Webinar: From Hurricanes to El Niño: What Florida Utilities Need to Know

What could El Niño bring to Florida this winter and spring? Join Meteorologist Will Ulrich of the National Weather Service for a look at what to expect over the next several months, including how El Niño influences Florida’s weather and what these patterns could mean for utilities and emergency management professionals.

The webinar will also look back at the 2026 hurricane season, examining the weather patterns and storms that shaped the season and the lessons they offer as Florida prepares for future weather events. For electric utilities that prepare year-round for hurricanes, tornadoes and other hazards, the discussion will provide timely weather perspective to help inform preparedness, response and restoration planning.

• Utility professionals within electric operations and field services
• Emergency managers and storm response coordinators
• Mutual aid coordinators and personnel involved in requesting, deploying or receiving mutual aid
• Logistics, supply chain and materials management personnel
• Communications and public information professionals involved in emergency or outage communications
• System operations, dispatch and control center personnel
• Storm preparedness and emergency managers, reliability and resilience coordinators
• Utility leadership with responsibility for emergency preparedness, business continuity or restoration

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Back by popular demand, Will Ulrich is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Melbourne office. He serves as the primary liaison between the forecast office and its key partners with east central Florida, including federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as the media and the public. Additionally, he is responsible for executing weather safety programs designed to mitigate the loss of life, injury, and property damage caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe weather phenomena. He holds both a Bachelor's and Master's in Meteorology from the Florida Institute of Technology.