Power outages in Tyler County, TX

Live outage counts for Woodville, Ivanhoe and Colmesneil and the rest of Tyler County, updated every 10 minutes from Entergy Texas.

Right now

Normal: scattered outages
iNormal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.
4customers without power
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
0.06% of 7,248 customersUpdated 7 min ago
iWe 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.
Entergy Texas4 / 7,248
Sam Houston Electric Coop Incno live feed
iThis 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.
Also serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
. Check its own outage map.

Outage map

1–1050200+ customers
iEach 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.

Outages by ZIP code

1 of 7 ZIP codes have outages
ZIPAreaOutCustomers
iA customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.
% out
iCustomers without power divided by all the customers the utility serves in this area.
75979Ivanhoe / Woodville42,8790.14%
75936Chester01730.00%
75938Colmesneil01,2020.00%
75942Unincorporated area01050.00%
77624Unincorporated area03870.00%
77660Unincorporated area02320.00%
77664Warren02,0020.00%

Outage history in Tyler County

2014–2025 record

Tyler County averaged 78 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Texas counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 78. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting May 27, 2025.

The largest on record began August 28, 2017, with 12,604 customers out at once.

78significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt 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.
2 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
8.8 dayslongest on record (August 2017)
12,604most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
August 28, 201712,6048.8 days554,798
July 8, 20249,4094.1 days247,607
April 27, 20238,79520 hours83,457
August 27, 20205,7432.4 days113,649
December 28, 20245,42520 hours27,096

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

iFrom 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.

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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.

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