Power Outages in Sunflower County, MS
Is there a power outage in Sunflower County, MS right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 25 customers are without power in Sunflower County, MS across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Coahoma Electric Power Assn, Delta Electric Power Assn and Twin County Electric Pwr Assn, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Sunflower County, MS is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.3 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/sunflower-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Sunflower County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/sunflower-county
Not counted: no live feed for Coahoma Electric Power Assn, Delta Electric Power Assn and Twin County Electric Pwr Assn.
Report an outage in Sunflower 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 Entergy Mississippi LLC, Delta Electric Power Assn, Coahoma Electric Power Assn and Twin County Electric Pwr Assn; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
59%of this county's ~14,126 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Coahoma Electric Power Assn, Delta Electric Power Assn, Twin County Electric 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · county | 25 | 8,371 | 0.3% | - | - | - | |
| Coahoma Electric Power Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delta Electric Power Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twin County Electric Pwr Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Entergy Mississippi LLC 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 Sunflower 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38751 | 145 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 38771 | 56 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 38737 | 33 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 38761 | 26 | ≤11 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 38778 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 38753 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 38736 | ≤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 Sunflower County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Sunflower County right now.
Sunflower County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Sunflower County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 396 customers out (3.3% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Sunflower 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 Sunflower Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Sunflower County went about 6.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,876 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 6.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 3,876 customers out) · decade average 7.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 477 | 2,934 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 482 | 1,678 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 517 | 1,119 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 476 | 1,933 | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 498 | 1,342 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 470 | 3,876 | 25.8 |
| 2021 | 667 | 1,992 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 736 | 1,761 | 6.9 |
| 2023 | 592 | 1,355 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 492 | 1,901 | 7.2 |
| 2025 | 604 | 2,342 | 6.3 |
Cost of power in Sunflower County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Sunflower 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
- Delta Electric Power Assn12.7¢21,089 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 Moderate ice storms exposure · 7.6 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 Sunflower County: FAQ
- How often does Sunflower County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Sunflower County, MS logged 604 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Sunflower County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,876 customers without power, beginning January 11, 2020 and lasting about 6d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Sunflower County, MS right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 20:50 UTC, about 25 customers are without power in Sunflower County, MS across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Coahoma Electric Power Assn, Delta Electric Power Assn and Twin County Electric Pwr Assn, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Sunflower County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sunflower County.
38736, 38737, 38738, 38751, 38753, 38761, 38768, 38771, 38778
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 Sunflower County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Mississippi →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 10.7 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Delta Electric Power Assn | 32.4 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Coahoma Electric Power Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| Twin County Electric Pwr Assn | - | 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/28133 and /api/v1/counties/28133/history. Live data as of .