Hurricane Matthew

2,139,789without power at peak
313counties affected
5states

A Category 4 hurricane struck Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina with destructive winds and flooding. At peak (October 7–9, 2016), 2,139,789 customers lost power across 5 states.

Peak Outages by State

State Customers Out Tracked % Out
North Carolina 86 counties 682,352
5,560,442 12.3%
South Carolina 37 counties 520,816
3,270,844 15.9%
Florida 43 counties 461,566
12,834,396 3.6%
Virginia 101 counties 270,740
4,405,666 6.1%
Georgia 46 counties 204,315
5,785,236 3.5%