Power outages in Hampton city, VA

Live outage counts for Hampton and the rest of Hampton city, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

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

16customers without power

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

0.02% of 66,603 customersUpdated 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.

Dominion Energy16 / 66,603

Outage map

County outlineDominion Energy publishes 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 Hampton city

2014–2025 record

Hampton city averaged 26.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 26. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 7.5 hours, starting November 16, 2025.

The largest on record began October 11, 2018, with 27,605 customers out at once.

26.3significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

3 dayslongest on record (October 2018)

27,605most 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.
October 11, 2018	27,605	3 days	654,889
August 4, 2020	24,593	2.4 days	550,624
October 8, 2016	19,285	2.7 days	459,132
July 27, 2025	8,765	6 hours	17,461
June 25, 2023	8,415	3 hours	21,270

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

Dominion Energy: 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.

Cities in Hampton city

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