Snow, winds slam New York, Northeast states. See blizzard photos.
Snow, winds slam New York, Northeast states. See blizzard photos.
Melina Khan, USA TODAYMon, February 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM UTC
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Millions across the Northeast are rising to whiteout conditions, heavy winds and power outages as a powerful nor'easter slams states from Delaware to Massachusetts on Monday, Feb. 23.
Snow could fall at a rate of 2-3 inches per hour across the Mid-Atlantic and New England through the evening, according to the National Weather Service's update at 5 a.m. ET on Feb. 23.
Officials in states including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Delaware declared states of emergency to mobilize extra resources throughout the storm. Some even enacted travel bans during the blizzard's peak period.
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As the snowstorm continues to pummel states along the East Coast, here's a look at some of the impacts so far.
Live updates: Snowstorm rapidly intensifies as it pummels Northeast
1 / 0Blizzard hammers Northeast as heavy snow and wind snarl region
A powerful nor'easter rapidly intensified early Monday as it pummeled much of the Northeast with heavy snow, grounding flights, shuttering schools and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.A snowplow clears a parking lot in front of a Tarrytown, N.Y. apartment building before dawn during blizzard conditions during the nor’easter Feb. 23, 2026.
Photos: See impacts of powerful blizzard slamming NY, NJ, more states
Putnam County Department of Public Works snowplow works along Route 6 in Carmel, New York, on Feb. 23, 2026.
Snowmen are made in Brooklyn as blizzard conditions move into New York City on Feb. 22, 2026.
A snow-covered vehicle drives down N. King St. in Wilmington, Delaware, on Feb. 23, 2026.
Snow blasting the Snow Fountain and Clock in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
A worker clears snow in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, on Feb. 23, 2026.
Workers clear the sidewalks of snow on N. Market St. in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, on Feb. 23, 2026.
A man on cross-country skies travels through Central Park on Feb. 23, 2026 in New York City.
A man removes snow to drive his car as snow falls down during a winter storm in West New York, New Jersey, on Feb. 23, 2026.
People walk through the snow at the 125 Street subway station on Feb. 22, 2026 in New York City.
A person is seen using a snowblower as the city braces for a blizzard on Sunday into Monday, Feb. 22, 2026, in New York City.
Raymond DeFiore of the Tarrytown, N.Y. Department of Public Works operates a snowplow before dawn during the nor’easter Feb. 23, 2026.
People walk through the snow during a city-wide travel ban on Feb. 22, 2026 in New York City.
Philadelphians brave heavy wind and snow in center city as a winter storm hit in the afternoon turning rain into heavy snow on Feb. 22, 2026 in Philadelphia.
Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at [email protected].
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