Entergy Crews restore power to more than 36,000 customers following severe storms

Press Release from Entergy:

JACKSON, Miss. – Overnight thunderstorms brought heavy rains, hail, lightning strikes, and strong winds of up to 100 mph into Entergy Mississippi’s service territory – causing fallen trees and limbs to damage our facilities and cause outages.

The areas of highest impact are Rankin County and surrounding areas, Jackson, Clinton, Brookhaven and Madison. As of 7:30 p.m. Friday, there are approximately 10,200 customers without power, and crews have restored power to more than 36,000 customers. Customers in Brookhaven, Clinton, Madison and Vicksburg are expected to have their power restored by Friday evening. Most customers in Jackson, Simpson and Rankin counties should have their power restored by Saturday. However, due to the extent of the damage, some customers could carry over to Sunday.

A workforce of more than 1,000 damage assessors, vegetation crews, line workers, and support personnel are diligently working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Damage assessment is 77 percent complete and has identified damages to 88 poles, 32 transformers and 64 crossarms and found more than 11 miles of downed wire. As we continue to complete our damage assessments and repairs, restoration times will be updated.

If you are without power, check for damage to the electrical equipment attached to your home or business. If your power is out and your electric equipment appears undamaged, call 1-800-9OUTAGE, 1-800-968-8243.

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. Learn more about the electrical equipment that serves your home.