Power Outages in Ashley County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC in Ashley County, AR. There is no live feed for Ashley Chicot Elec Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.2 hours.
Ashley County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/ashley-county
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- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ashley County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/ashley-county
No active outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC in Ashley County.
No live feed for Ashley Chicot Elec Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
99%of this county's ~8,542 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Ashley Chicot Elec Coop, Inc. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · county | 0 | 8,481 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Ashley Chicot Elec Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Entergy Arkansas LLC reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ashley 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 (5)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71635 | 209 | 21 | 177 | ≤11 |
| 71646 | 108 | ≤11 | 84 | 0 |
| 71676 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 71661 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71658 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Ashley County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ashley County right now.
Ashley County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Ashley County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 14m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 153 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 494 customers out (5.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 15m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 314 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 953 customers out (10% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Ashley County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ashley County went about 5.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,501 customers.
The US EIA reports Arkansas utilities averaged 7.9 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 5.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 5,501 customers out) · decade average 17.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 437 | 3,693 | 8.6 |
| 2016 | 406 | 3,847 | 11.0 |
| 2017 | 420 | 3,579 | 11.0 |
| 2018 | 448 | 4,345 | 23.5 |
| 2019 | 429 | 3,502 | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 433 | 5,501 | 61.3 |
| 2021 | 593 | 2,061 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 613 | 3,749 | 12.9 |
| 2023 | 522 | 5,090 | 37.2 |
| 2024 | 605 | 1,186 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 553 | 1,038 | 5.2 |
Cost of power in Ashley County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ashley 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.
- Entergy Arkansas LLC13.4¢612,254 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 High ice storms exposure · 17.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Ashley County: FAQ
- How often does Ashley County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ashley County, AR logged 553 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ashley County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,501 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2020 and lasting about 5d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Ashley County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Ashley County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Ashley County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ashley County.
71635, 71642, 71646, 71658, 71661, 71676
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | 8.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Ashley Chicot Elec 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 Arkansas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/05003 and /api/v1/counties/05003/history.