Power Outages in Smith County, MS
Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.0 hours.
Smith County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/smith-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Smith County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/smith-county
Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co and Southern Pine Electric Cooperative publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,953 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39168 | 74 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 39153 | 55 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 39116 | 29 | ≤11 | 20 | 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 Smith County or any town and utility in it.
- Fire Weather WatchSEVERE
Smith County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Fire Weather Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Smith County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 55m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 100 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Smith County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Smith County went about 18.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,211 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 18.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 5,329 customers out) · decade average 19.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 224 | 1,780 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | 473 | 1,833 | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 527 | 5,976 | 13.3 |
| 2018 | 558 | 963 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 539 | 6,211 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | 497 | 2,461 | 13.5 |
| 2021 | 539 | 5,329 | 51.4 |
| 2022 | 582 | 2,226 | 14.7 |
| 2023 | 587 | 4,934 | 22.4 |
| 2024 | 645 | 5,164 | 26.4 |
| 2025 | 747 | 2,041 | 18.0 |
Cost of power in Smith County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Smith 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
- Mississippi Power Co15.7¢158,206 cust
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative14.5¢65,580 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 hurricanes exposure · 19.0 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 Smith County: FAQ
- How often does Smith County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Smith County, MS logged 747 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Smith County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,211 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2019 and lasting about 2d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Smith County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Smith County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Smith County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Mississippi Power Co, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Smith County.
39116, 39152, 39153, 39168
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 | - |
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | 10.8 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/28129 and /api/v1/counties/28129/history.