Power outages in Mobile, AL
Live outages the utility reports for Mobile addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Mobile has 200,824 residents.
Right now
Normal: scattered outages
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.fewer than 5customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.i
Utilities hide very small outages for privacy and publish them only as "fewer than 5". Where many of these add up, we show an estimate ("about …").Alabama Powerfewer than 5 / 100,098
Outage map
MobileMobile CountyAlabama Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.ZIP codes in Mobile
ZIPs mostly inside Mobile; share from the Census| ZIP | Inside MobileiHow much of the ZIP code's addresses lie inside the city, from Census Bureau data. | Out | CustomersiA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way. | % outiCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area. |
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| 36602 | 100% | 0 | 1,647 | 0.00% |
| 36603 | 100% | 0 | 3,946 | 0.00% |
| 36604 | 100% | 0 | 5,492 | 0.00% |
| 36606 | 100% | 0 | 11,084 | 0.00% |
| 36607 | 100% | 0 | 3,790 | 0.00% |
| 36609 | 100% | 0 | 13,377 | 0.00% |
| 36615 | 100% | 0 | 172 | 0.00% |
| 36693 | 100% | 0 | 9,873 | 0.00% |
| 36617 | 100% | 0 | 5,870 | 0.00% |
| 36605 | 84% | 0 | 12,140 | 0.00% |
| 36618 | 76% | 0 | 7,768 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Mobile County, which includes Mobile
2014–2025 recordMobile 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)
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At 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
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Half 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 out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| September 15, 2020 | 143,114 | 5.5 days | 6,392,554 |
| October 29, 2020 | 114,158 | 6.5 days | 3,604,486 |
| May 10, 2024 | 24,719 | 20 hours | 191,631 |
| September 5, 2018 | 24,425 | 26 hours | 306,176 |
| April 24, 2021 | 19,712 | 17 hours | 161,347 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
From 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.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility
- Alabama Power: outage map and reporting
- Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.
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.