Power outages in Fayette, MS
Live outages for Fayette and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Fayette has 1,315 residents.
Right now
Major outage
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.140customers without power in Jefferson County
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Outage map
FayetteJefferson CountyOutage (size = 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.Outage history in Jefferson County, which includes Fayette
2014–2025 recordJefferson County averaged 54.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Mississippi counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 61. Half were over within 3 hours; the longest lasted 2.3 days, starting May 26, 2025.
The largest on record began October 10, 2020, with 4,396 customers out at once.
Outages are most common in July.
54.3significant 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.2.5 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.10 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
4,396most 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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| October 10, 2020 | 4,396 | 5.9 days | 189,849 |
| February 17, 2021 | 4,393 | 10 days | 442,740 |
| June 27, 2023 | 2,919 | 1.7 days | 21,992 |
| March 23, 2020 | 2,665 | 30 minutes | 1,333 |
| September 22, 2020 | 2,645 | 15 minutes | 661 |
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.