Power Outages in Wilkinson County, MS
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southwest Mississippi E P A in Wilkinson County, MS. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 128.0 hours.
Wilkinson County, MS is served by 2 tracked utilities.
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- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/wilkinson-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Wilkinson County, MS", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/mississippi/wilkinson-county
No active outages are reported by Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southwest Mississippi E P A in Wilkinson County.
95%of this county's ~5,960 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · county | 0 | 2,946 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Live · county | 0 | 2,701 | 0.0% | - | - | - |
Entergy Mississippi LLC and Southwest Mississippi E P A 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 Wilkinson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39669 | 64 | ≤11 | 44 | ≤11 |
| 39631 | 45 | ≤11 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 39633 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤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 Wilkinson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Wilkinson County right now.
Wilkinson County has been under 14 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Special Weather Statement ×2
- Wind Advisory ×2
- Fire Weather Watch ×1
Latest Wilkinson County, MS outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 105 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 4h 57m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 113 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Wilkinson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Wilkinson County went about 128.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 4,817 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 128.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 4,817 customers out) · decade average 67.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 229 | 2,541 | 5.0 |
| 2016 | 220 | 2,992 | 13.1 |
| 2017 | 270 | 1,274 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 626 | 1,512 | 8.8 |
| 2019 | 510 | 2,065 | 27.4 |
| 2020 | 347 | 4,817 | 185.9 |
| 2021 | 274 | 4,140 | 120.5 |
| 2022 | 452 | 2,969 | 48.0 |
| 2023 | 304 | 2,033 | 70.4 |
| 2024 | 290 | 4,817 | 131.5 |
| 2025 | 332 | 2,663 | 128.0 |
Cost of power in Wilkinson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Wilkinson 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
- Southwest Mississippi E P A15.3¢23,095 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 · 67.5 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 Wilkinson County: FAQ
- How often does Wilkinson County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Wilkinson County, MS logged 332 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 128.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Wilkinson County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 4,817 customers without power, beginning October 9, 2020 and lasting about 38d 21h.
- Is there a power outage in Wilkinson County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Wilkinson County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Wilkinson County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC, Southwest Mississippi E P A.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Wilkinson County.
39631, 39633, 39669
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 · county | - |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | 45.6 hrs | 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/28157 and /api/v1/counties/28157/history.