Lost electricity during Hurricane Ida? Check power outage maps on MS Coast

Hurricane Ida brought widespread power outages to the Mississippi Coast and into central and southwestern parts of the state.

Online outage maps show areas where the power is out and how many are affected for each utility.

By 7 a.m. Monday, more than 44,000 customers were without power across South Mississippi as the heavy rains and gusty winds continued.

Here’s what outages looked like on Monday morning:

Coast Electric

“Hurricane Ida caused significant damage to our system,” the utility tweeted Monday morning.

There were 22,000 customers out of Coast Electric’s 85,000 total customer base without power early Monday.

Many Coast Electric customers are in Hancock and Pearl River counties, which were hardest hit on the Coast.

The company’s crews along with 400 assisting crew members are assessing damage and restoring service.

“Offices are closed but our call center is open,” a tweet said.

“To report an outage, text “Outage” to 352667 (you must have a mobile # associated with your account), download the CE on the Go app or call 877-769-2372.

“Do NOT report outages on social media.”

View the Coast Electric outage map at https://outages.coastepa.com/OMSWebMap/OMSWebMap.htm

Mississippi Power

Mississippi Power said Monday evening that 95% of customers would have power restored by midnight, and released a city-by-city timeline for the rest of the day:

• Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Pascagoula - 6 p.m.
• Gulfport, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Waveland - 10 p.m.
• Picayune, Carriere - midnight
• Hattiesburg, Meridian, Laurel - 6 p.m.

Early Monday, the outage map showed 7,737 customers without power across the state.

The utility said 1,000 “additional resources” were helping restore power.

To report or view outages, go to https://outagemap.mississippipower.com

Singing River Electric

Singing River Electric, a co-op with customers mostly in eastern parts of the Coast in Jackson and George counties, reported 2,172 meters without power.

• 1,600 in Jackson
• 352 in George
• 115 in Greene
• 100 in Harrison
• 2 in Wayne
• 4 in Mobile

To report an outage, go to https://singingriver.com/storm-and-outage/#report

This story was originally published August 29, 2021 at 1:59 PM.