Feb 22, 2026, 9:30 PM EST
Power outages in New Jersey and Virginia
As of 9 p.m. on Sunday night, more than 21,000 customers were without power in New Jersey, and more than 12,000 customers were without power in Virginia.
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Blizzard live updates: Snow totals top 2 feet as wind gusts reach 80 mph
The governors of New York and New Jersey have issued states of emergency.
Last Updated: February 23, 2026, 5:29 PM EST
A massive winter storm is barreling across the Northeast, dumping more than 2 feet of snow and prompting the first blizzard warning for New York City in nearly a decade.
Blowing winds up to 80 mph and heavy snow are pummeling New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Feb 22, 2026, 9:25 PM EST
Nor'easter producing 1-2 inches of snowfall per hour
The nor'easter continues to rapidly intensify off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina, now producing heavy snow and gusty winds from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia to New York City and Newport, Rhode Island.
The brunt of the storm has begun and will continue overnight into Monday morning.
Heavy bands of snow are producing 1-2 inches per hour. Snowfall rates will be likely in the next few hours, particularly after midnight from New York City out to Long Island, as well as to Hartford, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island.
-ABC News' Kyle Reiman
Feb 22, 2026, 7:17 PM EST
Nor'easter in photos
The powerful storm, which has over 40 million under a Blizzard Warning and just shy of 14 million under a Winter Storm Warning, began blanketing the Northeast in snow on Sunday.
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Feb 22, 2026, 5:09 PM EST
7 Northeast governors declare states of emergency
The governors of seven Northeast states have declared states of emergency as a severe winter storm was moving up the East Coast.
States of emergency have been declared in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has declared a “state of preparedness” as the storm intensified Sunday afternoon.
The governors are advising people to stay off the roadways and highways during the storm, and several states -- including New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island -- have issued travel bans.
-ABC News Michael Pappano
