Power Outage in Lynchburg, VA
Last report: March 16, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Lynchburg
To report a power outage in Lynchburg, Virginia, located in Lynchburg County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
AppalachianPower
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 24501, 24502, 24503, 24504, 24505, 24506, 24513, 24514, 24515.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Lynchburg County
Thunderstorm Wind. A severe storm produced a swath of wind damage across the southern part of the City of Lynchburg, from Laxton Road to Candlers Mountain Road. Damages consisted of numerous trees and limbs being blown down, as well as powerlines being downed along Enterprise Drive.
August 24, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm winds downed a power line at the intersection of Rivermont Avenue and V.E.S. Road. Damage values are estimated.
July 24, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. A few trees and power lines blown down by severe thunderstorm winds in Lynchburg City.
August 01, 2019
Thunderstorm Wind. Approximately 20 trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in the Lynchburg area. Several of the trees fell onto power lines, bringing them down. One tree fell on a chain link fence, destroying the fence.
July 21, 2019
A complex, broken line of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front producing very heavy rainfall and some embedded severe storms. Trees were blown trees onto power lines, which caused a number of power outages. Henry County and the city of Martinsville suffered the most tree damage and power outages. Rainfall was extremely intense within the very moist environment with precipitable water over 2 inches and several boundary collisions enhancing the rainfall. The highest amounts occurred in the City of Lynchburg and adjacent parts of Campbell County where radar estimated 4 to 6 inches of rain in several hours which was confirmed by several rain gages.
August 02, 2018
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