Power Outages in Amite County, MS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 34 customers are without power in Amite County, MS across 2 reported incidents. Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn and Southwest Mississippi E P A publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 37.3 hours.
Amite County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/amite-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Amite County, MS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/amite-county
- Southwest Mississippi E P A
- Magnolia Electric Power Assn
0.0%of this county's ~9,197 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn, Southwest Mississippi E P A.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Amite 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 (3)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39645 | 74 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 39638 | 66 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 39664 | 32 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤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 Amite County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Amite County right now.
Amite County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×10
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Amite County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 377 customers out (4.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 120 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 54m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 103 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 10m
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,294 customers out (14% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Amite 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 Amite Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Amite County went about 37.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,825 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 37.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,825 customers out) · decade average 33.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 260 | 3,450 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 249 | 2,349 | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 484 | 4,325 | 24.8 |
| 2018 | 806 | 2,167 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 771 | 4,468 | 32.1 |
| 2020 | 771 | 6,825 | 71.1 |
| 2021 | 602 | 6,825 | 78.2 |
| 2022 | 588 | 2,137 | 15.6 |
| 2023 | 625 | 1,879 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | 669 | 5,405 | 71.6 |
| 2025 | 371 | 2,205 | 37.3 |
Cost of power in Amite County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Amite 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
- Magnolia Electric Power Assn16.1¢31,161 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.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 33.8 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 Amite County: FAQ
- How often does Amite County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Amite County, MS logged 371 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 37.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Amite County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,825 customers without power, beginning August 29, 2021 and lasting about 10d 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Amite County, MS right now?
- Yes, about 34 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Amite County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn, Southwest Mississippi E P A.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Amite County.
39638, 39645, 39664
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 10.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | 45.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | 21.0 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 Mississippi customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/28005 and /api/v1/counties/28005/history. Live data as of .