Weather AlertsUpdated: Feb. 22, 2026, 9:12 p.m.|Published: Feb. 22, 2026, 9:04 p.m.
An updated special weather statement was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 9:08 p.m. until 11 p.m. for Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens as well as Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester and Nassau counties.
“**Band of Heavy Snow Moving into the Area*** A heavy band of snow along the Connecticut coast into western Long Island will continue to lift to the northwest with possible snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour rates impacting the area. Periodic bands of heavy snow will move across the area through the night as low pressure rapidly intensifies to the south. In between bands, snowfall rates may drop off to about an inch per hour. In addition, winds will become a factor as the night progresses. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening,” says the weather service.
