Power outages in Scott County, AR

Live outage counts for Waldron and the rest of Scott County, updated every 10 minutes from SWEPCO, OG&E and Entergy Arkansas.

Right now

No outages reported
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
0customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.00% of 2,439 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.
SWEPCO0 / 2,140
OG&Eno county count
iThis utility publishes outage totals for its whole service area, but doesn't break them down by county.
Serves part of this county but only publishes totals for its whole area.
Entergy Arkansas0 / 299
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corpno 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

1–1050200+ customers
iEach dot is an outage the utility reports, placed where the utility puts it, often the middle of the affected area rather than a specific home. Tap a dot for the number of customers and the utility's estimated restoration time.
SWEPCO and OG&E publish 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

0 of 3 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.
72841Unincorporated area01180.00%
72950Unincorporated area010.00%
72958Waldron / Boles01,6750.00%

Outage history in Scott County

2014–2025 record

Scott County averaged 39.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Arkansas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 37. Half were over within 2.5 hours; the longest lasted 13 hours, starting May 18, 2025.

The largest on record began December 25, 2023, with 4,925 customers out at once.

39.3significant 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.
2.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2.7 dayslongest on record (January 2023)
4,925most 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.
December 25, 20234,9255.5 hours23,514
June 7, 20254,88412 hours47,948
January 24, 20234,0932.7 days73,536
June 6, 20243,6515.5 hours5,512
February 24, 20213,2491 hour3,249

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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  • 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.
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