Power Outages in Columbia County, AR
Entergy Arkansas LLC and Southwest Arkansas E C C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 16.3 hours.
Columbia County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/columbia-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Columbia County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/columbia-county
Entergy Arkansas LLC and Southwest Arkansas E C C publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~12,603 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Arkansas LLC, Southwest Arkansas E C C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Columbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71753 | 236 | ≤11 | 195 | ≤11 |
| 71770 | 65 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 71861 | 34 | ≤11 | 30 | ≤11 |
| 71740 | 23 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 71752 | 20 | ≤11 | 17 | 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 Columbia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Columbia County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 216 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 604 customers out (4.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 738 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 292 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Columbia County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbia County went about 16.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,114 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 16.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 6,114 customers out) · decade average 13.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 536 | 4,025 | 9.4 |
| 2016 | 513 | 3,981 | 9.4 |
| 2017 | 470 | 3,128 | 7.3 |
| 2018 | 492 | 1,211 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 435 | 4,035 | 23.4 |
| 2020 | 463 | 6,114 | 32.1 |
| 2021 | 637 | 4,334 | 12.0 |
| 2022 | 689 | 2,732 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 575 | 3,710 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | 590 | 3,323 | 9.1 |
| 2025 | 489 | 4,002 | 16.3 |
Cost of power in Columbia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Columbia 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
- Southwest Arkansas E C C13.9¢24,974 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.
Very High ice storms exposure · 13.5 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 Columbia County: FAQ
- How often does Columbia County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbia County, AR logged 489 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 16.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbia County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,114 customers without power, beginning August 27, 2020 and lasting about 4d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Columbia County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Columbia County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Columbia County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, Southwest Arkansas E C C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbia County.
71740, 71752, 71753, 71770
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 · total only | - |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | 7.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/05027 and /api/v1/counties/05027/history.