As of 8 a.m., approximately 10,300 customers are without power. Customers should be prepared for more outages and flexible restoration times as wind gusts continue throughout Thursday, and severe weather threatens the service area into the weekend.
Sustained high winds are moving through the Entergy Mississippi service territory, resulting in widespread customer outages. These winds are expected to last into the evening. As of 5:30 p.m., approximately 15,000 customers are without power. Our crews including linemen, damage assessors, vegetation workers and support personnel are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
Preparing for the worst while hoping for the best is a constant in our storm readiness plans. The preparation proved to be needed, since the tornado outbreak spawned 18 twisters over two days in the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Current weather conditions, including high winds combined with changing temperatures and declining relative humidity, are contributing to a rise in fire hazard risk and red flag warnings across our service area in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Restoration is complete and electrical power has been restored to all customers affected by that storm who can safely receive power.
Entergy Mississippi crews, contractors and tree trimmers are working diligently to complete power restoration following the recent severe weather system that caused significant damage in our service area.
Multiple thunderstorms moved through the state March 14 and March 15, causing widespread power outages to more than 15,000 customers, toppling transmission structures, breaking hundreds of power poles and causing major property damage.
Entergy Mississippi crews, contractors, tree trimmers and scouts are working diligently to restore power following the recent severe weather system that caused significant damage in our service area.
Damage assessment is also underway and we anticipate this to be a multi-day restoration event, particularly in the more severely impacted areas. Currently, damage assessment is 82% complete and has identified damages to 157 poles, 17 transformers, 115 cross arms, and more than 13 miles of downed wire.
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