08/19/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 08/19/2024 19:12
Insights > Entergy Mississippi storm update -- 8/19/2024, 8 p.m.
08/19/2024
Overnight thunderstorms brought heavy rains, strong winds, and lighting strikes into our service territory causing fallen trees and broken tree limbs resulting in outages and damages to our facilities. As of 11 p.m. last night, a peak of 21,103 customers were without power. A strong restoration effort has taken place today and as of 7 p.m., 5,118 customers remain without power. Damage assessment has identified damages to 53 poles, 15 transformers, 35 cross arms, and over 42,000 feet of downed wire. A workforce of damage assessors, vegetation crews, line workers, and support personnel are diligently working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible through this event. To support the restoration, 180 additional workers were requested and are currently working on site.
As we continue to identify damaged equipment, restoration times will be updated.
Restoration continues through this evening. Customers in the Rankin and Brookhaven areas are expected to have power restored by 11:59 pm this evening for all customers that can safely receive power. With no further weather impacts, estimated restoration times for our remaining customers that can safely receive power is Tuesday, August 20 with times listed in the areas below:
BOLTON |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
BOYLE |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
BYRAM |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
CLINTON |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
DUNCAN |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
EDWARDS |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
GREENVILLE |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
HERMANVILLE |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
HOLLANDALE |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
INDIANOLA |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
ITTA BENA |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
JACKSON |
8/20 - 10:00am |
LELAND |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
MADISON |
8/20 - 10:00am |
MERIGOLD |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
METCALFE |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
MOORHEAD |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
PHILIPP |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
PORT GIBSON |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
RAYMOND |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
ROSEDALE |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
SCHLATER |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
SIDON |
8/20- 10:00pm |
TERRY |
8/20- 10:00pm |
UTICA |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
VICKSBURG |
8/20 - 10:00pm |
Please remember, Entergy restoration workers cannot restore power to a location with a damaged meter base, conduit or weather head (the metal pipe extending upward from the structure with electrical cables inside). These items must be repaired by a qualified electrician before our workers can restore power. Learn more about the electrical equipment that serves your home.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as our crews safely work to restore customers' power.
As with any weather event, please be mindful of the following safety tips:
We want to keep you informed and in control. The best way to get information about outages is via Entergy's View Outage page on our website. Additional resources for your convenience: