Power outages in Van Buren County, AR
Live outage counts for Clinton, Fairfield Bay and Damascus and the rest of Van Buren County, updated every 10 minutes from Entergy Arkansas.
Right now
No outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.0customers 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.Entergy Arkansas0 / 5
Petit Jean Electric Coop Corpno live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
1–1050200+ customers
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Each 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.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 4 ZIP codes have outages| ZIP | Area | 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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| 72013 | Bee Branch | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 72031 | Clinton / Dennard | 0 | 12 | 0.00% |
| 72141 | Unincorporated area | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| 72153 | Shirley / Fox | 0 | 146 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Van Buren County
2014–2025 recordVan Buren County rarely has significant outages, meaning at least 1% of its customers out at once: 1 since 2014.
There were none in the 12 months to December 2025. Over the full record, half of outages were over within 15 minutes.
The largest on record began August 7, 2020, with 257 customers out at once.
0significant 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.15 minutestypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.15 minuteslongest on record (August 2020)
257most 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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| August 7, 2020 | 257 | 15 minutes | 64 |
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
- Entergy Arkansas: 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.
Cities in Van Buren County
Utilities
- Entergy Arkansas
- Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp no live feed
- All Arkansas outages