Hurricane Helene

At the peak, 4,594,288 customers were without power, most of them in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia.

Hurricane Helene

Customers out at the peak 4,594,288 Sep 27, 2024, 2:00 PM

Customer-hours lost 415M Every customer out, times every hour out

Counties with 10%+ out 537 of 957 counties affected

Above 600,000 out nationally 8.6 days Sep 26, 2024, 8:00 PM onward

States affected 50 FL · SC · GA · NC · OH

Hardest-hit county 100%out Greenville, SC · 208,040 customers

Hour by hour

The country, in the dark

Customers without power across the US, two days either side. The shaded band is the time the national total stayed above 600,000.

By state

State	Peak out	Share	Counties 10%+
Florida	1,477,567	16%	38
South Carolina	1,365,297	49%	44
Georgia	1,219,662	25%	109
North Carolina	1,021,619	27%	42
Ohio	384,497	13%	26
Virginia	289,296	18%	46
Kentucky	285,655	15%	63
Indiana	207,928	9%	22
Tennessee	197,078	8%	18
California	130,637	3%	5
West Virginia	109,579	19%	25
Pennsylvania	59,024	3%	2
Texas	50,711	4%	15
Montana	40,803	14%	10
New York	32,739	3%	0
Michigan	29,845	2%	4
Idaho	29,149	5%	9
Washington	27,711	2%	1
Illinois	24,596	5%	9
New Jersey	22,810	2%	0

State peaks add each county's own peak, which may fall at different hours, so they can exceed the true simultaneous total.

By county