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Blizzard in New York (manhattan), New York
Blizzard February 23, 2026 · New York (manhattan), New York
What the National Weather Service wrote
Frequent wind gusts of over 40 mph with JFK ASOS reporting a 62 mph gust at 5:17 am, and Bayonne mesonet reporting a 53 mph gust at 2:47 am, and Brooklyn college reporting a 57 mph gust at 5:10 am; and frequent visibilities of a quarter mile or less were reported at surrounding ASOS stations, including Central Park. Snowfall amounts reported across the zone ranged from mainly 20 to 23 inches across the zone via the public, and an official NWS observation from Central Park.
The wider storm
Low pressure in the gulf states moved northeast and intensified along and off the Mid Atlantic coast with the consolidated of mid level energy resulting in a major Nor'easter which brought blizzard and near blizzard conditions to Southeastern New York. The storm became vertically stacked and it slowly pulled away to the east and brought a heavy to major snowfall across Southeastern New York with blizzard conditions across Southern Westchester, New York City, and Long Island. Winter storm and near blizzard conditions were reported across the remainder of Southeastern New York. A major snowfall occurred region wide, with portions of the region receiving historic snowfall totals.
A college student died from carbon monoxide poisoning while charging his cell phone during the blizzard. Also, there were 5 snow shoveling-related deaths on Long Island after the blizzard.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1310204. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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