When will the power be back in Roanoke, 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 Roanoke, Virginia — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Roanoke is a city in Roanoke; when the serving utility's public feed reports Roanoke directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the city-wide view as context.
Roanoke is a city of about 97,912 residents in Roanoke.
Appalachian Power has reported outages for Roanoke by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Roanoke 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 Roanoke: 24001 · 24002 · 24003 · 24004 · 24005 · 24006 · 24007 · 24008 · 24009 · 24010 · 24011 · 24012 · 24013 · 24014 · 24015 · 24016 · 24017 · 24022 · 24024 · 24025 · 24026 · 24027 · 24028 · 24029 · 24030 · 24031 · 24032 · 24033 · 24034 · 24035 · 24036 · 24037 · 24038 · 24040 · 24042 · 24043 (Roanoke also extends into a neighboring city; those ZIPs are listed on that city's pages.) Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Roanoke: the closest other places we track are Salem, about 5 miles to the west; Blacksburg, about 26 miles to the west; Christiansburg, about 26 miles to the west; Radford, about 35 miles to the west. Also nearby: Martinsville (41 mi S), Lynchburg (43 mi E), Eden, NC (55 mi S), Danville (57 mi SE), Mount Airy, NC (64 mi SW), Reidsville, NC (67 mi S), Summerfield, NC (75 mi S), Beckley, WV (76 mi NW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Staunton (78 mi); southeast toward Mebane, NC (91 mi); south toward Kernersville, NC (81 mi); southwest toward Statesville, NC (115 mi); west toward Bristol, TN (134 mi); northwest toward Charleston, WV (118 mi).
Who serves Roanoke?
We track live outage data from Appalachian Power in Roanoke — 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.
Roanoke's last tracked outage began Aug 16, peaked at 198 customers out, and was restored in an hour. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Aug 16 — 198 customers out, restored in an hour
- Aug 16 — 79 customers out, restored in 50 minutes
- Aug 15 — 527 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Aug 15 — 980 customers out, restored in 4 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Roanoke, 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 Roanoke area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Roanoke's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Roanoke, VA?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Roanoke 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 Roanoke ZIP code — 24001, 24002, 24003, 24004, 24005, 24006, or any of the other 30 — 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 Roanoke, VA?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Roanoke 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 Roanoke specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Roanoke we have the city-level view: Appalachian Power has published outages for Roanoke under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Roanoke is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Roanoke city-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the city figure already includes Roanoke.
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.
