Snow blasted: Nor'easter sets records in unlikely places
Snow blasted: Nor'easter sets records in unlikely places
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAYTue, February 24, 2026 at 6:09 AM UTC
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Powerful Nor'easter. Bomb cyclone. Blizzard.
No matter which name you choose, the storm that blew up in the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend of Feb. 22, spawned a conveyor belt of snow that left widespread totals of 20 to 30 inches across the Northeast by the evening of Feb. 23.
Its location and combination of intensity and winds was "perfectly situated for the best production of snow," said Zach Taylor, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. At points in the storm, it was pumping out snow at more than 2 or 3 inches an hour.
In some cases, such as Providence, Rhode Island and Islip, New York, the storm broke records for snowfall, according to records from the weather service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Rhode Island recorded the highest snowfall, with a few locations reporting more than 36 inches, based on preliminary, unofficial totals provided by NOAA.
Based on that data, here are the highest snowfall totals by state in the northeastern region of the country, including Virginia and West Virginia. Click the chart below for a complete listing of the unofficial totals in inches.
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A Nor'easter winter storm buried streets, cars and neighborhoods across the Northeast. At least 49 locations reported more than 24 inches of snow by 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Matt Powers shovels a Jersey City sidewalk, Monday, February 23, 2026 after more than a foot of snow had blanketed the area.
Connecticut -
30.8 - North Stonington
27 - Plainfield
24 - Mystic
Delaware -
21 - Long Neck (SW)
20.5 - Woodside
19.3 - Bethel
Workers clear the sidewalks of snow on N. Market St. in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, on Feb. 23, 2026.Maine -
13 - Goodwins Mills
12 - Cutler
12 - Trescott
Maryland -
16 - Bishopville
14 - Ocean Pines and Pittsville
12.5 - Parsonsburg
Snow blankets Salisbury, Maryland on Feb. 23, 2026.Massachusetts -
33.7 - Whitman
33 - Dartmouth
32 - Westport
Wind-driven snow clings to the Brant Rock Union Chapel in Marshfield, Mass/ on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.New Hampshire -
9.5 Dover and New Ipswich
9.5 Stratham and Mason
8.5 Rye and Hudson
New Jersey -
30.7 - Lyndhurst
29.5 - Bogota
27.9 - Carlstadt
New York -
31 - Central Islip
30 - North Patchogue and East Islip
29.5 - Babylon
Pennsylvania -
22.1 - Lower Makefield
22 - Richboro and Langhorne
21 - Morrisville
Rhode Island -
37.9 - T.F. Green International Airport, Warwick
36.2 - Warwick
36 - North Kingstown and Providence
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Vermont -
6.8 - Readsboro
5.5 - Landgrove
4.2 - Guilford Center
Virginia -
15 - Wintergreen
14 - Whitetop
11.2 - Wallops Island
West Virginia -
22.5 - Near Holly River State Park
21 - Craigsville
18 - Another location near Holly River State Park
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writes about violent weather, climate change and other news. Reach her at dpulver@usatoday.com or @dinahvp on Bluesky or X or dinahvp.77 on Signal.
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