Special Weather Statement
Status
Issued Active alertStart Time
Mon 02/23/2026 07:32 AM ESTEnd Time
Mon 02/23/2026 10:00 AM ESTImpacts
Informational
Locations Affected
Jersey City, NJ ∙ Newark, NJ ∙ New York, NY ∙ New Haven, CT ∙ Paterson, NJ ∙ Bridgeport, CT ∙ Yonkers, NY ∙ Elizabeth, NJ ∙ Stamford, CT ∙ Waterbury, CTFull Alert Message
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service New York NY 732 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 ***Bands of Heavy Snow Across the Area this Morning*** Several bands of very heavy snow will likely persist through mid- morning across the area with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, possibly locally higher. This combined with northerly wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph will produce blizzard conditions, making travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.
Technical Header
CTZ005>012-NJZ004-006-103>108-NYZ068>075-078>081-176>179-231500- Northern Fairfield-Northern New Haven-Northern Middlesex- Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven- Southern Middlesex-Southern New London-Eastern Passaic-Hudson- Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex- Western Union-Eastern Union-Putnam-Rockland-Northern Westchester- Southern Westchester-New York (Manhattan)-Bronx- Richmond (Staten Island)-Kings (Brooklyn)-Northwest Suffolk- Northeast Suffolk-Southwest Suffolk-Southeast Suffolk- Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-Southern Nassau- 732 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026
