Power Outages in Adams County, MS
Is there a power outage in Adams County, MS right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Adams County, MS across 1 reported incident.
Adams County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 20.2 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/adams-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Adams County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/adams-county
Report an outage in Adams County, MS
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 Mississippi LLC and Southwest Mississippi E P A; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
98%of this county's ~16,977 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · county | 9 | 11,213 | 0.1% | - | - | - | |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Live · county | 0 | 5,497 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southwest Mississippi E P A 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 Adams 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39120 | 398 | ≤11 | 271 | ≤11 |
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 Adams County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Adams County right now.
Adams County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Adams County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 49m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 516 customers out (3.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 187 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 56m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 183 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Adams 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 Adams Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Adams County went about 20.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,766 customers.
The US EIA reports Mississippi utilities averaged 8.7 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 20.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 11,766 customers out) · decade average 20.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 442 | 11,114 | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 406 | 2,259 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 385 | 2,114 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | 415 | 4,068 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 262 | 5,241 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | 383 | 10,574 | 42.4 |
| 2021 | 397 | 11,766 | 64.7 |
| 2022 | 429 | 3,700 | 14.5 |
| 2023 | 421 | 4,804 | 20.2 |
| 2024 | 494 | 7,769 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | 465 | 2,668 | 20.2 |
Cost of power in Adams County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Adams 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 Mississippi LLC13.9¢384,493 cust
- Southwest Mississippi E P A15.3¢23,095 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 20.3 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 Adams County: FAQ
- How often does Adams County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Adams County, MS logged 465 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 20.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Adams County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,766 customers without power, beginning February 17, 2021 and lasting about 50d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Adams County, MS right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:00 UTC, about 9 customers are without power in Adams County, MS across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Adams County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southwest Mississippi E P A.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Adams County.
39120
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 Adams County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Mississippi →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 10.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | 45.6 hrs | 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 Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28001 and /api/v1/counties/28001/history. Live data as of .