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Nor’easter Batters Northeast With Blizzard Conditions, Shuttering Travel and Cutting Power

Forecasters expect snow and wind to ease by evening, with recovery dependent on safe access for utility and transportation crews.

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People walk along Manhattan's Times Square during a snowfall in New York City, on February 22, 2026. A fast-developing storm is threatening to pummel the US East Coast with a foot (30cm) or more of snow beginning Sunday, bringing Mother Nature's wrath to a region that only just dug out from a previous winter wallop. Meteorologists issued blizzard warnings for New York and parts of at least six states, warning Saturday that heavy snow and gale-force winds are forecast to slam all major cities along the densely populated Interstate 95 northeast corridor, including Philadelphia, Boston and even Washington further south. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
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Overview

  • Blizzard warnings stretched from Maryland to Maine as a rapidly intensifying storm delivered 2 to 3 inches of snow per hour and wind gusts up to 60–70 mph.
  • New York City’s nonessential travel ban ran overnight through noon Monday, with additional local restrictions elsewhere, as public transit and road networks saw widespread suspensions.
  • Air travel was largely paralyzed with more than 5,000 flights canceled Monday and over 10,000 scrubbed through Tuesday, and New York–area airports among the hardest hit.
  • PowerOutage.us tracked regionwide outages climbing from hundreds of thousands early Monday, with major concentrations in Massachusetts and New Jersey, as utilities warned high winds could slow restoration.
  • Snow totals reached double digits across the region, including roughly 10–15 inches in New York City, 22.5 inches at Long Island MacArthur Airport, about 18 inches in Newark, and 17 inches in parts of Connecticut and Rhode Island, while the NWS said the storm may meet bomb cyclone criteria and warned of coastal flooding risks.