Update:
Over 30,000 Mississippians were left without power during yesterday’s storms, and crews are now working to restore power across the state.
Now that the storm threat has ended, Entergy tweeted that crews are restoring outages.
After restoring thousands of customers affected by weekend storms, our crews are now working to restore power outages caused by another round of severe weather today. If your power is out or you see a downed power line, call 1-800-9OUTAGE to report it. https://t.co/G2jMCZBwCW pic.twitter.com/ovuL5yK1sj
— Entergy Mississippi (@EntergyMS) April 18, 2019
To view Entergy’s outage map, click here.
Southern Pine Electric’s service area was also affected by the storms, and they are also beginning to restore power to their customers.
Our crews are working to restore power but high winds and tornadoes have caused numerous poles to be taken down. We have requested outside assistance to help us rebuild and restore electric service. It is possible that some outages will continue through the night into Saturday.
— Southern Pine (@MySouthernPine) April 19, 2019
To view Southern Pine’s outage map, click here.
The Weather Channel stated that early reports show that at least 9 tornados touched down in Mississippi, resulting in two fatalities – one in Neshoba County and the other occured in Amite County.
Original Report:
As severe weather makes its way across the state, it’s leaving thousands of Mississippians without power.
Entergy Mississippi’s outage map is currently showing that over 26,000 people are without power.
Southern Pine Electric’s outage map is currently showing that nearly 10,000 of their customers are without power.
The threat of severe weather is expected to continue throughout the day and into the night, according to the National Weather Service.
Tornado watches and warnings have been issued for large portions of the state, so make sure you are staying ‘weather aware’.
Tornado Warning continues for Jackson MS, Clinton MS, Byram MS until 2:45 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/Oj3sjxQjob
— NWS Jackson MS (@NWSJacksonMS) April 18, 2019
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi until 9 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/1EfnmG0Szc
— NWS Jackson MS (@NWSJacksonMS) April 18, 2019
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi until 7 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/CsE5vjXtXL
— NWS Jackson MS (@NWSJacksonMS) April 18, 2019
. #SevereThunderstorms are expected from late this morning through early this evening across the state. #DamagingWind #Hail and #Tornadoes all will be possible (with a strong tornado possible) with the threat for #FlashFlooding. Please stay weather aware today!!! #MSWX pic.twitter.com/LGJmsLuhe9
— MSEMA (@MSEMA) April 18, 2019
