Power Outages in Hempstead County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Hempstead County, AR across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Hope - (AR) and South Central Ark El Coop, Inc, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 12.5 hours.
Hempstead County, AR is served by 5 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/hempstead-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hempstead County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/hempstead-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Hope - (AR) and South Central Ark El Coop, Inc.
47%of this county's ~11,075 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Hope - (AR), South Central Ark El 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | Live · county | 0 | 2,399 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · county | 6 | 1,999 | 0.3% | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 16:30 UTC | |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · county | 0 | 801 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| City of Hope - (AR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Central Ark El Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Southwest Arkansas E C C, Southwestern Electric Power Co 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 Hempstead 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71801 | 242 | 21 | 197 | ≤11 |
| 71838 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 71862 | 19 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 71855 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71825 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 71859 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71847 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71831 | ≤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 Hempstead County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hempstead County right now.
Hempstead County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×5
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Hempstead County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 6m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 360 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 49m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 409 customers out (3.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hempstead 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 Hempstead Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hempstead County went about 12.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 2,752 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 12.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,010 customers out) · decade average 8.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 228 | 2,274 | 10.2 |
| 2016 | 179 | 1,048 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 205 | 1,050 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 285 | 1,243 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 271 | 1,241 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 357 | 2,010 | 16.0 |
| 2021 | 353 | 1,418 | 7.0 |
| 2022 | 454 | 1,748 | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 430 | 2,752 | 15.1 |
| 2024 | 406 | 1,425 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 450 | 2,210 | 12.5 |
Cost of power in Hempstead County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hempstead 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
- Southwestern Electric Power Co12.1¢109,777 cust
- Southwest Arkansas E C C13.9¢24,974 cust
- South Central Ark El Coop, Inc16.1¢9,447 cust
- City of Hope - (AR)12.4¢5,792 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 · 8.4 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 Hempstead County: FAQ
- How often does Hempstead County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hempstead County, AR logged 450 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 12.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hempstead County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 2,752 customers without power, beginning February 1, 2023 and lasting about 3d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Hempstead County, AR right now?
- Yes, about 6 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hempstead County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, Southwest Arkansas E C C, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hempstead County.
71801, 71825, 71838, 71847, 71855, 71859, 71862
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 | - |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · county | |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | 7.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| City of Hope - (AR) | 0.9 hrs | No live feed | - |
| South Central Ark El 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/05057 and /api/v1/counties/05057/history. Live data as of .