Winter Storm in Southern Queens, New York

Winter Storm January 25, 2026 – January 26, 2026 · Southern Queens, New York

What the National Weather Service wrote

An official NWS Observation of 11.0 inches was reported at JFK airport. Also a trained spotter reported 11.0 inches in Howard Beach.

The wider storm

A low pressure system emerged out of the Southern Plains and Texas and rode northeast through the Tennessee Valley and the Appalachians, before emerging just off the New Jersey coast. This produced a heavy snowfall across all of Southeastern New York, with sleet, some of it heavy across a large portion of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1303597. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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