Power outages in Petal, MS

Live outages the utility reports for Petal addresses, updated every 10 minutes. Petal has 11,694 residents.

Right now

No outages reported

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

0customers without power

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

0.00% of 4,864 customersUpdated 7 min ago

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Mississippi Power's count for Petal addresses

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Mississippi Power0 / 4,864

Outage map

PetalForrest CountyMississippi 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 Forrest County, which includes Petal

2014–2025 record

Forrest County averaged 22.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Mississippi counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 26. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 7.5 hours, starting March 4, 2025.

The largest on record began January 21, 2017, with 12,691 customers out at once.

22.7significant 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.

45 minutestypical (median) length

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

6.1 dayslongest on record (November 2017)

12,691most 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.
January 21, 2017	12,691	2.4 days	261,053
October 27, 2020	7,127	15 minutes	1,782
April 20, 2020	5,654	8.5 hours	34,021
October 29, 2020	5,408	1.7 days	73,373
March 30, 2018	4,645	30 minutes	1,775

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
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.

Petal is in

Forrest County