Power Outages in Arkansas by City
Most of Arkansas's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 509 minutes in total, but 195 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for Arkansas
Worst year: 2023. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Arkansas electric customers averaged 2.13 outages and 509 minutes (8.5 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Arkansas 34th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 195 minutes (US 126). About 62% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2023 (911 minutes), the best 2021 (316). 2024 was close to the 2019–2023 average of 558 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Entergy Arkansas LLC, 742,597 customers, 370 minutes; Southwestern Electric Power Co, 127,807 customers, 978 minutes; Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR), 107,376 customers, 1,796 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 12 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Conway Corporation had the least outage time (36 minutes) and Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) the most (1,796 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 14,374 NOAA storm reports in Arkansas, led by thunderstorm wind 3,842, hail 2,376, flash flood 1,579. Power outages are named in 88 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- April 9, 2021, Miller (thunderstorm wind): “SWEPCO reported that over 8,000 customers were without power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 26, 2023, Independence (thunderstorm wind): “Approximately 6,000 customers lost power due to the damaging winds.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- June 18, 2017, Montgomery (thunderstorm wind): “Over 4000 homes were without power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Entergy Arkansas LLC serves the most customers (742,597). Source: EIA Form 861.
Arkansas ranks 4th of 7 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
February had the most (16). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Arkansas, city by city
3 Arkansas cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Little Rock Entergy Arkansas
- Fayetteville SWEPCO
- Fort Smith OG&E
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Arkansas right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Arkansas in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Arkansas?
In 2024 the average Arkansas electric customer was without power for 509 minutes (8.5 hours) across 2.13 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Arkansas utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) reported the most: 1,796 minutes per customer. Conway Corporation reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Arkansas?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 88 storm episodes in Arkansas since 2015, most often in February (16 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works