The region dug out from a whopper of a storm on Tuesday. Snow totals ranged from around a foot in Greater Boston to three feet in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Officials said it would take days to clean up the snow and restore power fully.
It’s a blizzard that many are saying will be included New England lore for a new generation, like the Blizzard of ’78 and the four-week blast of winter storms in 2015.
After near whiteout conditions most of Monday, the skies were clear and blue on Tuesday as people ventured out to shovel cars and workers fought to clear roads.
Boston saw just under 17 inches of snow, while the South Shore, South Coast and Cape Cod got walloped with snow and hurricane-force winds. (Check out a map of snow totals here.) Scituate got 32 inches of snow; Somerset saw 36 inches and Providence eclipsed the Blizzard of ’78 record, racking up more than three feet.
Even during the height of the storm, some people found moments of (freezing) joy: setting up a ski jump in Boston Common or cross-country skiing on deserted streets.
Now, the big question is: how long until all the snow melts?
A frozen bicycle on Charles St. in downtown Boston, waits to be dug out by its owner, Feb. 24, 2026. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
A technician clears and fixes a pedestrian crossing light by South Station in Boston, as the city clears up after the nor’easter. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Utility workers repair a power line in Scituate on Tuesday. (Patrick Madden/WBUR)
Pedestrians walk past a sign warning of falling ice and snow in downtown Boston after the storm. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
A pedestrian pushes a stroller across a snowy Public Garden in Boston, after the blizzard. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
Key Lim, 55, removes snow from a sidewalk lined with trash bags in front of the laundromat that he manages on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Boston. (Sophie Park/AP)
Jeremy Beaudoin shovels his driveway, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 in Warwick, R.I. (Mark Stockwell/AP)
Two crew members carry a snowblower up the steps of the Rhode Island State Capital, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Providence, R.I. (Mark Stockwell/AP)
An electronic sign, covered in snow, posts a traffic ban message, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, on Interstate 95 in Warwick, R.I. (Mark Stockwell/AP)
Interstate 95 in Waltham was nearly empty during the height of the storm midday Monday. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
A pedestrian walks through wind and snow blowing along Atlantic Avenue in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
A Massachusetts State Police officer lays down flares to mark a light post straddling two lanes blown down by the winds of the nor’easter on Rt. 2 in Belmont, Feb. 23, 2026. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Two MBTA buses stuck in the deep snow getting onto Revere Beach Parkway by Wellington Station in Medford. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
A snowplow makes its way along Concord Avenue in Cambridge Monday morning. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)