A powerful nor’easter storm has brought heavy snow and strong winds to the Northeast, grounding flights, shuttering schools, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Over 40 million people were under blizzard warnings from Maryland to Maine as the storm rapidly intensified early Monday, February 23.
A powerful nor’easter storm has hit the Northeast, bringing heavy snow and strong winds to the region. The storm, which rapidly intensified early Monday, February 23, has brought snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour and winds up to 70 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Both New York and New Jersey are under states of emergency, with New York City under a travel ban and travel restrictions, including no public transport in New Jersey.
Snow Totals in NYC and Surroundings
As of 7 a.m. ET on February 23, the NWS Service recorded the following totals in New York City and the surrounding areas:
- Islip – 22.5 inches
- NWS NY (Upton, NY) – 18.3 inches
- Central Park – 15.1 inches
- LaGuardia Airport – 15.1 inches
- John F. Kennedy Airport – 15.0 inches
Snow Totals in New Jersey
The preliminary storm total in different areas of New Jersey as of 10 a.m. ET is:
- Freehold – 24.2 inches
- Ridgefield – 20.6 inches
- Mount Holly – 19.2 inches
- Newark – 18.3 inches
- Trenton – 15.6 inches
- Atlantic City Airport – 14.5 inches
Snow Totals in Philadelphia
Here’s how much snow Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, received as of 10 a.m. ET:
- Langhorne – 22 inches
- Philadelphia – 13.7 inches
- Allentown – 5.2 inches
- Reading – 2.8 inches
Snow Totals in Connecticut
Here’s how much snow Connecticut received as of 10 a.m. ET:
- Chester – 22 inches
- Ledyard Center – 20 inches
- Mystic – 18.5 inches
- Canterbury – 18 inches
- Salem – 18 inches
Highest 24-hour Totals
The highest 24-hour snowfall totals, according to reports collected by the weather service, have been recorded at the following locations, as of 7:30 a.m. February 23:
- Richmond, Rhode Island – 26 inches
- Shirley Airport, New York – 26 inches
- Quogue, New York – 26 inches
- Nesconset, New York – 25.6 inches
- South Kingstown, Rhode Island – 25 inches
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