Power outages in Summers County, WV
Live outage counts for Hinton and the rest of Summers County, updated every 10 minutes from Appalachian Power and Mon Power.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.fewer than 5customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.i
Utilities hide very small outages for privacy and publish them only as "fewer than 5". Where many of these add up, we show an estimate ("about …").Appalachian Powerfewer than 5 / 2,133
Mon Powerno county countServes part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
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This utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.Outage map
County outlineAppalachian Power and Mon Power publish totals only, not outage locations.
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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 8 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. |
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| 24935 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 66 | 0.00% |
| 25951 | Hinton | 0 | 567 | 0.00% |
| 25966 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 108 | 0.00% |
| 25969 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 208 | 0.00% |
| 25977 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 25978 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 25979 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 662 | 0.00% |
| 25985 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 54 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Summers County
2014–2025 recordSummers County averaged 26 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most West Virginia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 38. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 3.7 days, starting January 6, 2025.
The largest on record began March 1, 2017, with 5,123 customers out at once.
26significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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.3.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.4.1 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
5,123most 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. |
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| March 1, 2017 | 5,123 | 3.3 days | 116,601 |
| February 24, 2019 | 3,074 | 36 hours | 39,881 |
| June 23, 2016 | 2,989 | 2.4 days | 53,004 |
| November 1, 2014 | 2,897 | 1 hour | 2,199 |
| December 10, 2014 | 2,810 | 6.5 hours | 5,558 |
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
- Mon 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.