As of 8:00 p.m., crews have restored power to more than 88% of customers. Approximately 2,100 customers remain without power, down from approximately 18,300. We’ve identified damages to more than 70 poles, 35 transformers, 75 cross arms, and 12 miles of downed wire.

Entergy continues to make significant progress and has safely restored more than 63% of our customers bringing current customer outages down to approximately 10,000 from a peak of 27,000.

We have made significant progress in the first 12 hours of our restoration efforts as we have restored power to close to 59% of impacted customers.

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.