More than 620,000 customers across the United States were without power late Sunday as severe storms swept through multiple states, according to PowerOutage.com tracking data. The outages spanned Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, and Texas, with the total exceeding 623,000 by Sunday night.
Michigan and Pennsylvania bore the brunt of the disruption, each reporting 2% of customers without electricity. The highest outage counts came from those two states, though the exact numbers per state were not specified in the source material.
Utility crews are likely mobilizing to restore power, but the timing of full restoration remains unclear. The storms follow a pattern of extreme weather events that have strained aging grid infrastructure across the region in recent weeks.
The outages do not directly affect oil or natural gas production, but they could disrupt refined product distribution and local fuel demand if prolonged. Refineries and pipelines in affected areas may face operational caution, though no major supply interruptions have been reported.
Some analysts argue that the outage figures, while significant, represent only a temporary operational issue rather than a structural grid weakness. The 2% customer loss in the worst-hit states is within normal severe-weather parameters for spring storms.