When will the power be back in Radford, VA?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 19, 7,878 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 2 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 1.9 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Radford, Virginia — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Radford is a city in Radford; when the serving utility's public feed reports Radford directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the city-wide view as context.
Radford is a city of about 17,273 residents in Radford.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for Radford by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Radford is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the city-wide total.
ZIP codes in Radford: 24141 · 24142 · 24143 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Radford: the closest other places we track are Christiansburg, about 9 miles to the east; Blacksburg, about 10 miles to the northeast; Salem, about 30 miles to the east; Roanoke, about 35 miles to the east. Also nearby: Mount Airy, NC (43 mi S), Martinsville (49 mi SE), Beckley, WV (57 mi NW), Eden, NC (62 mi SE), Lewisville, NC (71 mi S), Winston-Salem, NC (72 mi S), Reidsville, NC (73 mi SE), Summerfield, NC (74 mi SE). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Staunton (109 mi); east toward Lynchburg (78 mi); southeast toward Danville (74 mi); south toward Kernersville, NC (75 mi); southwest toward Lenoir, NC (100 mi); west toward Kingsport, TN (117 mi); northwest toward Charleston, WV (103 mi).
Who serves Radford?
We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Radford — but several utilities can serve one city, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Radford's last tracked outage began Aug 14, peaked at 341 customers out, and was restored in 5 hours.
- Aug 14 — 341 customers out, restored in 5 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Radford, VA?
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 Radford area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page.
How do I check the power outage status in Radford, VA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Radford area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Radford ZIP code — 24141, 24142, 24143 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Radford, VA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Radford include Appalachian Power; confirm your own provider, then use its 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 Radford specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Radford we have the city-level view: Appalachian Power has published outages for Radford under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Radford is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Radford city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Radford.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers 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.
