Power Outages in Franklin County, MS
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 57.3 hours.
Franklin County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/franklin-county
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- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/franklin-county
Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn and Southwest Mississippi E P A publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~7,541 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 Franklin 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39653 | 44 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 39661 | 42 | ≤11 | 35 | ≤11 |
| 39647 | 25 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 39630 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Latest Franklin County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 59m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 349 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 878 customers out (14% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 129 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 5m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 100 customers out (2.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 57.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,359 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 57.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 3,440 customers out) · decade average 41.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 156 | 2,568 | 13.1 |
| 2016 | 210 | 2,597 | 15.7 |
| 2017 | 261 | 2,419 | 23.5 |
| 2018 | 301 | 1,718 | 23.1 |
| 2019 | 282 | 1,655 | 22.7 |
| 2020 | 396 | 4,359 | 79.8 |
| 2021 | 359 | 3,440 | 102.1 |
| 2022 | 434 | 2,424 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | 469 | 4,149 | 21.7 |
| 2024 | 476 | 4,359 | 78.6 |
| 2025 | 581 | 4,359 | 57.3 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 41.6 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 Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, MS logged 581 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 57.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,359 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2020 and lasting about 8d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin 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 Franklin County.
39630, 39647, 39653, 39661
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/28037 and /api/v1/counties/28037/history.