Power Outages in Forrest County, MS
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 17 customers are without power in Forrest County, MS across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Forrest County, MS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/forrest-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Forrest County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/forrest-county
100%of this county's ~32,559 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 25,579 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Live · county | 17 | 7,472 | 0.2% | - | - | - | |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 2,078 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Live · county | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Mississippi Power Co, Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Southern Pine Electric Cooperative and Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn 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 Forrest 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39401 | 449 | 12 | 342 | ≤11 |
| 39465 | 317 | ≤11 | 237 | ≤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 Forrest County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Forrest County right now.
Forrest County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×8
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Dense Fog Advisory ×5
- Tropical Storm Watch ×4
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
Latest Forrest County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 36m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,769 customers out (6.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Forrest 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 Forrest Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Forrest County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 12,691 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 12,691 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 815 | 1,326 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 757 | 1,121 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 869 | 12,691 | 12.3 |
| 2018 | 878 | 13,390 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 863 | 2,946 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 828 | 7,127 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 881 | 1,901 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 869 | 3,147 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 850 | 3,663 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 910 | 2,265 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 958 | 2,771 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Forrest County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Forrest 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.
- Mississippi Power Co15.7¢158,206 cust
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative14.5¢65,580 cust
- Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn15.6¢52,557 cust
- Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)13.9¢37,963 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 High high winds exposure · 2.6 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 Forrest County: FAQ
- How often does Forrest County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Forrest County, MS logged 958 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Forrest County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 12,691 customers without power, beginning January 21, 2017 and lasting about 3d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Forrest County, MS right now?
- Yes, about 17 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Forrest County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
Hattiesburg. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Forrest County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Forrest County.
39401, 39406, 39465
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | 10.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | 4.9 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | - | 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/28035 and /api/v1/counties/28035/history. Live data as of .