Cloudy skies may block some views of the lunar eclipse tonight, but clear skies are expected across the western United States.
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Cloudy skies may block some views of the lunar eclipse tonight, but clear skies are expected across the western United States.
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The National Weather Service often refers to it as “heart attack snow.” Here's why the accumulation from the storm hitting the Northeast is so much heavier than previous snowfalls — and some tips for staying safe while shoveling. nyti.ms/4aOzfrI
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Some preliminary snow totals as of 1 p.m. Eastern:
32.8 inches: T.F. Green International Airport, R.I.
27.1 inches: Newark, N.J.
19.7 inches: Central Park, N.Y.
16.9 inches: Atlantic City, N.J.
14.0 inches: Philadelphia International Airport, Pa.
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What makes this storm a "classic" nor'easter?
Take a look from space: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/w...
The latest totals are in, and New York City has so far accumulated 19.7 inches of snow at Central Park, making this a top 10 snowstorm for the city. And it's still snowing.
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Trivia time: blizzards are pretty uncommon.
Several criteria must be met:
• snow is blowing or falling for at least three consecutive hours;
• winds are at least 35 miles per hour;
• and visibility is a quarter mile or less.
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Everything you need in one place to track this storm:
❄️ Snow maps: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
❄️ Our live blog: www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
❄️ An explanation of how @nytweather.bsky.social avoids hype: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/i...
Here are the five biggest snowstorms in New York City history.
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Well this escalated quickly.
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Forecasters have issued blizzard warnings for much of the Northeast, including New York City
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Look up how much snow you might get from this weekend's brewing winter storm.
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The latest forecasts on Friday made it look a lot more likely that the Northeast could see some major snow this weekend.
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Forecasters are trying to pin down the exact path of a winter storm that could deliver a little — or quite a lot — of snow to the Northeast this weekend.
Here’s how things look so far, and when you can expect them to become clearer. nyti.ms/4tL4htl
After at least eight people died in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe this week, California’s workplace safety agency said that it had opened an investigation into the company whose guides were leading the group.
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It turns out our weather team colleagues are also really into curling this month
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Eight of the nine skiers missing since an avalanche on Tuesday near Lake Tahoe have been found dead, officials said on Wednesday, making it the deadliest avalanche in modern California history. A final missing skier was also presumed dead. nyti.ms/4rXQAVZ
18.02.2026 20:20 — 👍 69 🔁 19 💬 10 📌 1Rescuers in California were conducting a desperate search Wednesday for nine skiers who remained missing almost a day after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe. If they are not found alive, the avalanche would be one of the deadliest in the U.S. in decades. trib.al/N43l2Fd
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The conditions that set off Tuesday’s avalanche were put in motion weeks ago.
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Several backcountry skiers were missing after an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada, the authorities said, amid widespread storms that have unleashed days of heavy rain and snow across California.
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Powerful winds across the Southwest and the Plains prompted dire warnings from forecasters and local officials that wildfires could break out and spread rapidly.
In Colorado, the winds were also blamed for a highway pileup that left at least four people dead.
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For much of North America, the last month has been an icy, frozen trudge. But from the right vantage point, it had a certain beauty.
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San Ramon, Calif., has been rattled by dozens of small earthquakes in recent months. Even in a region used to regular shaking, it’s been a lot.
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It's about to get cold again. About 209 million people — around 65 percent of the population of the contiguous United States — live in the areas expected to see freezing cold over the next seven days.
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Before this weekend’s storm had dropped so much as an inch of snow, meteorologists were already rushing to dismantle rumors that another potentially more potent one was lurking in the following week’s forecast.
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Why do weather apps sometimes have wild snow amounts?
It's not a glitch; it's model uncertainty showing its face.
I broke down what the apps are actually displaying and what the public needs to know.
Myth busted: Trees don't explode when temperatures hit rock bottom. ❄️
But they *do* go 'pop!'
That distinct sound is frost cracking—a structural injury caused by the cold itself, separate from ice/snow weight damage.
The science is fascinating.
Even a little ice can be far more dangerous than snow in some places. Here's a map of where forecasters are most concerned.
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A potent winter storm is expected to sweep across a large swath of the US this week, prompting widespread unease as millions of residents prepare to face hazardous amounts of heavy snow and ice.
But uncertainty remained about its exact timing, track and intensity. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/w...
A major winter storm is expected to affect large parts of the southern and eastern US this week, but forecasters said on Tuesday that there were still significant questions over where the potent mix of heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and ice will hit.
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Abnormally blustery temperatures this weekend could usher in snowy weather across the eastern US. Exactly where remains uncertain, but even the Deep South is on alert.
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