This page is only intended to supplement information on OMS. It is not intended to have all of the information on outages.
Messages
- We anticipate most Members will have power restored by Friday with some by Saturday.
- Hurricane Delta swept through our service area Saturday night leaving extensive damage. Roads are blocked and trees are toppled.
- Lineworkers are assessing the damage, but we do not know exactly how long Members will be without power.
- Please prepare yourself to be without power for several days.
- This outage is system-wide.
- If you have refrigerated medicine or medical equipment that requires power, you need to make a plan to get to a place with power.
- We encourage you to download our SmartHub app and check for updates when we get new information.
Facebook Posts
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If you want to scroll through these faster or go back, click on the arrow on the sides of the pictures.
Storm Statistics
- 359 meters without power as of 4:00 p.m. That is 1.4% of our meters.
- ALL substations are back on line. We no longer have transmission issues. We no longer have any feeders out.
- We have a total of 206 lineworkers restoring power.
- 51 lineworkers from Southwest Electric are assessing damage and restoring power.
- Contract crews assisting – 32 men:
- Two construction crews (10 linemen) from Killen Contractors
- Four right-of-way crews (19 men) from Delta Tree Services
- One right-of-way crew (3 men) from Southern Tree Service
- Eight electric cooperatives’ lineworkers have arrived – 123 men:
- Central Electric – 6
- Coast Electric – 27
- Dixie Electric – 16
- East Electric – 18
- Magnolia Electric Power – 12
- Singing River Electric – 13
- Southern Pine Electric – 23
- Yazoo Valley Electric – 8
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10/11/20 at 7:30 a.m.
Pictures of damage and crews working can be found on the S Drive > Everyone > Pictures > 2020 Hurricane Delta. These are the same pictures that are being posted on Facebook for our Members.
Cooperative Statistics
- 25,500 meters
- 4,200 miles of power lines – That is the distance from Natchez to Anchorage, AK
- 2,000 square miles
- Nine counties – Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilkinson