  This paper introduces a probabilistic framework to quantify community
vulnerability towards power losses due to extreme weather events. To analyze
the impact of weather events on the power grid, the wind fields of historical
hurricanes from 2000 to 2018 on the Texas coast are modeled using their
available parameters, and probabilistic storm surge scenarios are constructed
utilizing the hurricane characteristics. The vulnerability of hurricanes and
storm surges is evaluated on a 2000 bus synthetic power grid model on the
geographical footprint of Texas. The load losses, obtained via branch and
substation outages, are then geographically represented at the county level and
integrated with the publicly available Social Vulnerability Index to evaluate
the Integrated Community Vulnerability Index (ICVI), which reflects the impacts
of these extreme weather events on the socioeconomic and community power
systems. The analysis concludes that the compounded impact of power outages due
to extreme weather events can amplify the vulnerability of affected
communities. Such analysis can help the system planners and operators make an
informed decision.
