Power Outages in Sebastian County, AR
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp and Southwestern Electric Power Co in Sebastian County, AR. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Sebastian County, AR is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/sebastian-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sebastian County, AR", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/sebastian-county
No active outages are reported by Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp and Southwestern Electric Power Co in Sebastian County.
63%of this county's ~106,794 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 48,200 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | Live · county | 0 | 14,006 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 5,526 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp and Southwestern Electric Power Co 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 Sebastian 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72903 | 341 | 22 | 288 | ≤11 |
| 72901 | 304 | 26 | 260 | ≤11 |
| 72904 | 242 | 14 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 72936 | 208 | 23 | 175 | ≤11 |
| 72908 | 193 | 12 | 156 | 0 |
| 72916 | 119 | ≤11 | 93 | 0 |
| 72923 | 110 | 13 | 96 | 0 |
| 72941 | 100 | ≤11 | 86 | ≤11 |
| 72937 | 75 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 72940 | 46 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 72944 | 45 | ≤11 | 40 | 0 |
| 72938 | 27 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 72945 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 72902 | ≤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 Sebastian County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sebastian County right now.
Sebastian County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 2, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×10
- Flood Advisory ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Sebastian County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Fort Smithno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sebastian County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,877 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 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 15,021 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 631 | 4,670 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 249 | 15,317 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 232 | 6,290 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 382 | 12,259 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 687 | 16,877 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 559 | 6,320 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 592 | 14,250 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 701 | 2,269 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 770 | 15,021 | 9.2 |
| 2024 | 963 | 9,300 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 998 | 4,233 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Sebastian County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sebastian 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
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co11.6¢58,569 cust
- Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp14.1¢55,000 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 · 3.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Sebastian County: FAQ
- How often does Sebastian County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sebastian County, AR logged 998 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sebastian County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,877 customers without power, beginning May 18, 2019 and lasting about 2d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Sebastian County, AR right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Sebastian County, AR. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Sebastian County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Fort Smith. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Sebastian County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sebastian County.
72901, 72903, 72904, 72905, 72908, 72916, 72923, 72936, 72937, 72938, 72940, 72941, 72944, 72945
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 | |
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp | 5.2 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | - | 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/05131 and /api/v1/counties/05131/history.