Power Outages in Tipton County, TN
Is there a power outage in Tipton County, TN right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Tipton County, TN across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Covington - (TN) and Entergy Arkansas LLC, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Tipton County, TN is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.0 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/tennessee/tipton-county
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- October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Tipton County, TN", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC. https://massoutage.com/tennessee/tipton-county
Not counted: no live feed for City of Covington - (TN) and Entergy Arkansas LLC.
Report an outage in Tipton 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 Entergy Arkansas LLC, Southwest Tennessee E M C and City of Covington - (TN); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~22,616 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: City of Covington - (TN), Entergy Arkansas LLC. 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 | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | - | |
| City of Covington - (TN) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | 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.
Active outages in Tipton County3
Individual outages as listed by Southwest Tennessee E M C, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | - | - | - | Southwest Tennessee E M C | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Southwest Tennessee E M C | |
| 1 | - | - | - | Southwest Tennessee E M C |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Tipton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38019 | 234 | 17 | 184 | ≤11 |
| 38058 | 139 | ≤11 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 38004 | 128 | 12 | 98 | 0 |
| 38011 | 115 | ≤11 | 92 | ≤11 |
| 38023 | 86 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 38015 | 51 | ≤11 | 41 | ≤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 Tipton County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Tipton County right now.
Tipton 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 Tipton County, TN outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 56m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 558 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,719 customers out (8.0% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,168 customers out (15% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Tipton County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Tipton Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Tipton County went about 6.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,417 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 6.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 17,417 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53 | 375 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 60 | 351 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 523 | 2,063 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 627 | 5,405 | 7.0 |
| 2019 | 567 | 6,422 | 11.5 |
| 2020 | 549 | 4,756 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 705 | 2,341 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 818 | 5,021 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | 769 | 17,417 | 22.8 |
| 2024 | 876 | 3,887 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 758 | 5,094 | 6.0 |
Cost of power in Tipton County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Tipton 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 Covington - (TN)11.8¢3,745 cust
- Entergy Arkansas LLC12.9¢1 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 High ice storms exposure · 6.9 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 Tipton County: FAQ
- How often does Tipton County, TN lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Tipton County, TN logged 758 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Tipton County, TN?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,417 customers without power, beginning March 31, 2023 and lasting about 6d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Tipton County, TN right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:56 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Tipton County, TN across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for City of Covington - (TN) and Entergy Arkansas LLC, so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Tipton County, TN?
- Tracked electric providers include Southwest Tennessee E M C.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Tipton County.
38004, 38011, 38015, 38019, 38023, 38058, 72338
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 Tipton County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Tennessee →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | 8.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Southwest Tennessee E M C | - | Live · county | - |
| City of Covington - (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/47167 and /api/v1/counties/47167/history. Live data as of .