Severe thunderstorms with heavy winds and confirmed tornadoes moved through the Entergy Arkansas service territory last night into the early morning hours resulting in a peak of 15,000 customer outages.

A round of thunderstorms with high winds, lightning, and a reported tornado moved through the Entergy Mississippi service territory last night and this morning resulting in customer outages. As of 10:30 a.m., approximately 6,400 customers are without power.

Restoration is complete and electrical power has been restored to all customers affected by that storm who can safely receive power.

Entergy Mississippi continues to make progress after a round of thunderstorms with high winds and lightning moved through the service area Tuesday, causing power outages to approximately 16,900 customers. As of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, crews have restored power to roughly 70% of customers, and approximately 4,600 customers remain without power.

A round of thunderstorms with high winds and lightning moved through the Entergy Mississippi service territory today resulting in widespread customer outages.

The Edison Electric Institute recently awarded Entergy with its 50th Emergency Response Award, recognizing the dedication and excellence of our power restoration workers during and after Hurricane Francine.

Entergy Mississippi has successfully completed restoring power to all customers in whose homes and businesses could safely take electricity following Saturday night’s severe weather.

More than 91% of customers have been restored.