When's the power back on in Winston-Salem, NC?
Track current power outages in Winston-Salem, North Carolina — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Winston-Salem directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Who serves Winston-Salem — and how this estimate works
Serving utilities tracked for Forsyth County include Surry-Yadkin EMC (NC). The estimate uses changes in the reported outage count, restoration progress, current weather, outage size, and available local history. It is independent and unofficial — when a utility posts an official restoration time, both are shown separately. We score our own estimates against what actually happened on the accuracy page. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Winston-Salem, NC?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Winston-Salem area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live status at the top of this page.
How do I report a power outage in Winston-Salem, NC?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Winston-Salem is served by Surry-Yadkin EMC (NC); use the utility's outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Winston-Salem specifically, or the whole county?
Both. When your serving utility's public feed reports Winston-Salem directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time; otherwise it shows the Forsyth County county-wide view, which still covers Winston-Salem.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when power actually came back, and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
