Power outages in Middlesex County, VA

Live outage counts for Urbanna and the rest of Middlesex County, updated every 10 minutes from Dominion Energy.

Right now

No outages reported

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

0customers without power

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

0.00% of 10,435 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 Energy0 / 10,435

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 Middlesex County

2014–2025 record

Middlesex County averaged 25.3 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 3.5 hours; the longest lasted 21 hours, starting June 19, 2025.

The largest on record began May 15, 2021, with 10,192 customers out at once.

Outages are most common in July.

25.3significant 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.

2.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

3.9 dayslongest on record (October 2018)

10,192most 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.
May 15, 2021	10,192	45 minutes	5,811
September 11, 2018	10,054	5 hours	14,585
June 24, 2021	6,546	30 minutes	2,912
April 25, 2024	6,250	45 minutes	3,182
October 12, 2018	5,764	3.9 days	252,946

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 Middlesex County

Urbanna