Replay · WS20260222
Blizzard of February 22–24, 2026: the story
Feb 22, 00:00 UTC – Feb 25, 00:00 UTC. Radar showing snow and rain, winter warnings, storm reports and the surface low's track from the Weather Prediction Center, in order. NCEI's Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale rates it Category 2, Significant (NESIS 3.86), and ranks it 40th on its list.
- 72 NWS warnings
- 5,364 storm reports
- 19 WPC surface-low analyses
- 7 FAA airport programs
- 433 radar frames, 10 min apart
Chapter 1: First warnings
Feb 22
- NWS Mount Holly, NJ issues the first Blizzard Warning.Replay from here
Chapter 2: Bombogenesis
Feb 23
- Bombogenesis: the low's pressure has fallen 39 mb in 24 hours, to 970 mb.Replay from here
Chapter 3: At its deepest
Feb 23
- The strongest wind reported: 83 mph at Nantucket Ap, MA.Replay from here
- The low is at its deepest: 965 mb.Replay from here
Chapter 4: The snow totals
Feb 24
- The largest snow report: 37.9 in at Tf Green Ap, RI.Replay from here
Where this storm's data comes from
Every layer, the provider behind it and the period it covers.
| Layer | Provider | Period | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRMS SeamlessHSR | NOAA/NSSL via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Feb 22, 00:00 UTC – Feb 25, 00:00 UTC | 433 |
| NWS storm-based warning polygons | NOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Feb 22, 00:00 UTC – Feb 25, 00:00 UTC | 72 |
| NWS Local Storm Reports | NOAA National Weather Service via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Feb 22, 00:00 UTC – Feb 25, 00:00 UTC | 5,364 |
| WPC coded surface bulletins | NOAA Weather Prediction Center via Iowa Environmental Mesonet | Feb 22, 00:00 UTC – Feb 25, 00:00 UTC | 19 |
| NOHRSC snowfall | NOAA National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center | Feb 22, 00:00 UTC – Feb 25, 00:00 UTC | |
| FAA airport programs (ground stops and ground delay programs) | FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center | Feb 22, 00:00 UTC – Feb 25, 00:00 UTC | 7 |
- Radar: NOAA/NSSL MRMS SeamlessHSR, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM), Iowa State University
- Warnings: NOAA/NWS, storm-based polygons via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
- Storm reports: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
- Storm track: NOAA/NWS Weather Prediction Center coded surface bulletins, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet
- Airport programs: FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
- Filings: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
- Snowfall: NOAA/NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC)