Power Outages in Union County, AR
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 56 customers are without power in Union County, AR across 1 reported incident. Entergy Arkansas LLC publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 9.5 hours.
Union County, AR is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/arkansas/union-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Union County, AR", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/arkansas/union-county
0.0%of this county's ~23,346 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Arkansas LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71730 | 603 | 76 | 507 | ≤11 |
| 71749 | 47 | ≤11 | 37 | 0 |
| 71765 | 46 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 71762 | 44 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 71747 | 29 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 71758 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 71724 | ≤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 Union County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Union County right now.
Union County has been under 15 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
Latest Union County, AR outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 642 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 207 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 664 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Union County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Union Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Union County went about 9.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,174 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 9.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 8,280 customers out) · decade average 15.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 739 | 11,174 | 10.6 |
| 2016 | 772 | 8,857 | 23.1 |
| 2017 | 693 | 3,015 | 8.0 |
| 2018 | 577 | 3,783 | 12.2 |
| 2019 | 375 | 4,439 | 24.6 |
| 2020 | 580 | 8,280 | 38.0 |
| 2021 | 592 | 5,039 | 15.9 |
| 2022 | 734 | 2,334 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 674 | 3,225 | 13.5 |
| 2024 | 778 | 4,022 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | 706 | 1,890 | 9.5 |
Cost of power in Union County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Union 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
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 · 15.8 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 Union County: FAQ
- How often does Union County, AR lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Union County, AR logged 706 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 9.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Union County, AR?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,174 customers without power, beginning October 5, 2015 and lasting about 11h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Union County, AR right now?
- Yes, about 56 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Union County, AR?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Arkansas LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Union County.
71724, 71730, 71747, 71749, 71758, 71759, 71762, 71765
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 | - |
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/05139 and /api/v1/counties/05139/history. Live data as of .