In this study, the impact of the NAO on the North Atlantic (NA) and Mediterranean storm tracks is analyzed from the energetic point of view by the JRA55 reanalysis dataset. To achieve this goal, the composite maps of the most important terms of the time tendency equation of the eddy kinetic energy (EKE) were computed for the critical positive and negative months of the NAO in 1959–2017 period for the winter months (December to February). Results show that the connection of the Mediterranean storm track to the NA storm track is weaker in the positive phase of the NAO compared to the negative phase. In the central, eastern and southern parts of the Mediterranean region and its downstream areas including the Middle East, values of EKE are greater in the positive phase which points to the strengthening of the Mediterranean storm track in the positive phase. On the other hand, in the western part of the Mediterranean region and the subtropical parts over the east of the NA, values of EKE are greater in the negative phase, indicating the southward displacement of the NA storm track in this phase.