"Don’t do it" 2026 Blizzard obs, updates and pictures.

[JJBASHB]

Snow is drifting south of the heaviest radar returns up here.  MHT with 0.25mi vis and gusting to 37mph.  
 

It must be incredible down in RI/SE Massachusetts.  Someday I’ll get down there for one of these.  

[OceanStWx]

14 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Crushed

 

Gonna be a lot of 30 burgers in RI and adjacent SE Ma

 

If I didn't come back for this one, I was never coming back.

Pants optional on the ops floor today.

[bristolri_wx]

Totally astounded by the crush job here. Can’t even look outside to see what’s going on. It’s a movie-like.

Probably a 50 year or 100 year storm for RI. Usually those 35-40 dbz bands don’t stick around for this long.

Thankfully power is still on, though half the town is out.

Officially changing my handle to 39/70 Benchmark after this one… 

[wokeupthisam]

19° and "windy" with a few inches and this is the light stuff, impressive storm reach 

 

[WxWatcher007]

 

15 minutes ago, CT Valley Snowman said:

Not a great storm but there has to be more than 5 here.  I think Don in East Hartford has like 10 or 11.  Meteorologist Janna Brown from Agawam reported 7.5".   

At 11" as of 9:15. Pretty significant gradient too. I'm at 11 and there's a report of 11 in Manchester in that 9am hour, while just to my north in South Windsor they have a report of 7.5 and just of that Enfield to SW corridor Ellington and Vernon are at double digits. Models were deadly with that shadowing effect.  

9 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

Crushed

 

Gonna be a lot of 30 burgers in RI and adjacent SE Ma

 

Picking back up down this way too. Trying at least. 

8 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

https://www.weather.gov/media/box/Blizzard2026.pdf

HFD was very very close. Hit it at the 7:53 and 8:53am obs, but not 9:53. Not sure if they'd count any of the 5 min obs in that hour. Doubt it. 

4 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

Wow only a few miles south of me you have 11!!! Good for you man

Thanks. I consider myself very lucky. Hopefully we can all get a couple as this rotates out. We still have a few hours to go. 

[Hoth]

4 minutes ago, mob1 said:

Have about 2 feet here. Not quite the beatdown that parts of southern New England got, but close enough. 

2 feet is always a beatdown. Congratulations!

[Damage In Tolland]

1 minute ago, OceanStWx said:

If I didn't come back for this one, I was never coming back.

Pants optional on the ops floor today.

He back !! Legro !!

[Damage In Tolland]

1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said:

 

At 11" as of 9:15. Pretty significant gradient too. I'm at 11 and there's a report of 11 in Manchester in that 9am hour, while just to my north in South Windsor they have a report of 7.5 and just of that Enfield to SW corridor Ellington and Vernon are at double digits. Models were deadly with that shadowing effect.  

Picking back up down this way too. Trying at least. 

HFD was very very close. Hit it at the 7:53 and 8:53am obs, but not 9:53. Not sure if they'd count any of the 5 min obs in that hour. Doubt it. 

Thanks. I consider myself very lucky. Hopefully we can all get a couple as this rotates out. We still have a few hours to go. 

It’s coming down hard now 

[Layman]

3 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

If I didn't come back for this one, I was never coming back.

Pants optional on the ops floor today.

Good to see you post.  Always appreciate your insight and perspective on the weather!

[codfishsnowman]

24 minutes ago, CT Valley Snowman said:

Not a great storm but there has to be more than 5 here.  I think Don in East Hartford has like 10 or 11.  Meteorologist Janna Brown from Agawam reported 7.5". 

"

  

There might be by now. I'll take a look in a while. 

[MBRI]

21" West Greenwich  Medium density a bit  fluffier now

 

[Typhoon Tip]

Slow decay begins

[Snugharbor]

If you are looking for some South County video, I took this about a half-hour ago, I'm in Wakefield RI just north of Snug Harbor. My apologies for the breathing but I basically got wind burn in the 2 minutes I was outside filming it lol.

Temp has been dropping here so the snow has turned a tad lighter (thankfully) and the wind is a bit more NW. Gusts are still prevalent but seem to be reducing a little compared to 2 hours ago. 

What's hard to measure is the snow -- I am sure we have over 2 new feet but the drifts with this kind of wind make it really difficult to measure.

 

[Hoth]

Feels like a snowstorm again. Not sure how much we're accumulating with the wind though.

[mahk_webstah]

If you haven't seen this from Ptown...omg

https://www.earthcam.com/usa/massachusetts/provincetown/?cam=capecodbay

[ORH_wxman]

5 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

If I didn't come back for this one, I was never coming back.

Pants optional on the ops floor today.

You visiting down in RI for this one? IF so, that's awesome....Yeah, ground zero there

[NeonPeon]

This is the best.

[The 4 Seasons]

1 minute ago, Hoth said:

Feels like a snowstorm again. Not sure how much we're accumulating with the wind though.

barely any since 7-8A

[DavisStraight]

7 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

If I didn't come back for this one, I was never coming back.

Pants optional on the ops floor today.

What are you getting in Portland right now?

[codfishsnowman]

24 minutes ago, SouthCoastMA said:

what a cocktease here. just stalled 10 miles to my west and not budging 

I would be out of my mind. From you on East looks bleak unless there was a crazy thump last night

[Lava Rock]

Gyx keeps knocking it down here. 2-4". Not a flake at home. Decent rates in pym

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[TauntonBlizzard2013]

This is truly insane 

[TauntonBlizzard2013]

We’re going to cruise past 30. Someone might see 40

[codfishsnowman]

16 minutes ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

Woahh seeing twitter reports of 6" last hour around Providence 26-27" depth , Charlestown RI 6" last hour 35" new snow depth .. this was 10am! They may be at 40" now

 

Charlestown is often a big snow hole, worse than New London and Stonington. The drifts over rt1 must be epic

[dendrite]

2 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Gyx keeps knocking it down here. 2-4". Not a flake at home. Decent rates in pym

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Might be toast there…lots of dry low level air. I had some bands move through and it was just light, emaciated flakes. 24/13 59% RH right now. At least there’s nothing really to clean up.

[tunafish]

2 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Gyx keeps knocking it down here. 2-4". Not a flake at home. Decent rates in pym

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Getting smoked here.  Relative to what was expected, at least. 

[bristolri_wx]

10 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

If I didn't come back for this one, I was never coming back.

Pants optional on the ops floor today.

 

[NeonPeon]

I'm trying to think, but I think this is the best storm of my life. 

Ive had more upstate, but not like this. Nowhere near as dramatic or as much moisture.

[Chrisrotary12]

Not sure it is even snowing anymore

[OceanStWx]

5 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

You visiting down in RI for this one? IF so, that's awesome....Yeah, ground zero there

I wish. I might have to go back to December 2002 to find a storm where I was jealous of my parents compared to my location.

4 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

What are you getting in Portland right now?

At GYX now, but we're just finally getting the snow to reduce visibility up here.