Power Outages in Montgomery County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC and Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc in Montgomery County, AR. There is no live feed for South Central Ark El Coop, Inc. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.3 hours.
Montgomery County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/montgomery-county
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- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montgomery County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/montgomery-county
No active outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC and Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc in Montgomery County.
No live feed for South Central Ark El Coop, Inc: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
95%of this county's ~8,159 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · county | 0 | 7,537 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc | Live · county | 0 | 232 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| South Central Ark El Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Entergy Arkansas LLC and Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc 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 Montgomery 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71957 | 49 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 71960 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 71970 | 17 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 71961 | 13 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 71935 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71969 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71965 | ≤11 | ≤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 Montgomery County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Montgomery County right now.
Montgomery County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 22, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Montgomery County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 18.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,130 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 18.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 4,130 customers out) · decade average 28.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 350 | 4,130 | 49.6 |
| 2016 | 348 | 4,130 | 85.1 |
| 2017 | 323 | 4,130 | 25.5 |
| 2018 | 376 | 4,130 | 17.0 |
| 2019 | 336 | 2,139 | 13.2 |
| 2020 | 392 | 4,130 | 19.3 |
| 2021 | 440 | 4,130 | 21.4 |
| 2022 | 506 | 1,897 | 15.4 |
| 2023 | 405 | 4,130 | 28.0 |
| 2024 | 421 | 2,014 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | 534 | 4,130 | 18.3 |
Cost of power in Montgomery County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montgomery 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
- South Central Ark El Coop, Inc16.1¢9,447 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 · 28.6 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 Montgomery County: FAQ
- How often does Montgomery County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montgomery County, AR logged 534 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montgomery County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,130 customers without power, beginning February 16, 2015 and lasting about 2d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Montgomery County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Montgomery County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montgomery County.
71935, 71957, 71960, 71961, 71965, 71969, 71970
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 | - |
| South Central Ark El Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc | - | 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/05097 and /api/v1/counties/05097/history.