Map Shows States Most Vulnerable to El Niño Power Disruptions
Summary
Meteorologists say a strengthening El Niño could raise the risk of weather-related power outages in parts of the United States this winter. They identify the Southeast, Northwest, Northeast, California and the Southwest among areas that could face storms, wind, heavy rain, snow or ice, while stressing that El Niño affects the odds of conditions rather than guaranteeing specific events.Key Facts
- Matt Jones of The Weather Channel said the Southeast and Northwest face elevated outage risk.
- Jones said Pacific storms could bring strong winds, heavy rain and high-elevation snow to the West.
- El Niño could increase coastal storm activity along the East Coast, with cold air potentially bringing heavy snow and strong winds to the Northeast.
- AccuWeather expert Paul Pastelok said the storm track could shift toward California, Nevada and the Four Corners from late December through winter.
- Pastelok said snow and ice could cause isolated outages in the central Plains and ice could affect areas from the Tennessee Valley to Maryland.
- Flooding and washed-out roads could delay repairs in California and the Southwest, potentially extending outages.
- Pastelok said strong El Niño conditions can coincide with tornadoes in the Southeast, especially Florida, which could cause localized, prolonged outages.
- El Niño is a recurring climate pattern linked to warmer Pacific waters that can influence weather around the world.
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