{"id":143510,"date":"2026-02-24T05:11:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T05:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143510\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T05:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T05:11:15","slug":"wisconsin-family-of-5-braves-intense-blizzard-conditions-in-n-y-c-to-appear-on-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/143510\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Family of 5 Braves Intense Blizzard Conditions in N.Y.C. to Appear on \u201cToday\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

A Wisconsin family appeared on the Today Show despite a historic snowstorm sweeping through New York City<\/p>\n

“These kids, they’re from Wisconsin. They’re like, ‘Really? You guys are shutting it down for this?’ ” joked co-host Craig Melvin<\/p>\n

The storm led N.Y.C. Mayor Zohran Mamdani to declare a local state of emergency, temporarily close roads to non-essential traffic and close schools for a traditional snow day<\/p>\n

The major blizzard covering New York City has kept most people indoors \u2014 except for one family determined to make it on TV!<\/p>\n

Today regularly sees swarms of onlookers and visitors gathered outside Studio 1A, hoping to be featured on the popular morning television program. But in the wake of a massive Nor’easter that hit N.Y.C. particularly hard, the space outside the studio was oddly quiet.<\/p>\n

Only a select few had shown up and braved the snow on Feb. 23<\/a>, said Today co-host Craig Melvin.<\/p>\n

“People hunkered down, but we found some folks who decided to come out and brave it,” Melvin said as the camera panned to a family of five from Wisconsin. “They were just strolling through Midtown.”<\/p>\n

The two parents and their three kids \u2014 all of them bundled in winter coats, hats and gloves \u2014grinned and waved at the camera as snow fell rapidly around them.<\/p>\n

“These kids, they’re from Wisconsin. They’re like, ‘Really? You guys are shutting it down for this?’ ” Melvin joked, as another co-host said, “Midwesterners are hearty people.”<\/p>\n

Wisconsin routinely experiences intense winters with heavy snow and ice, especially in the areas surrounding Lake Michigan due to lake enhancement, per the National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Wisconsin family’s Today appearance comes as N.Y.C. saw the most snow in over five years<\/a>, per CNN, and deployed an estimated 2,300 snowplows<\/a> throughout the city.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, Feb. 22, N.Y.C. Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a local state of emergency<\/a> ahead of the snowstorm. City streets were closed to all non-essential vehicle traffic from 9 p.m. on Sunday to 12 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, to ensure emergency responders and essential workers could travel as safely as possible.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Mamdani stated all public schools in the city (except for those operating as warming centers) would be closed on Monday due to the intense weather, instead observing a traditional “snow day” without remote instruction.<\/p>\n

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