Power Outages in Kemper County, MS
Is there a power outage in Kemper County, MS right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) in Kemper County, MS. There is no live feed for East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn.
Kemper County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.5 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/kemper-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kemper County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/kemper-county
No active outages are reported by Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) in Kemper County.
No live feed for East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Kemper 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 East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
1.6%of this county's ~9,643 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Live · county | 0 | 150 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) reportsevery 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 Kemper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39328 | 79 | 0 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 39354 | 34 | 0 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 39358 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 39352 | ≤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 Kemper County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kemper County right now.
Kemper County has been under 31 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×8
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Tropical Storm Watch ×4
- Tropical Storm Warning ×3
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Wind Advisory ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Kemper County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kemper County went about 7.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,913 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 7.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 4,913 customers out) · decade average 11.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 802 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 129 | 3,422 | 3.4 |
| 2020 | 218 | 1,008 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 196 | 4,913 | 68.8 |
| 2022 | 240 | 1,573 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 194 | 3,886 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | 177 | 1,842 | 8.6 |
| 2025 | 215 | 1,170 | 7.5 |
Cost of power in Kemper County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kemper 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.
- East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn14.9¢9,883 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 Low hurricanes exposure · 11.1 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 Kemper County: FAQ
- How often does Kemper County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kemper County, MS logged 215 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kemper County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,913 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 10d 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Kemper County, MS right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) in Kemper County, MS. There is no live feed for East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kemper County.
39326, 39328, 39352, 39354, 39358
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 Kemper County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Mississippi →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | 0.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
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/28069 and /api/v1/counties/28069/history.