Power Outages in Prairie County, AR
Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 49.0 hours.
Prairie County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/prairie-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Prairie County, AR". https://massoutage.com/arkansas/prairie-county
Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp and Woodruff Electric Coop Corp publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,646 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First Electric Coop Corp | 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 Prairie 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72040 | 67 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 72064 | 53 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 72041 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 72170 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72066 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72017 | ≤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 Prairie County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Prairie County right now.
Prairie County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Heat Advisory on September 19, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×13
Latest Prairie County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 51m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 548 customers out (6.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 408 customers out (5.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 164 customers out (2.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 186 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Prairie County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Prairie County went about 49.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,917 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 49.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 3,917 customers out) · decade average 28.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 421 | 3,250 | 7.7 |
| 2016 | 411 | 2,218 | 12.9 |
| 2017 | 477 | 1,759 | 15.1 |
| 2018 | 490 | 1,364 | 19.6 |
| 2019 | 389 | 2,024 | 24.4 |
| 2020 | 488 | 1,298 | 39.0 |
| 2021 | 587 | 1,582 | 15.6 |
| 2022 | 569 | 3,175 | 49.8 |
| 2023 | 543 | 3,917 | 63.0 |
| 2024 | 609 | 1,772 | 18.9 |
| 2025 | 642 | 3,917 | 49.0 |
Cost of power in Prairie County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Prairie 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
- First Electric Coop Corp12.9¢96,685 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 Moderate 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 Prairie County: FAQ
- How often does Prairie County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Prairie County, AR logged 642 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 49.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Prairie County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,917 customers without power, beginning April 2, 2025 and lasting about 11d.
- Is there a power outage in Prairie County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Prairie County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Prairie County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC, First Electric Coop Corp, Woodruff Electric Coop Corp.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Prairie County.
72017, 72040, 72041, 72064, 72066, 72170
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 | - |
| First Electric Coop Corp | 10.8 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/05117 and /api/v1/counties/05117/history.