Power outages in DeSoto County, MS
Live outage counts for Southaven, Olive Branch and Horn Lake and the rest of DeSoto County, updated every 10 minutes from Entergy Mississippi.
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.2customers 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 Mississippi2 / 61,298
Northcentral Mississippi E P Ano 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.Coahoma Electric Power Assnno 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
2 of 8 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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| 38632 | Hernando / Eudora | 1 | 13,974 | <0.01% |
| 38651 | Hernando / Southaven | 1 | 4,760 | 0.02% |
| 38637 | Horn Lake | 0 | 11,658 | 0.00% |
| 38641 | Walls / Eudora | 0 | 1,092 | 0.00% |
| 38654 | Olive Branch / Southaven | 0 | 1,498 | 0.00% |
| 38671 | Southaven | 0 | 18,568 | 0.00% |
| 38672 | Southaven | 0 | 7,354 | 0.00% |
| 38680 | Walls / Lynchburg | 0 | 2,303 | 0.00% |
Outage history in DeSoto County
2014–2025 recordDeSoto County averaged 14.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Mississippi counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 12. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 2.9 days, starting May 19, 2025.
The largest on record began May 28, 2017, with 9,224 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in July.
14.3significant 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.3.3 dayslongest on record (January 2020)
9,224most 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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| May 28, 2017 | 9,224 | 1.9 days | 165,403 |
| August 31, 2017 | 8,382 | 20 hours | 35,706 |
| June 18, 2023 | 8,309 | 17 hours | 43,009 |
| February 3, 2022 | 8,123 | 2.2 days | 167,460 |
| March 3, 2023 | 7,982 | 3 hours | 8,674 |
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 Mississippi: 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 DeSoto County
Utilities
- Entergy Mississippi
- Northcentral Mississippi E P A no live feed
- Coahoma Electric Power Assn no live feed
- All Mississippi outages