Power Outages in Lamar County, AL
Alabama Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 45.8 hours.
Lamar County, AL is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/alabama/lamar-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lamar County, AL". https://massoutage.com/alabama/lamar-county
Alabama Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~9,132 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Alabama Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lamar Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35586 | 64 | ≤11 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 35592 | 49 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 35576 | 48 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 35574 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 35552 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 35544 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Lamar County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lamar County right now.
Lamar County has been under 30 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×13
- Tropical Storm Warning ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×4
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Lamar County, AL outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 127 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 11m
Hardest-hit cities in Lamar County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lamar County went about 45.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,982 customers.
The US EIA reports Alabama utilities averaged 4.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 45.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 3,693 customers out) · decade average 23.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 221 | 1,769 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 504 | 1,310 | 8.0 |
| 2019 | 536 | 4,451 | 31.7 |
| 2020 | 548 | 4,982 | 15.3 |
| 2021 | 539 | 2,498 | 24.6 |
| 2022 | 626 | 3,924 | 14.8 |
| 2023 | 562 | 4,330 | 33.4 |
| 2024 | 623 | 3,551 | 31.2 |
| 2025 | 639 | 3,693 | 45.8 |
Cost of power in Lamar County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lamar County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Alabama Power Co17.9¢1,342,827 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 23.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Lamar County: FAQ
- How often does Lamar County, AL lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lamar County, AL logged 639 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 45.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lamar County, AL?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,982 customers without power, beginning November 10, 2020 and lasting about 3h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lamar County, AL right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lamar County, AL. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lamar County, AL?
- Tracked electric providers include Alabama Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lamar County.
35544, 35574, 35576, 35586, 35592
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Power Co | - | Live · total only | |
| Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Alabama customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/01075 and /api/v1/counties/01075/history.