{"id":485265,"date":"2026-02-23T07:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/485265\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:14:10","slug":"blizzard-warnings-mount-as-fierce-snowstorm-hits-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/485265\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard warnings mount as fierce snowstorm hits US"},"content":{"rendered":"

Residents in New York City and New Jersey were hunkering down as a severe snowstorm swept across the northeastern United States<\/a>\u00a0late on Sunday, prompting\u00a0a travel ban.<\/p>\n

Blizzard warnings were issued for New York City and Long Island, Boston and coastal areas in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

A state of emergency has been declared in New York state, New Jersey, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service (NWS) said that blizzard conditions would “quickly materialize” from Maryland up to southeastern New England, making travel “extremely treacherous.”<\/p>\n

It added that 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 centimeters) of snow was possible in many areas, accompanied with heavy winds.<\/p>\n

The NWS said that nearly 54 million people are estimated to be in the path of the storm as officials throughout the region urged residents to avoid travel.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, visibility in many areas was expected to be 400 meters or less, the weather service said.<\/p>\n

Massive snowstorm paralyzes New York<\/p>\n

The storm had already begun to hit New York Ciy<\/a> on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

The skyscrapers of Wall Street could barely be seen from the nearby borough of Brooklyn amid deteriorating visibility.<\/p>\n

Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> ordered a ban on non-emergency travel on all streets from 9 pm ET (3 am CET) on Sunday until Monday at noon.<\/p>\n

“New York City has not faced a storm of this scale in the last decade,” he said.<\/p>\n

\"AA subway train travels on snow covered tracks in New York City.Image: David Dee Delgado\/Getty Images\/AFP\"PeoplePeople walk through the streets as blizzard conditions arrive in Brooklyn Image: Spencer Platt\/Getty Images\/AFP<\/p>\n

Reports said that outreach workers were urging homeless New Yorkers to go into shelters and warming centers.<\/p>\n

Thousands of flights were cancelled and thousands of others were delayed across the country on Sunday, tracking website FlightAware showed.<\/p>\n

Theater performances on New York’s Broadway were canceled while schools, municipal libraries, and other institutions were shut on Monday.<\/p>\n

State of emergency in New Jersey<\/p>\n

In New Jersey, Governor Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency from midday Sunday, freeing up funds and allowing the deployment of resources to deal with the weather crisis.<\/p>\n

“We’re expecting blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and high winds across the state \u2013 as well as coastal flooding,” she wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Boston ordered public schools and municipal buildings to shut down on Monday.<\/p>\n

“We ask everyone to plan ahead, stay safe and warm, and stay off the roads to help our public works and public safety efforts,” the city’s Mayor Michelle Wu said.<\/p>\n

\"AnAn excavator removes snow at a parking lot in Edgewater, New Jersey.Image: Kena Betancur\/Getty Images\/AFP<\/p>\n

Forecasters also warned of power outages from the heavy snowfall and powerful gusts of wind.<\/p>\n

\u00a0At least 22,895 customers were without power in the state of New Jersey at 7.30 pm ET (1. 30 pm CET), according to tracking website poweroutage.us.<\/p>\n

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