Power Outages in Yazoo County, MS
Entergy Mississippi LLC publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Public Serv Comm of Yazoo City -(MS) and Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.9 hours.
Yazoo County, MS is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/mississippi/yazoo-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Yazoo County, MS". https://massoutage.com/mississippi/yazoo-county
Entergy Mississippi LLC publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Public Serv Comm of Yazoo City -(MS) and Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~11,370 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Public Serv Comm of Yazoo City -(MS), Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Entergy Mississippi LLC.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Serv Comm of Yazoo City -(MS) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Yazoo 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39194 | 164 | ≤11 | 110 | ≤11 |
| 39040 | 35 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 39039 | 29 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 39179 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 39162 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 39088 | ≤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 Yazoo County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Yazoo County right now.
Yazoo County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Red Flag Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×6
- Red Flag Warning ×3
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Fire Weather Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Yazoo County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Yazoo County went about 1.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,148 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 1.9 hrs.
Worst year here was 2021 (peak 1,148 customers out) · decade average 3.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 160 | 650 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 108 | 524 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 122 | 649 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 128 | 777 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 123 | 374 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | 164 | 1,015 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | 212 | 1,148 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 231 | 940 | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 186 | 880 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 187 | 665 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 210 | 691 | 1.9 |
Cost of power in Yazoo County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Yazoo 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
- Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn16.3¢9,475 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 ice storms exposure · 3.3 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 Yazoo County: FAQ
- How often does Yazoo County, MS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Yazoo County, MS logged 210 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Yazoo County, MS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,148 customers without power, beginning February 17, 2021 and lasting about 5d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Yazoo County, MS right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Yazoo County, MS. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Yazoo County, MS?
- Tracked electric providers include Entergy Mississippi LLC.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Yazoo County.
39039, 39040, 39162, 39173, 39179, 39194
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 | - |
| Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn | - | No live feed | - |
| Public Serv Comm of Yazoo City -(MS) | - | 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/28163 and /api/v1/counties/28163/history.