When will the blizzard end for me?
Blizzard Warnings cover more than 40 million people — including Boston, New York City and Philadelphia — after a massive nor’easter, having “bombed out” off the East Coast, continues to blast the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with intense snowfall rates and powerful wind gusts. Governors in seven states have declared emergencies. Travel bans and restrictions are in effect across the region and more than 400,000 customers are already without power.
NEW YORK – Blizzard Warnings cover more than 40 million people — including Boston, New York City and Philadelphia — after a massive nor’easter, having “bombed out” off the East Coast, continues to blast the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with intense snowfall rates and powerful wind gusts.
Governors in seven states have declared emergencies. Travel bans and restrictions are in effect across the region and more than 600,000 customers are already without power.
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Read the latest timing of the historic storm by region:
Boston
The heaviest snow will start to shift to Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts and intensify through the day Monday.
Snow will waste no time piling up, accumulating between 1–3 inches per hour, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
A Blizzard Warning is in effect across Boston Monday. Wind gusts reached 59 mph Monday morning at Boston Logan International Airport and are expected to intensify through the day.
Wind gusts could exceed 75 mph across parts of southern New England, with a potential for “jackpot” snow totals across eastern Massachusetts.
Boston had already tallied 5.2 inches of snow as of 6:00 a.m. Monday, with a wind gust of 59 mph recorded at Boston Logan International Airport.
(FOX Weather)
Long Island
New York’s Long Island is another potential area for “jackpot” snow totals, with Islip reporting 22.5 inches of snow by 7:00 a.m. Monday.
Heavy snow will also persist through Monday, especially across Suffolk County and the easternmost parts of the island.
FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel showed whiteout conditions just before 9:00 a.m.
FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel is live in Montauk, New York, where 22.5 inches of snow has been reported so far this morning. Weather is brutal, as blowing snow and winds create whiteout conditions so severe you can barely see Seidel during his report.
New York City
The heaviest snow will begin to wind down over New York City around 12:00 p.m. with lighter snow lasting through 6 p.m.
Central Park tallied 16 inches of snow just before 9:00 a.m. and is quickly approaching the city’s top 10 snowstorms of all time.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a rare citywide travel ban for non-essential vehicles across all city roads.
New York City public school students have their first full snow day since 2019.
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A snow plow during a winter storm in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
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A driver clears snow off a vehicle during a winter storm in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
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MTA buses during a winter storm in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.
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A person clears a snow covered street during a winter storm in the Manhattan borough of New York City on February 23, 2026.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 23: People walk along snow covered streets as snow falls during a blizzard on February 23, 2026 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
New Jersey
The heaviest snow is also expected to wind down in New Jersey around 12:00 p.m. with lighter snow lingering until 5:00 p.m.
The central and southern parts of the state, as well as the Jersey shore are seeing some of the largest snow totals. Freehold recorded 22.2 inches of snow by Monday morning.
(FOX Weather)
Toms River recorded more than 12 inches of snow and Atlantic City tallied more than 14 inches of snow by Monday morning.
Heavy snow also reached North Jersey, with more than 11 inches recorded in Morristown.
Newark, just west of New York City, recorded 23 inches of snow after a heavy snow band sat over the region overnight.
Philadelphia
Snow is expected to taper over the Philadelphia area by 12:00 p.m.
Philadelphia had recorded more than 13 inches of snow by 7:00 a.m. Monday.
Delaware
The heaviest snow is tapering over Delaware. However, the state’s department of transportation reports that nearly 100 roads in Kent and Sussex Counties have downed trees or power lines and many others are in poor condition due to snow accumulation.
Non-emergency vehicles are banned on all roads in Sussex and Kent and only essential personnel are allowed to drive in New Castle County.
Lighter snow is expected through at least 4:00 p.m. and wind is expected to diminish through the day as well.
Washington D.C. and Baltimore
The worst of the storm has passed the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore areas, with both metro areas recording roughly 1-2 inches of snow.
Washington, D.C. schools are operating on a two-hour delay.
Both the Senate and House postponed key votes to Tuesday due to the nor’easter.
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