Power Outages in Lauderdale County, TN
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Gibson Electric Members Corp and Southwest Tennessee E M C publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Ripley - (TN). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.0 hours.
Lauderdale County, TN is served by 4 tracked utilities.
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lauderdale County, TN". https://massoutage.com/tennessee/lauderdale-county
Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Gibson Electric Members Corp and Southwest Tennessee E M C publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for City of Ripley - (TN): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~12,795 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Ripley - (TN). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Gibson Electric Members Corp, Southwest Tennessee E M C.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| City of Ripley - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Lauderdale 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 (4)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38063 | 282 | 12 | 222 | ≤11 |
| 38040 | 114 | ≤11 | 89 | 0 |
| 38041 | 44 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 38037 | 37 | ≤11 | 26 | 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 Lauderdale County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lauderdale County right now.
Lauderdale County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Dense Fog Advisory on October 15, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×11
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Flood Watch ×1
Latest Lauderdale County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 272 customers out (2.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lauderdale County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lauderdale County went about 1.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 848 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 1.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 515 customers out) · decade average 0.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 52 | 684 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 45 | 848 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 50 | 669 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 44 | 556 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 33 | 368 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 84 | 675 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 81 | 399 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 60 | 362 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 80 | 515 | 1.0 |
Cost of power in Lauderdale County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lauderdale 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
- Gibson Electric Members Corp13.7¢29,483 cust
- Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc15.0¢8,331 cust
- City of Ripley - (TN)13.2¢5,114 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 High ice storms exposure · 0.6 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 Lauderdale County: FAQ
- How often does Lauderdale County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lauderdale County, TN logged 80 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lauderdale County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 848 customers without power, beginning July 2, 2018 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Lauderdale County, TN right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lauderdale County, TN. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lauderdale County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc, Southwest Tennessee E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lauderdale County.
38040, 38041, 38063
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ripley - (TN) | 4.7 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Gibson Electric Members Corp | - | Live · total only | - |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | - | Live · total only | - |
| Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc | - | 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 Tennessee customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/47097 and /api/v1/counties/47097/history.