National power outage map: Over 340,000 in the dark as storms slam California, Northeast
As powerful storms battered states across the country this week, hundreds of thousands of people, particularly in California and the Northeast, were left in the dark.
According to PowerOutage.US, over 190,000 homes and businesses in California were experiencing power outages as of 6:40 a.m. ET Wednesday amid "another strong Atmospheric River Event," per the National Weather Service.
On the other side of the country, roughly 70,000 homes and businesses in New Hampshire were experiencing power outages as of 6:40 a.m. ET Wednesday, followed by over 30,000 in New York , more than 30,000 outages in Massachusetts, and over 25,000 in Vermont.
A winter storm threatened to dump more than a foot of snow in the East – with some areas of Connecticut, Massachusetts and other states already reporting significant snowfall early Tuesday.
Forecasters warned that strong winds and the weight of snow on tree limbs could down power lines and cause outages.
National power outage map
Wednesday morning's power outages were mostly concentrated in California and the Northeast. California, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont reported the highest numbers, with a combined total of more than 340,000 outages across the country as of 6:40 a.m. ET Wednesday.
See the USA TODAY Network's tracker below to follow power outages nationwide.
California power outage map
Hundreds of thousands of Californians began to lose power heading Tuesday afternoon as another atmospheric river hit the Golden State.
The majority of outages were in the Bay Area Wednesday, where 91,000 homes and businesses in Santa Clara County are in the dark, according to the USA TODAY Network's power outage tracking database as of 6:50 a.m. ET.
"The storm is hitting PG&E’s service area hard," Power company Pacific Gas and Electric Co. spokesperson Megan McFarland said in a statement.
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Contributing: John Bacon and Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY.
