Power outages in Newton County, MS
Live outage counts for Newton, Union and Decatur and the rest of Newton 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 / 3,990
Southern Pine Electric 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.Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)no 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.East Mississippi Elec 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.Outage history in Newton County
2014–2025 recordNewton County averaged 42.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Mississippi counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 45. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 19 hours, starting February 16, 2025.
The largest on record began May 4, 2021, with 10,028 customers out at once.
42.3significant 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.8.4 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
10,028most 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 4, 2021 | 10,028 | 2.1 days | 214,589 |
| February 15, 2021 | 8,506 | 8.4 days | 690,255 |
| May 10, 2024 | 4,048 | 18 hours | 24,544 |
| June 16, 2023 | 3,834 | 1.6 days | 61,611 |
| October 26, 2019 | 3,305 | 1.6 days | 59,277 |
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.
Utilities
- Mississippi Power
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative no live feed
- Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) no live feed
- East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn no live feed
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