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US households: El Niño winter 2026-27

Last reviewed: 2 Nov 2026

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Printables

Family-of-4 kit summary (PDF)
Documents grab-bag (PDF)

Plain-English explainers

Evacuation terms: why your county's wording matters
Watch vs warning: what the US National Weather Service means

Guides

Is El Niño coming to my state? What NOAA says for winter 2026-27
Questions before you start (US)

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