Power outages in Forest, MS

Live outages the utility reports for Forest addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Forest has 5,433 residents.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

1customers without power

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

0.04% of 2,430 customersUpdated 7 min ago

We 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.

Mississippi Power's count for Forest addresses

Utilities group outages by the city in each customer's mailing address. A city's count can include nearby areas outside its city limits, and only covers that utility's customers.

Mississippi Power1 / 2,430

Outage map

ForestScott CountyOutage (size = customers)

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.

Mississippi Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Scott County, which includes Forest

2014–2025 record

Scott County averaged 69.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Mississippi counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 89. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 36 hours, starting February 16, 2025.

The largest on record began June 16, 2023, with 14,747 customers out at once.

69.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

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

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

6.5 dayslongest on record (February 2021)

14,747most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
June 16, 2023	14,747	3.5 days	259,824
February 15, 2021	12,650	6.5 days	377,167
April 10, 2024	10,667	2.9 days	122,164
May 4, 2021	8,934	1.9 days	80,024
March 4, 2020	8,415	36 hours	64,271

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

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

Mississippi Power: outage map and reporting
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.

Forest is in

Scott County