Restoration efforts continue after several waves of freezing rain caused power outages across our service area beginning Tuesday this week. In the hardest hit areas of DeSoto, Tate, Panola and Coahoma counties, the icy conditions brought down numerous tree limbs and wires causing repeat outages in many areas. As of 1:30 p.m., about 5,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of 12,803. We expect to restore power for the majority of customers who remain out by 10 p.m. tonight, though some cases may carry over to Saturday depending on weather conditions and ability to access damaged areas.

Entergy Mississippi is monitoring winter weather that is expected to bring sleet, freezing rain and ice accumulations in the northern part of our service territory today and tomorrow. We are ready to respond and have staged crews, equipment and supplies in the area. Should the weather cause outages, our workforce of more than 1,100 scouts, vegetation crews, line workers, support personnel and contract resources will begin assessing damage and restoring power as quickly as they can safely do so.

About 57% of customers without power have been restored, down from more than 53,000 outagesnWe have started restoring service to our customers where it is safe to do so and assessing damage to our system. A winter storm system bringing record and near-record low temperatures across most of the Entergy service area continues as we head into this holiday weekend. Another deep dive into freezing temperatures is forecast for tonight, and our teams are monitoring for the possible effects of the cold, wind and, and/or ice impacting service.