Power outages in Mobile County, AL

Live outage counts for Mobile, Prichard and Saraland and the rest of Mobile County, updated every 10 minutes from Alabama Power.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
13customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
<0.01% of 213,718 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.
Alabama Power13 / 213,718
Singing River Elec Cooperativeno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

Outage locations not published
County outlineAlabama Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
iSome utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outages by ZIP code

4 of 35 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
36571Saraland78,8830.08%
36575Semmes / Mobilefewer than 510,213<0.01%
36608Mobilefewer than 520,555<0.01%
36695Mobilefewer than 524,780<0.01%
36505Axis / Creola08350.00%
36509Bayou La Batre01,0470.00%
36512Bucks0780.00%
36521Chunchula / Saraland02,9820.00%
36522Citronelle03,9400.00%
36523Bayou La Batre / Dauphin Island01,7390.00%
36525Creola01,0710.00%
36528Dauphin Island03,0220.00%
36541Grand Bay / Bayou La Batre07,5620.00%
36544Bayou La Batre05,3010.00%
36560Mount Vernon / Movico01,8250.00%

Cities and towns

Utility counts by mailing city
iUtilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.
CityOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
Mobilefewer than 5100,098<0.01%
Prichard09,4530.00%
Saraland78,5300.08%
Satsuma03,0640.00%
Semmes02,4750.00%
Chickasaw03,2000.00%
Citronelle02,1480.00%
Bayou La Batre01,2700.00%
Creola01,0150.00%
Dauphin Island03,0230.00%
Mount Vernon07510.00%
Axis04100.00%
Belle Fontaine03230.00%
Bucks0270.00%
Chunchula01060.00%

Outage history in Mobile County

2014–2025 record

Mobile County averaged 56.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Alabama counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 51. Half were over within 1 hour; the longest lasted 14 hours, starting March 16, 2025.

The largest on record began September 15, 2020, with 143,114 customers out at once.

56.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
1 hourtypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
6.5 dayslongest on record (October 2020)
143,114most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
September 15, 2020143,1145.5 days6,392,554
October 29, 2020114,1586.5 days3,604,486
May 10, 202424,71920 hours191,631
September 5, 201824,42526 hours306,176
April 24, 202119,71217 hours161,347

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.

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Food safety

  • 0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
  • 4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
  • 24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
  • 48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

  • Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
  • Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
  • Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.

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