Severe weather and natural disasters in DOE outage reports
37% of the 2,419 reports on file are severe weather and natural disaster filings. The group peaked in 2020 at 157, and Texas files the most (137). 742 of the 890 list customers, 658 of them 50,000 or more.
Severe weather and natural disasters: reports by year
The 890 reports break down as 375 in 2014 to 2018 against 515 in 2019 to 2023.
severe weather and natural disaster reports a year
- 88'14
- 64'15
- 42'16
- 79'17
- 102'18
- 91'19
- 157'20
- 137'21
- 55'22
- 75'23
Where severe weather and natural disaster reports are filed
| State | Reports | Of its total | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 137 | 42% | 4.6 |
| California | 85 | 27% | 2.2 |
| Michigan | 78 | 70% | 7.8 |
| North Carolina | 56 | 78% | 5.3 |
| Massachusetts | 54 | 76% | 7.7 |
| Washington | 53 | 32% | 6.8 |
| Rhode Island | 52 | 93% | 47.5 |
| Connecticut | 50 | 86% | 13.9 |
| Vermont | 49 | 89% | 75.9 |
| Maine | 49 | 59% | 35.6 |
| Louisiana | 49 | 52% | 10.6 |
| New Hampshire | 47 | 81% | 33.9 |
Largest customer counts in this group
Among reports that name a single state, the top 10 for severe weather and natural disaster.
| Customers | State | Year | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,200,000 | Washington | 2018 | — |
| 3,500,000 | Florida | 2017 | — |
| 2,000,000 | Texas | 2021 | 13.0 days |
| 1,400,000 | Nevada | 2020 | 7.0 h |
| 1,400,000 | Nevada | 2020 | 7.0 h |
| 1,400,000 | Nevada | 2020 | 5.0 h |
| 1,390,000 | Texas | 2021 | 2.9 days |
| 1,200,000 | Florida | 2016 | 46.5 h |
| 1,076,868 | Texas | 2017 | 12.7 days |
| 1,076,868 | Texas | 2017 | 11.8 days |
What DOE calls these events
28 different DOE labels sit in the severe weather and natural disaster group.
| Type | Reports | Of group |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 657 | 74% |
| Severe Weather/Transmission Interruption | 53 | 6% |
| Weather or natural disaster | 38 | 4% |
| Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 37 | 4% |
| Weather | 14 | 2% |
| Severe Weather - Winter | 11 | 1% |
| Natural Disaster | 11 | 1% |
| Public Appeal due to Severe Weather - Cold | 10 | 1% |
| Severe Weather/Distribution Interruption | 10 | 1% |
| Severe Weather - Snow/Ice | 8 | 1% |
| Severe Weather - Wind | 7 | 1% |
| Voltage Reduction due to Severe Weather - Cold | 6 | 1% |
This group against all reports
| Year | Group | All | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 88 | 206 | 43% |
| 2015 | 64 | 140 | 46% |
| 2016 | 42 | 140 | 30% |
| 2017 | 79 | 149 | 53% |
| 2018 | 102 | 218 | 47% |
| 2019 | 91 | 271 | 34% |
| 2020 | 157 | 373 | 42% |
| 2021 | 137 | 364 | 38% |
| 2022 | 55 | 246 | 22% |
| 2023 | 75 | 312 | 24% |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 890 severe weather and natural disaster reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024. The severe weather and natural disaster grouping is ours: method.
Questions
How many severe weather and natural disaster reports are in the OE-417 files?
890 of 2,419 from 2014 to 2023, 37%.
Which state files the most severe weather and natural disaster reports?
Texas with 137, then California (85) and Michigan (78).
Is the number of severe weather and natural disaster reports rising?
890 reports in all: 375 in 2014 to 2018 against 515 in 2019 to 2023; filing habits shifted over the years.