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Entergy Mississippi storm update – 5/26/2025, 7 p.m.
By: Mississippi Editorial Team

05/26/2025

Progress has been made in restoring power after rounds of thunderstorms with heavy rains, high winds, and lightning moved through the Entergy Mississippi service territory last night. Weather moved through the territory again today bringing new outages. As of 7:00 p.m., approximately 7,175 customers are without power, down from a peak of 15,183 customer outages at 10:15 p.m. last night.

Close to 700 Entergy crew resources and contractors including linemen, damage assessors, vegetation workers and support personnel are working to provide restoration for these customer outages. Due to the widespread damage and number of outages, additional resources have been requested to assist in the restoration effort. 

Customers should stay away from downed lines and report them immediately by calling 1-800-9OUTAGE or 1-800-968-8243 and your local police station or fire department.

Damage assessment is also underway and is 71 percent complete with damages found to over 50 poles, 10 transformers, 50 cross arms and over 210 spans (over 57,000 feet) of downed wire. With ongoing assessments and additional weather impact, some outages will extend beyond today, particularly in the more severely and or newly impacted areas. As we continue to identify damaged equipment, restoration times will be updated. For updated times throughout the day, view our outage map at www.entergy.com/view-outages. These estimates are also subject to change as possible additional weather impacts occur in some areas.  

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:

  • Live wires can be deadly. Stay away from downed power lines. Call 1-800-9OUTAGE or 1-800-968-8243 to report downed or dangling power lines, damaged or downed poles or other damaged equipment.
  • Do not trim trees or remove debris on or near downed power lines. Only power company crews or their contractors should remove trees or limbs touching power lines. Again, stay away from downed power lines.
  • Keep away from the immediate areas where crews are working. There is always the danger of moving equipment and the possibility of construction materials, limbs or overhead wires falling to the ground.
  • If you plan on using a generator for temporary power, get a licensed electrician and disconnect from the utility electric system before hooking up to your main electric panel.
  • Do not run a generator in a confined space without adequate ventilation. Use them only outdoors, following all manufacturers' safety guidelines.
  • Turn off any electrical appliances that can easily be turned to the off position until power is restored.

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:

  • Download our app for your smartphone at entergy.com/app or visit Entergy Storm Center to stay informed on our restoration progress.
  • Sign up for text alerts. From your cellphone, text REG to 36778, or visit https://www.myentergy.com/s/ to sign up.
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Mississippi  Storm Center  Restoration  Storm Damage 
Mississippi Editorial Team
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