Power Outages in Henderson County, TN
Is there a power outage in Henderson County, TN right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Southwest Tennessee E M C in Henderson County, TN. There is no live feed for Carroll County - (TN) and City of Lexington - (TN).
Henderson County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.4 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Henderson County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/henderson-county
No active outages are reported by Southwest Tennessee E M C in Henderson County.
No live feed for Carroll County - (TN) and City of Lexington - (TN): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Henderson County, TN
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Southwest Tennessee E M C, City of Lexington - (TN) and Carroll County - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~17,202 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Carroll County - (TN), City of Lexington - (TN). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Carroll County - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Lexington - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Southwest Tennessee E M C reportsevery 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 Henderson 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 (7)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38351 | 309 | ≤11 | 257 | ≤11 |
| 38374 | 54 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 38345 | 31 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 38388 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 38368 | 29 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 38371 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 38328 | 17 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤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 Henderson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Henderson County right now.
Henderson County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 10, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Flood Watch ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Henderson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Henderson County went about 0.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 1,294 customers.
The US EIA reports Tennessee utilities averaged 3.8 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 0.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 1,249 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81 | 722 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 93 | 1,237 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 77 | 1,225 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 59 | 1,212 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 81 | 1,263 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 101 | 1,249 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 94 | 345 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 84 | 121 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 92 | 1,294 | 0.4 |
Cost of power in Henderson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Henderson 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.
- Southwest Tennessee E M C13.7¢43,847 cust
- City of Lexington - (TN)12.8¢17,991 cust
- Carroll County - (TN)12.7¢12,348 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 0.7 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 Henderson County: FAQ
- How often does Henderson County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Henderson County, TN logged 92 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Henderson County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 1,294 customers without power, beginning April 20, 2025 and lasting about 4h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Henderson County, TN right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 15:55 UTC, no outages are reported by Southwest Tennessee E M C in Henderson County, TN. There is no live feed for Carroll County - (TN) and City of Lexington - (TN).
- Which utilities serve Henderson County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwest Tennessee E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Henderson County.
38328, 38345, 38351, 38368, 38371, 38388
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Henderson County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Lexington - (TN) | - | No live feed | - |
| Carroll County - (TN) | - | 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 Tennessee customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/47077 and /api/v1/counties/47077/history.