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   From: yourdime@outlook.com   
      
   STATEWIDE — Tens of thousands of Mississippi residents were without power   
   Sunday afternoon as winter weather moved across the state, with utility   
   outage data showing especially heavy impacts in north and southwest   
   Mississippi.   
      
   Entergy Mississippi reported more than 62,700 customers without   
   electricity statewide as of about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, representing roughly   
   14% of its tracked customers, according to utility outage figures. Several   
   electric power associations serving northern counties reported outages   
   affecting more than half of their customers.   
      
   The hardest-hit areas included Tishomingo County, where about 81% of   
   customers were without power, and Tippah County, where nearly 70% of   
   customers were affected. Alcorn County also reported widespread outages,   
   with more than 56% of customers without service.   
      
   Other utilities reporting significant outages included Oxford Utilities,   
   with nearly 57% of customers out; Water Valley Electric Commission, at   
   nearly 72%; Prentiss County Electric Power Association, with more than   
   53%; and Southwest Mississippi Electric Power Association, where about 34%   
   of customers were without power.   
      
   Several additional electric cooperatives reported thousands of outages,   
   including Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association and Natchez Trace   
   Electric Power Association, each with roughly one-third of customers   
   affected.   
      
   By contrast, utilities serving much of central and southern Mississippi   
   reported relatively limited disruptions. Mississippi Power reported fewer   
   than 1,000 outages statewide, affecting less than 1% of its customers.   
   Pearl River Valley EPA, Coast EPA, Magnolia Electric Power, and Singing   
   River Electric each reported only isolated outages.   
      
   Utility officials across the state urged residents to prepare for   
   continued hazardous conditions, noting that icy roads, falling tree limbs   
   and high winds can slow restoration efforts. Crews were working to restore   
   service as conditions allowed.   
      
   Outage numbers are expected to fluctuate as weather conditions change and   
   restoration work continues.   
      
   https://darkhorsepressnow.com/news/2026-01-25/thousands-of-mississippians-   
   without-power-sunday-after-winter-storms/   
      
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