Power Outages in Craighead County, AR
Is there a power outage in Craighead County, AR right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Craighead County, AR across 1 reported incident.
Craighead County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.2 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/craighead-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Craighead County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/craighead-county
Report an outage in Craighead County, AR
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Entergy Arkansas LLC, Craighead Electric Coop Corp and City Water and Light Plant - (AR); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~57,726 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Water and Light Plant - (AR) | Live · county | 0 | 40,512 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 13,490 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · county | 1 | 5,754 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
City Water and Light Plant - (AR), Craighead Electric Coop Corp and Entergy Arkansas LLC reportevery 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 Craighead 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 (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72401 | 672 | 53 | 565 | ≤11 |
| 72404 | 311 | 19 | 242 | ≤11 |
| 72416 | 99 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 72437 | 76 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 72417 | 58 | ≤11 | 49 | ≤11 |
| 72411 | 46 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 72419 | 41 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 72447 | 40 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 72421 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72414 | ≤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 Craighead County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Craighead County right now.
Craighead County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
Latest Craighead County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,136 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 285 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,022 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 528 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
Hardest-hit cities in Craighead County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Craighead Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Craighead County went about 3.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 5,528 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 3.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 5,223 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 252 | 2,891 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 217 | 1,692 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 196 | 4,489 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 219 | 1,675 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 240 | 1,686 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 485 | 2,219 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 494 | 5,528 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 677 | 2,270 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 583 | 5,524 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 569 | 2,267 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 658 | 5,223 | 3.2 |
Cost of power in Craighead County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Craighead 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
- City Water and Light Plant - (AR)7.1¢35,335 cust
- Craighead Electric Coop Corp12.5¢25,180 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Very High ice storms exposure · 1.2 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 Craighead County: FAQ
- How often does Craighead County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Craighead County, AR logged 658 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Craighead County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 5,528 customers without power, beginning December 11, 2021 and lasting about 3d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Craighead County, AR right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Craighead County, AR across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Craighead County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include City Water and Light Plant - (AR), Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC.
Jonesboro. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Craighead County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Craighead County.
72401, 72404, 72405, 72411, 72414, 72416, 72417, 72419, 72421, 72427, 72437, 72447, 72467
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Craighead County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Arkansas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | 8.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | 8.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City Water and Light Plant - (AR) | - | Live · county | - |
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/05031 and /api/v1/counties/05031/history. Live data as of .