Power Outage in Benson, AZ

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Last report: March 29, 2025

Here's How to Report Power Outage in Benson

To report a power outage in Benson, Arizona, located in Cochise County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:

Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative

Western Area Power Administration

Columpus Electric Power

Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 85602.

Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Cochise County

Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm winds downed or snapped multiple power poles in the Elfrida and McNeal areas. One house, one barn and one garage also suffered substantial roof damage.

August 06, 2022

Scattered thunderstorms moved north across Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties during the evening and overnight. Wind downed power poles and caused roof damage to homes in Tombstone. Flash flooding closed roads between Tombstone and Bisbee.

August 03, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm winds downed several power poles on Gleeson Rd east of Tombstone causing a loss of power for 1100 customers. One home in Tombstone also sustained roof damage.

August 03, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm winds downed 42 power poles north of Douglas. The downed poles caused the closure of Highway 191 for 24 hours. More than 40 residences sustained at least minor roof or cosmetic damage. This included 5 mobile homes that either sustained major damage or were completely destroyed and 3 other residences that had substantial damage. Most of these were east of Leslie Canyon Dr. near Madrone Dr. where a microburst occurred. There were no injuries.

July 19, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Thunderstorm winds snapped a power pole along State Rte. 82 near Fairbank.

August 17, 2021