hourstypical (median) length
i
Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.5.8 dayslongest on record (February 2025)
9,035most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2025 | 9,035 | 5.8 days | 620,004 |
| July 26, 2024 | 8,156 | 5.5 hours | 30,244 |
| November 15, 2018 | 8,052 | 4.5 days | 392,724 |
| May 18, 2016 | 7,447 | 1.5 hours | 5,181 |
| February 13, 2021 | 7,346 | 4.3 days | 330,226 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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
- Appalachian Power: 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.