Power Outages in Walthall County, MS
Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn and Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 31.3 hours.
Walthall County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/walthall-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Walthall County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/walthall-county
Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn and Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~8,916 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn, Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Walthall 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 (1)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39667 | 217 | 25 | 145 | ≤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 Walthall County or any town and utility in it.
- Red Flag WarningSEVERE
- Wind AdvisoryMODERATE
Walthall County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×10
- Flood Watch ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Wind Advisory ×1
- Red Flag Warning ×1
Latest Walthall County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 284 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 50m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 281 customers out (3.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 440 customers out (5.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Walthall County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Walthall County went about 31.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,121 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 31.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 6,121 customers out) · decade average 18.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 109 | 1,112 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 107 | 1,094 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 440 | 5,585 | 25.8 |
| 2018 | 526 | 2,087 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 482 | 2,678 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | 521 | 3,103 | 17.7 |
| 2021 | 513 | 6,121 | 66.7 |
| 2022 | 524 | 3,737 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | 534 | 1,708 | 9.3 |
| 2024 | 603 | 2,865 | 19.3 |
| 2025 | 692 | 3,587 | 31.3 |
Cost of power in Walthall County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Walthall 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
- Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn15.6¢52,557 cust
- Magnolia Electric Power Assn16.1¢31,161 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 high winds exposure · 18.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Walthall County: FAQ
- How often does Walthall County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Walthall County, MS logged 692 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 31.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Walthall County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,121 customers without power, beginning February 15, 2021 and lasting about 5d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Walthall County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Walthall County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Walthall County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Magnolia Electric Power Assn.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Walthall County.
39667
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 | - |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | 4.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | 21.0 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/28147 and /api/v1/counties/28147/history.