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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:06 PM Yesterday

More than 600,000 homes and businesses without power as 32 inches of snow falls on US east coast



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More than 600,000 homes and businesses without power as 32 inches of snow falls on US east coast

Summary

There are "near impossible" travel conditions in New York today, a state agency warns, as a major storm hits the US east coast

Parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts have seen over 32 inches (83cm) of snow fall, with over 19 inches in New York's Central Park, the National Weather Service says

Winter storm warnings stretch from North Carolina to northern Maine, with warnings also in place in parts of eastern Canada

More than 5,600 flights into and out of the US have been cancelled

Over 600,000 homes and businesses are without power with New Jersey and Massachusetts the worst hit

In New York City, the snow is shin-deep and trees have fallen across streets, Brandon Livesay reports

Time-lapse footage shows the Empire State Building engulfed by snow overnight by the storm

It's the first time in nine years that New York City has been under a blizzard warning - but what is a blizzard?

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More than 600,000 homes and businesses without power as 32 inches of snow falls on US east coast (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP
I still remember clearly the blizzard of 1978, when I was stranded in Providence in the Rhode Island College Chemistry NewHendoLib Yesterday #1
I was stuck in an MIT dorm for a week -- as a Chemistry major, I might have preferred your digs. :) eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #6
Live coverage... 2naSalit Yesterday #2
Whoa!! I hope that they have no issues w/ electric etc. When we had our earlier big snow, they were cautioning us SWBTATTReg Yesterday #3
Yikes, that is a lot of snow. FemDemERA Yesterday #4
Jeebers! Bayard Yesterday #5

NewHendoLib

(61,756 posts)
1. I still remember clearly the blizzard of 1978, when I was stranded in Providence in the Rhode Island College Chemistry
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:11 PM
Yesterday

Building lounge. It hit in February - we had 36 inches of snow in our location - I didn't make it home for nearly a week - and had to walk it! The sofas were NOT comfortable.

eppur_se_muova

(41,519 posts)
6. I was stuck in an MIT dorm for a week -- as a Chemistry major, I might have preferred your digs. :)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:21 AM
16 hrs ago

Especially if I could have buttonholed any of the faculty re. student research positions.

The hard part for me was that I didn't normally cook, and had no food stored up. Someone who did walked me through the snow to a local grocery store. And the dorm next door had a cafeteria, which did open back up. So I got off pretty light.

2naSalit

(101,546 posts)
2. Live coverage...
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:28 PM
Yesterday

Ryan Hall, updates about the power issues regularly. For those who might be interested.



SWBTATTReg

(26,186 posts)
3. Whoa!! I hope that they have no issues w/ electric etc. When we had our earlier big snow, they were cautioning us
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:34 PM
Yesterday

to watch our electric use here (STLMO)...

FemDemERA

(751 posts)
4. Yikes, that is a lot of snow.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 05:15 PM
Yesterday

Hope people are checking in on their neighbors, especially the elderly and disabled.

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