Power outages in Mabscott, WV

Live outages for Mabscott and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Mabscott has 1,259 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

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

18customers without power in Raleigh County

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

0.05% of 38,056 customersUpdated 8 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.

Appalachian Power doesn't publish a count for Mabscott itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

MabscottRaleigh CountyAppalachian Power 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.

ZIP codes in Mabscott

ZIPs mostly inside Mabscott; share from the Census

ZIP	Inside Mabscott i How much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data.	Out	Customers i A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.	% out i Customers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
25871	100%	0	484	0.00%

Outage history in Raleigh County, which includes Mabscott

2014–2025 record

Raleigh County averaged 73.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most West Virginia counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 77. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 2.9 days, starting January 6, 2025.

The largest on record began July 8, 2016, with 22,865 customers out at once.

73.7significant 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.

3 hourstypical (median) length

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

5.7 dayslongest on record (November 2018)

22,865most 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.
July 8, 2016	22,865	4.6 days	756,612
September 27, 2024	10,250	4.1 days	359,042
November 15, 2018	9,517	5.7 days	493,341
March 26, 2019	8,625	22 hours	57,790
January 6, 2025	7,555	2.9 days	130,730

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

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.