Power Outages in Poinsett County, AR
Is there a power outage in Poinsett County, AR right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC, Craighead Electric Coop Corp and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp in Poinsett County, AR. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR).
Poinsett County, AR is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.2 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Poinsett County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/poinsett-county
No active outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC, Craighead Electric Coop Corp and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp in Poinsett County.
No live feed for Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Poinsett 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 Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
98%of this county's ~13,889 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR). 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 | 8,659 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 4,990 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Woodruff Electric Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Entergy Arkansas LLC, Craighead Electric Coop Corp and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp 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 Poinsett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72472 | 214 | 13 | 180 | ≤11 |
| 72432 | 153 | ≤11 | 134 | ≤11 |
| 72354 | 72 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 72365 | 55 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 72386 | 38 | ≤11 | 32 | 0 |
| 72479 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 72429 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72377 | ≤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 Poinsett County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Poinsett County right now.
Poinsett County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Poinsett County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 177 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 45m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 986 customers out (7.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 4m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 299 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Poinsett County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Poinsett County went about 9.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,165 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 9.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,070 customers out) · decade average 13.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 422 | 1,743 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 466 | 4,356 | 8.7 |
| 2017 | 435 | 5,710 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | 401 | 5,809 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 431 | 1,767 | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 456 | 1,791 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 573 | 5,222 | 19.2 |
| 2022 | 735 | 9,165 | 27.3 |
| 2023 | 624 | 5,070 | 37.1 |
| 2024 | 559 | 2,102 | 8.5 |
| 2025 | 743 | 4,092 | 9.2 |
Cost of power in Poinsett County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Poinsett 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
- 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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 13.8 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 Poinsett County: FAQ
- How often does Poinsett County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Poinsett County, AR logged 743 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Poinsett County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,165 customers without power, beginning February 2, 2022 and lasting about 1d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Poinsett County, AR right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Arkansas LLC, Craighead Electric Coop Corp and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp in Poinsett County, AR. There is no live feed for Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR).
- Which utilities serve Poinsett County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Entergy Arkansas LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Poinsett County.
72354, 72365, 72377, 72386, 72429, 72432, 72472, 72479
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 Poinsett 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 | - |
| Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | - | 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/05111 and /api/v1/counties/05111/history.