Based on weather, grid, and outage data for zip code 11701
Suffolk County, NY
Higher outage risk than 85% of U.S. counties
Long Island is extremely vulnerable to nor'easters. Superstorm Sandy (2012) caused catastrophic damage and outages lasting weeks for many Suffolk County residents.
While less frequent than in the South, hurricanes that track up the East Coast can devastate Long Island with storm surge and wind.
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