Power Outages in Wayne County, MS
As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co and Singing River Elec Cooperative in Wayne County, MS. There is no live feed for East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.4 hours.
Wayne County, MS is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/wayne-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wayne County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/wayne-county
No active outages are reported by Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co and Singing River Elec Cooperative in Wayne County.
No live feed for East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
100%of this county's ~9,575 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: East Mississippi Elec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | Live · county | 0 | 8,428 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Mississippi Power Co | Live · county | 0 | 2,466 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Live · county | 0 | 1,164 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co and Singing River Elec Cooperative reportevery 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 Wayne 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 (2)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39367 | 198 | ≤11 | 130 | ≤11 |
| 39322 | 27 | 0 | 16 | ≤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 Wayne County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wayne County right now.
Wayne County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×17
- Tropical Storm Watch ×8
- Tropical Storm Warning ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Dense Fog Advisory ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Wayne County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 125 customers out (1.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 22, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Wayne County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wayne County went about 6.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 3,668 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 6.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 2,520 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 137 | 207 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 156 | 701 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 554 | 1,764 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 457 | 1,365 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 561 | 1,137 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 502 | 2,520 | 13.7 |
| 2021 | 494 | 901 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 480 | 1,444 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 392 | 3,397 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 320 | 1,705 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 398 | 3,668 | 6.4 |
Cost of power in Wayne County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wayne 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.
- Mississippi Power Co15.7¢158,206 cust
- Singing River Elec Cooperative13.5¢73,398 cust
- Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)13.9¢37,963 cust
- East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn14.9¢9,883 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 · 5.3 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 Wayne County: FAQ
- How often does Wayne County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wayne County, MS logged 398 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wayne County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 3,668 customers without power, beginning February 12, 2025 and lasting about 6d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Wayne County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wayne County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wayne County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS), Mississippi Power Co, Singing River Elec Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wayne County.
39322, 39324, 39367
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | |
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | 0.1 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | 2.6 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) | - | Live · county | - |
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/28153 and /api/v1/counties/28153/history.