Entergy Mississippi crews have restored power to all customers affected by severe storms that caused 10,500 customer outages on Sunday, August 16.
Entergy Mississippi has restored power to more than 8,886 customers after severe thunderstorms with strong winds caused scattered outages in its southern and central service areas on Sunday evening.
The company is prepared and urges customers to be prepared, too
Mutual assistance, a hallmark of the electric power industry, has characterized successful responses to major incidents and disasters for decades.
With hurricane season in full swing, Entergy Texas is monitoring and prepared to respond to any impacts from Tropical Storm Hanna currently forecast to make landfall along the Texas coast.
Entergy personnel continue monitoring and planning for potential impacts to its service territories from Tropical Depression 8 in the Gulf of Mexico. We also are monitoring Tropical Storm Gonzalo as it travels across the Atlantic Ocean.
Crews expect to restore power by tonight to the vast majority of customers who can accept service after severe weather Thursday knocked out power to about 40,000 Louisiana customers. Some customers scattered across Greater Baton Rouge and Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish may not be restored until early tomorrow.
Crews have restored power to more than 85% of the approximately 40,000 Louisiana customers who lost electricity after severe thunderstorms swept across the state Thursday.