Power Outages in Tate County, MS
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Tate County, MS across 1 reported incident. Central Electric Power Assn - (MS), Entergy Mississippi LLC, Northcentral Mississippi E P A and Tallahatchie Valley E P A publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.5 hours.
Tate County, MS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/tate-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tate County, MS", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/tate-county
0.0%of this county's ~18,835 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Electric Power Assn - (MS), Entergy Mississippi LLC, Northcentral Mississippi E P A, Tallahatchie Valley E P A.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northcentral Mississippi E P A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tallahatchie Valley E P A | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Tate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38618 | 193 | 14 | 145 | ≤11 |
| 38668 | 175 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 38665 | 38 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤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 Tate County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tate County right now.
Tate County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Tate County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 328 customers out (2.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 347 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 467 customers out (2.9% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tate 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 Tate Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tate County went about 8.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,659 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 8.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 5,802 customers out) · decade average 7.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 423 | 2,183 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 473 | 8,659 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 507 | 2,277 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 590 | 1,272 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 568 | 4,007 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | 598 | 3,638 | 10.9 |
| 2021 | 739 | 5,204 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 733 | 2,649 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 724 | 5,802 | 18.0 |
| 2024 | 682 | 2,112 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 777 | 2,636 | 8.5 |
Cost of power in Tate County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tate 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
- Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)12.9¢31,032 cust
- Northcentral Mississippi E P A13.3¢29,392 cust
- Tallahatchie Valley E P A13.0¢21,509 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 · 7.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Tate County: FAQ
- How often does Tate County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tate County, MS logged 777 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tate County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,659 customers without power, beginning May 26, 2016 and lasting about 2h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Tate County, MS right now?
- Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Tate County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Northcentral Mississippi E P A, Tallahatchie Valley E P A.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tate County.
38618, 38665, 38668
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 | - |
| Northcentral Mississippi E P A | 4.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) | - | Live · total only | - |
| Tallahatchie Valley E P A | - | 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/28137 and /api/v1/counties/28137/history. Live data as of .