Overview
- The Northeast’s bomb cyclone delivered heavy snow and extreme winds, with about 48 cm in Central Park, more than 90 cm in Warwick, Rhode Island, and gusts up to 133 km/h on Nantucket.
- The storm triggered widespread disruptions, including more than 500,000 power outages along the East Coast and thousands of flight cancellations centered on New York, New Jersey and Boston.
- New York City sanitation paused regular pickups Monday and Tuesday and began a phased restart Wednesday night, prioritizing trash and compost, with recycling expected to resume Monday if conditions permit.
- Meteorologists from the NWS and AccuWeather are tracking multiple systems from late weekend into midweek, with up to 15 cm of snow and pockets of ice possible across 22 states from the Midwest to New England, with peak impacts likely Monday and Tuesday.
- Florida is in its worst drought in about 25 years with active wildfires; this weekend’s expected 0.5–1.5 inches of rain should provide only brief relief, while Utah’s snowpack remains well below normal, raising water‑supply concerns.