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.

The extreme winter weather disrupted electrical service for approximately 54,000 Entergy customers at its height yesterday. As of 11:15 a.m., we have restored power to nearly 94% of our customers.

We 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.

Stay away from and don’t walk in flooded areas or standing water. Remember that wet tree limbs can conduct electricity, too.

Entergy continues to closely monitor the weather, our equipment, and grid conditions, and take appropriate steps to ensure reliable delivery of power to our customers.

Analyzing growth cycles, predicting overgrowth areas before they impact your service

For most of the week ahead, we’re expected to see the highest energy usage by our customers that the company has ever seen. This follows a week of high temperatures that spanned across much of the U.S. bringing record-high heat to some areas.