Power outages in Wayne County, GA
Live outage counts for Jesup, Screven and Odum and the rest of Wayne County, updated every 10 minutes from Georgia Power.
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.Georgia Power0 / 6,081
Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporationno 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.Okefenoke Rural El Member 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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| 31545 | Jesup | 0 | 3,178 | 0.00% |
| 31546 | Jesup / Gardi | 0 | 2,005 | 0.00% |
| 31555 | Odum | 0 | 340 | 0.00% |
| 31560 | Screven | 0 | 557 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Wayne County
2014–2025 recordWayne County averaged 39 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Georgia counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 41. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 8.5 hours, starting January 15, 2025.
The largest on record began September 11, 2017, with 13,239 customers out at once.
39significant 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.1.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.15 dayslongest on record (September 2024)
13,239most 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 11, 2017 | 13,239 | 3.4 days | 354,351 |
| September 27, 2024 | 13,091 | 15 days | 1,838,996 |
| August 30, 2023 | 5,476 | 29 hours | 44,893 |
| October 8, 2016 | 5,309 | 4.1 days | 239,841 |
| July 22, 2023 | 3,413 | 3.5 hours | 6,300 |
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
- Georgia 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.
Utilities
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- Satilla Rural Elec Member Corporation no live feed
- Okefenoke Rural El Member Corp no live feed
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