February 24, 2026 — New York, NY
A historic bomb cyclone blizzard struck the Northeast United States starting February 22, 2026, blanketing parts of New England with up to 3 feet of snow, including a record 37.9 inches in Providence, Rhode Island. New York City’s Central Park and surrounding areas in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts saw 19 to 29 inches of accumulation, according to weather reports.
The storm prompted the cancellation of over 5,000 flights at major airports including JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty, Boston Logan, and Philadelphia International, with totals climbing toward 10,000, as detailed by Business Insider. New York City issued a travel ban, its first in more than a decade, alongside widespread school closures and states of emergency in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and other states.
Winds gusted to 60-70 mph, generating whiteout conditions and thundersnow, while power outages impacted 400,000 to 600,000 customers across the region.
NPR reported more than 5,600 U.S. flights canceled, disrupting air, train, and road travel in New York and Boston areas. NorthJersey.com focused on thousands of cancellations at Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia amid New Jersey and New York blizzard conditions, with resumption timelines emerging.
Live Updates and Recovery
CNN live coverage, updated hours ago, indicated Northeast travel bans easing and airport recovery efforts underway following 6,000-plus cancellations. The New York Times live blog, last updated February 23 at 6:46 p.m. ET, tracked record snowfall and New York City impacts.
Eyewitness accounts on X captured the intensity, including travel bans and flight chaos and intense snow bands in NYC and New Jersey.
