Power Outages in Mississippi by City
2024 was a good year for the Mississippi grid: 567 minutes without power per customer, against a 2019–2023 average of 884.
Power outage record for Mississippi
Worst year: 2020. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: Mississippi electric customers averaged 2.56 outages and 567 minutes (9.5 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Mississippi 36th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 266 minutes (US 126). About 53% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2020 (1,497 minutes), the best 2022 (448). 2024 was well below the 2019–2023 average of 884 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Entergy Mississippi LLC, 465,518 customers, 692 minutes; Mississippi Power Co, 191,210 customers, 124 minutes; Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS), 90,258 customers, 277 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 15 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Mississippi Power Co had the least outage time (124 minutes) and Southwest Mississippi E P A the most (3,672 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 15,140 NOAA storm reports in Mississippi, led by thunderstorm wind 5,885, flash flood 1,661, hail 1,515. Power outages are named in 82 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- October 28, 2020, Pearl River (tropical storm): “At the peak, over 10,000 customers representing 35 percent of the county, were without power.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- August 29, 2021, Hancock (hurricane (typhoon)): “At the peak, roughly 6400 customers were without power due to the storm.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
- September 4, 2018, Jackson (tropical storm): “Approximately 6000 people were affected by power outages, and 88 people were housed in shelters during the peak of the storm.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Entergy Mississippi LLC serves the most customers (465,518). Source: EIA Form 861.
Mississippi ranks 4th of 5 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
June had the most (14). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Mississippi, city by city
5 Mississippi cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Jackson Entergy Mississippi
- Gulfport Mississippi Power
- Southaven Entergy Mississippi
- Biloxi Mississippi Power
- Hattiesburg Mississippi Power
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in Mississippi right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Mississippi in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in Mississippi?
In 2024 the average Mississippi electric customer was without power for 567 minutes (9.5 hours) across 2.56 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which Mississippi utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, Southwest Mississippi E P A reported the most: 3,672 minutes per customer. Mississippi Power Co reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in Mississippi?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 82 storm episodes in Mississippi since 2015, most often in June (14 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works