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Some power outages in Mississippi could stretch into next week, says Entergy spokesperson Scattered power outages in Mississippi could last until next week, says Entergy spokesperson By Courtney Ann Jackson | February 18, 2021 at 9:27 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 10:56 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - It’s that second round of winter weather that took the biggest toll on Mississippi’s ability to keep the lights on. Widespread power outages are a problem through much of the state Thursday. Trees and power lines were coated in ice and limbs looked nearly white against the gray skies. “Worst ice storm since 1994,” explained Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley. “The width of it is worse than 1994. The single digit temperatures we saw on Tuesday morning and then the ice that came through yesterday was the real culprit. The freezing rain and ice is why outages went from a peak on Monday of 64,000 on Monday to 200,000 this morning ....