Power Outages in Cross County, AR
Entergy Arkansas LLC and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.1 hours.
Cross County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/cross-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cross County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/cross-county
Entergy Arkansas LLC and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~12,619 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Arkansas LLC, Woodruff Electric Coop Corp.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Woodruff Electric Coop Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cross 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72396 | 194 | 20 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 72324 | 39 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 72373 | 29 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 72347 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤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 Cross County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cross County right now.
Cross County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Cross County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cross County went about 8.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 7,940 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 8.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 7,125 customers out) · decade average 13.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 375 | 1,245 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 427 | 4,038 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 352 | 2,168 | 6.6 |
| 2018 | 322 | 1,521 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 345 | 1,045 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 527 | 6,499 | 25.4 |
| 2021 | 592 | 3,514 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 729 | 7,940 | 28.5 |
| 2023 | 683 | 7,125 | 45.9 |
| 2024 | 670 | 1,434 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 677 | 1,486 | 8.1 |
Cost of power in Cross County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cross 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
- Woodruff Electric Coop Corp12.5¢12,100 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 · 13.0 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 Cross County: FAQ
- How often does Cross County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cross County, AR logged 677 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cross County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 7,940 customers without power, beginning February 24, 2022 and lasting about 8d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Cross County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cross County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cross County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, Woodruff Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cross County.
72324, 72347, 72373, 72387, 72396
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 | - |
| Woodruff Electric Coop Corp | 0.7 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/05037 and /api/v1/counties/05037/history.