Power outages in Jackson County, MS
Live outage counts for Pascagoula, Gautier and Ocean Springs and the rest of Jackson County, updated every 10 minutes from Mississippi 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.Mississippi Power0 / 19,729
Singing River Elec Cooperativeno 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.Pearl River Valley El Pwr 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
County outlineMississippi Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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.Cities and towns
Utility counts by mailing cityi
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.| City | 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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| Pascagoula | 0 | 8,061 | 0.00% |
| Ocean Springs | 0 | 7,797 | 0.00% |
| Moss Point | 0 | 3,806 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Jackson County
2014–2025 recordJackson County averaged 56.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Mississippi counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 64. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 12 hours, starting January 22, 2025.
The largest on record began October 28, 2020, with 54,222 customers out at once.
56.7significant 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 hourtypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.7.9 dayslongest on record (October 2020)
54,222most 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 28, 2020 | 54,222 | 7.9 days | 2,508,824 |
| October 8, 2017 | 30,090 | 1.8 days | 446,514 |
| September 15, 2020 | 9,988 | 27 hours | 85,629 |
| October 27, 2020 | 9,383 | 15 minutes | 2,346 |
| December 24, 2015 | 7,223 | 1.5 hours | 8,687 |
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
- Mississippi 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.
Cities in Jackson County
Utilities
- Mississippi Power
- Singing River Elec Cooperative no live feed
- Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn no live feed
- All Mississippi outages