Power Outages in Prentiss County, MS
There is no live feed for Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn, Tishomingo County E P A and Tombigbee Electric Power Assn, so we can't see current outages in Prentiss County, MS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.2 hours.
Prentiss County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
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No live feed for Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn, Tishomingo County E P A and Tombigbee Electric Power Assn: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~13,454 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn, Tishomingo County E P A, Tombigbee Electric Power 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tishomingo County E P A | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tombigbee Electric Power Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Prentiss 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38829 | 321 | 39 | 231 | ≤11 |
| 38824 | 153 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 38856 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 38859 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤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 Prentiss County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Prentiss County right now.
Prentiss County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Prentiss County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Prentiss County went about 0.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 209 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 0.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 209 customers out) · decade average 0.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58 | 38 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 88 | 209 | 0.2 |
Cost of power in Prentiss County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Prentiss 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.
- Tombigbee Electric Power Assn13.0¢37,347 cust
- Tishomingo County E P A13.3¢10,997 cust
- Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn11.5¢10,994 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 · 0.1 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 Prentiss County: FAQ
- How often does Prentiss County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Prentiss County, MS logged 88 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Prentiss County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 209 customers without power, beginning May 27, 2025 and lasting about 1d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Prentiss County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Prentiss County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Prentiss County.
38824, 38829, 38859
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tombigbee Electric Power Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| Tishomingo County E P A | - | 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/28117 and /api/v1/counties/28117/history.