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Entergy Mississippi Cristobal Restoration Nears Completion
Tropical Storm Cristobal has moved out of the Entergy Mississippi territory. The storm began causing power outages across the state on Sunday evening and continued as it moved northward. Since then, more than 12,200 customers have been restored, down from a peak of 12,874. Entergy workers and additional resources continue efforts to restore customers who remain without power. We expect all customers who can safely take power to be restored today.
Mississippi’s Team Continues Cristobal Restoration Efforts
Entergy Mississippi has restored power to more than 9,000 customers, down from a peak of 12,874 outages caused by Tropical Storm Cristobal. Cristobal’s remnants could also result in additional outages and damages to our electrical grid as it continues moving northward out of our service area. We expect most customers to be restored late tonight, though some customer outages in Attala, Grenada, Hinds, Madison and Washington counties may carry over to tomorrow. Estimated restoration times by address and specific information by county are available on ourView Outagespage.
Crews Turn to Cristobal Restoration Efforts in Mississippi
All customers affected by Friday, June 5 storms have been restored.
Entergy Mississippi Crews Restore Power, Prepare for Cristobal
A line of thunderstorms caused widespread power outages for more than 15,000 customers throughout our service area late Friday, June 5. As of 3 p.m., Entergy Mississippi crews have restored power for more than 12,600 customers. The majority of those customers still without power are in Grenada, Hinds and Tallahatchie counties with scattered trouble in the other counties. Entergy resource workers continue to restore power as safely and quickly as possible. We have also brought in additional resources assist with restoration efforts.
A Safety Conversation with Josh Vance
Josh Vance has been familiar with Entergy all his life. He remembers the company’s strong community presence in his hometown of Brookhaven, Mississippi. More than a decade ago, Josh joined the company as an engineering co-op student. Since then he has held several engineering roles and served as a line supervisor. Today, Josh is Entergy Mississippi’s construction manager, based in Jackson.
Entergy Mississippi Completes Restoration From Latest Storm
Entergy Mississippi has restored power to all customers affected by a line of severe thunderstorms that caused 26,836 customer outages on Thursday, April 23. This is the third storm in two weeks to strike and cause widespread damage in our service areas. Since Easter Sunday, our crews have restored service to more than 72,500 customers who lost power as a result of the three severe weather events. Total damage amounted to more than 500 broken poles, 1,250 spans of wire down, and damage to 130 transformers.
Entergy Mississippi Completes Easter Storm Restoration
Entergy Mississippi crews have restored service to nearly 41,000 customers who lost power during storms that struck our service area on Sunday, April 12. Entergy’s grid sustained considerable damage, mostly north of a line from Yazoo City to Kosciusko, and several communities were without power for nearly a week. Damage included more than 427 broken poles, 890 spans of wire down, and damage to 94 transformers. More than 1,150 field workers, contractors and support staff assisted with our restoration efforts. All customers affected by this storm who can safely accept electrical service have been restored.
Update: Power Restored to More Than 34,000 Entergy Mississippi Customers
Entergy Mississippi crews have made steady storm restoration progress since Easter Sunday. Power has been restored to more than 34,000 customers. As of 7 p.m., about 6,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of nearly 41,000. We expect to restore most customers who can safely take power by late tonight. Some outages will carry over through Thursday evening, especially in the hardest-hit areas of Carroll, Coahoma, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Panola, Sunflower, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha counties.
Entergy Mississippi Tuesday Evening Restoration Update
Entergy Mississippi has restored power to more than 27,000 customers since storms struck the state causing damage and power outages for nearly 41,000 customers Sunday evening. As of 7 p.m. about 13,500 customers remain without power.