Power outages in Smith County, MS
Live outage counts for Taylorsville, Raleigh and Polkville and the rest of Smith County, updated every 10 minutes from Mississippi Power and Entergy Mississippi.
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 / 742
Entergy Mississippi0 / 1,113
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.Outage map
1–1050200+ customersMississippi Power publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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.i
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.Outages by ZIP code
0 of 2 ZIP codes have outagesCities 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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| Taylorsville | 0 | 1,453 | 0.00% |
Outage history in Smith County
2014–2025 recordSmith County averaged 53 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 2 hours; the longest lasted 32 hours, starting March 15, 2025.
The largest on record began October 26, 2019, with 6,211 customers out at once.
53significant 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.6.4 dayslongest on record (February 2021)
6,211most 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 26, 2019 | 6,211 | 2.5 days | 164,922 |
| December 8, 2017 | 5,976 | 34 hours | 52,130 |
| February 15, 2021 | 5,329 | 6.4 days | 285,306 |
| December 29, 2024 | 5,164 | 2.2 days | 67,927 |
| June 16, 2023 | 4,934 | 3.6 days | 107,002 |
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
- 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.
Cities in Smith County
Utilities
- Mississippi Power
- Entergy Mississippi
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative no live feed
- All Mississippi outages