Power Outages in Claiborne County, MS
Entergy Mississippi LLC 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 44.4 hours.
Claiborne County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/claiborne-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Claiborne County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/claiborne-county
Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southwest Mississippi E P A publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~5,132 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Mississippi LLC, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Claiborne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39150 | 50 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 39086 | 22 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 39144 | ≤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 Claiborne County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
Claiborne County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Claiborne County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 101 customers out (1.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 30m
- GREW
Outage grew to 424 customers out (7.1% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 100 customers out (1.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Claiborne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Claiborne County went about 44.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,749 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 44.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,749 customers out) · decade average 40.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 155 | 478 | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 139 | 313 | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 142 | 1,063 | 12.9 |
| 2018 | 159 | 742 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 208 | 1,635 | 16.1 |
| 2020 | 275 | 3,695 | 74.5 |
| 2021 | 206 | 4,749 | 143.4 |
| 2022 | 427 | 3,029 | 38.1 |
| 2023 | 393 | 3,538 | 42.1 |
| 2024 | 431 | 2,991 | 55.8 |
| 2025 | 391 | 1,857 | 44.4 |
Cost of power in Claiborne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Claiborne 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.
Relatively Moderate tornadoes exposure · 40.0 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 Claiborne County: FAQ
- How often does Claiborne County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Claiborne County, MS logged 391 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 44.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Claiborne County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,749 customers without power, beginning February 17, 2021 and lasting about 55d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Claiborne County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Claiborne County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Claiborne 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 Claiborne County.
39086, 39144, 39150
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 | - |
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/28021 and /api/v1/counties/28021/history.