Power Outages in Little River County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Southwestern Electric Power Co and Southwest Arkansas E C C in Little River County, AR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 39.3 hours.
Little River County, AR is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/little-river-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Little River County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/little-river-county
No active outages are reported by Southwestern Electric Power Co and Southwest Arkansas E C C in Little River County.
100%of this county's ~6,304 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 4,152 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | Live · county | 0 | 3,817 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Southwestern Electric Power Co and Southwest Arkansas E C C 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 Little River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71822 | 182 | 14 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 71836 | 53 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 71866 | 18 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 71853 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71820 | ≤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 Little River County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Little River County right now.
Little River 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 ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Little River County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 333 customers out (4.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 232 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 101 customers out (1.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Little River County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Little River County went about 39.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,623 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 39.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,623 customers out) · decade average 20.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 188 | 1,384 | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 194 | 3,052 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 214 | 3,029 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 238 | 906 | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 282 | 1,180 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 454 | 2,115 | 19.8 |
| 2021 | 411 | 3,623 | 59.7 |
| 2022 | 489 | 1,217 | 13.8 |
| 2023 | 536 | 2,255 | 27.8 |
| 2024 | 559 | 3,623 | 31.3 |
| 2025 | 568 | 3,623 | 39.3 |
Cost of power in Little River County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Little River 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.
- Southwestern Electric Power Co12.1¢109,777 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 · 20.8 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 Little River County: FAQ
- How often does Little River County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Little River County, AR logged 568 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 39.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Little River County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,623 customers without power, beginning June 3, 2024 and lasting about 2d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Little River County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Little River County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Little River County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwest Arkansas E C C, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Little River County.
71820, 71822, 71836, 71853, 71865, 71866
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 7.5 hrs | Live · county | |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | 7.8 hrs | 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/05081 and /api/v1/counties/05081/history.