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

[Ginx snewx]

2 hours ago, Superstorm said:

What did you end up with?  I was in NJ at time of the event.

27 you? Very sure as 3 reports within 3 miles all the same 

[Superstorm]

27 you? Very sure as 3 reports within 3 miles all the same 

Im assuming 27” in Brooklyn, CT . 21” in Ocean Township, NJ where I was during the event.


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[Angus]

We got maybe 13" here in Concord MA and that might be generous. But it was a good storm with wind and drifting. I had to go to Norwell today (think Weymouth/ Hanover/Hingham) no power, street clean up poor. Snow depth is thigh high there. What a mess.

[Ginx snewx]

16 minutes ago, Superstorm said:

Im assuming 27” in Brooklyn, CT . 21” in Ocean Township, NJ where I was during the event.


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Plainfield

[CoastalWx]

2 hours ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I am working on a post mortem now and will illustrate all of this. See, this is me now, as opposed to 10 years ago....now I'm able to bare the busted forecast trauma to salvage growth.

I think we thought there would a band to the NW. I did. But I think that night I saw the 3K Nam show the western CT stuff and then that firehose into SE MA and RI. That had tremendous front despite lacking big convergence. You also rode the dryslot which steepens lapse rates and aids in that too. I felt pretty good about that area. Actually was hoping it would be more north but it was modeled well.

[SouthCoastMA]

[WxWatcher007]

49 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

27 you? Very sure as 3 reports within 3 miles all the same 

100% knew your area would clean up. You’re in one of the best spots in the state imo. 

[OceanStWx]

11 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I think we thought there would a band to the NW. I did. But I think that night I saw the 3K Nam show the western CT stuff and then that firehose into SE MA and RI. That had tremendous front despite lacking big convergence. You also rode the dryslot which steepens lapse rates and aids in that too. I felt pretty good about that area. Actually was hoping it would be more north but it was modeled well.

I admittedly did not participate in the office run up to the storm, but from conversation I can say our post mortem caution flags should’ve been the dry air eating the northern edge versus the pretty simulated reflectivity and QPF maps presented, and falling for the NBM snow ratio trap. That second one shifted the heavy snow at least a row of counties north.

[Torch Tiger]

3 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Your neighborhood growing up took almost a week to get plowed in ‘78

yeah it took several days.  I've seen so many pictures from Taunton and 78. my father was active as an army reserve and was driving the front-end loading machines in Taunton, the drifts and banks were above the tires on that thing

[codfishsnowman]

3 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

I'm actually really glad there was really no way for me to measure so while I'm disappointed because I don't know what I got, I am sheltered because I don't know how much less than expected. Although it really sucks because I probably won't be able to get to 100" now. 

I'm going to record six inches. Anything more than that I think is suspicious.

[CoastalWx]

5 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

I admittedly did not participate in the office run up to the storm, but from conversation I can say our post mortem caution flags should’ve been the dry air eating the northern edge versus the pretty simulated reflectivity and QPF maps presented, and falling for the NBM snow ratio trap. That second one shifted the heavy snow at least a row of counties north.

I did see that in the soundings. Plus strong nrly flow isn’t a good thing there usually. I thought far SNH would do better.

[weatherwiz]

10 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

I'm going to record six inches. Anything more than that I think is suspicious.

I would 1000% agree with that

[CoastalWx]

Few pics around the hood. 
 

 

[40/70 Benchmark]

Anyone have the latest record bulletin for Providence snowfall?

[WxWatcher007]

3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Few pics around the hood. 
 

 

I can’t believe after all the panic and negativity I was subjected to read through from you, TBlizz, and Luke for days that I had to basically count every flake that fell to scrape my way to 12” while all of you cleaned up. 

Congrats. I’m sick.  

[CoastalWx]

3 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

I can’t believe after all the panic and negativity I was subjected to read through from you, TBlizz, and Luke for days that I had to basically count every flake that fell to scrape my way to 12” while all of you cleaned up. 

Congrats. I’m sick.  

Other than the first one, the rest was my yard. 
 

If you thought that storm was coming, I salute you.

[Ginx snewx]

21 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

100% knew your area would clean up. You’re in one of the best spots in the state imo. 

Just up my hill at 725 is the weeniest spot I know of Margaret Henry road at the Sterling Killingly border. Extreme retention to boot. I was up there today. I guessed over 30 .There depths exceed 45. We had a poster (RIP)who retired as a state plow driver who posted here it was the best spot in ECONN. Good stuff

[WxWatcher007]

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Other than the first one, the rest was my yard. 
 

If you thought that storm was coming, I salute you.

I’m just busting. I was on the fence about whether it was coming or not. Your mood in the hours before it started was an all timer. 

[Ginx snewx]

3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Other than the first one, the rest was my yard. 
 

If you thought that storm was coming, I salute you.

Some of us know it was just a matter of when. For the record March will provide us with another foot plus storm.  At 65 inches now 8 AN for an entire season 

 

[donsutherland1]

17 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

Anyone have the latest record bulletin for Providence snowfall?

412 
SXUS71 KBOX 240635
RERPVD

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
0131 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026

...RECORD SNOWSTORM FOR PROVIDENCE RI...

THE BLIZZARD OF 2026 BROKE SEVERAL SNOWFALL RECORDS AT RHODE 
ISLAND T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN PROVIDENCE:

- STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 37.9 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE 
GREATEST SINGLE SNOWSTORM ON RECORD, WHICH WAS 28.6 INCHES SET 
DURING THE BLIZZARD OF '78, ON FEBRUARY 6-7, 1978.

- DAILY SNOWFALL OF 35.5 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD ONE-DAY SNOWFALL, 
WHICH WAS 19.0 INCHES SET DURING THE BLIZZARD OF '96, ON JANUARY 8, 
1996.

- FINALLY, THE DAILY SNOWFALL OF 35.5 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD 
SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY 23, WHICH WAS JUST 3.8 INCHES IN 1967.

$$

[Henry's Weather]

33 minutes ago, codfishsnowman said:

I'm going to record six inches. Anything more than that I think is suspicious.

That’s what she said 

[CoastalWx]

3 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

I’m just busting. I was on the fence about whether it was coming or not. Your mood in the hours before it started was an all timer. 

I was fine. A bit nervous but felt ok. My son was a mess. Tblizz junior.

[dendrite]

34 minutes ago, OceanStWx said:

I admittedly did not participate in the office run up to the storm, but from conversation I can say our post mortem caution flags should’ve been the dry air eating the northern edge versus the pretty simulated reflectivity and QPF maps presented, and falling for the NBM snow ratio trap. That second one shifted the heavy snow at least a row of counties north.

I was worried about dry air lurking to the north most of the week as the confluence from that s/w backing in from ME was slow to lift out. Sunday morning I just knew it was going to be a problem when I saw how much the dry air was putting up a fight with the cloud cover.

 

[DavisStraight]

25 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Few pics around the hood. 
 

 

Snow does funny things getting blown around by 60 mph winds like sticking to the siding on houses and getting into every nook and cranny.

[40/70 Benchmark]

12 minutes ago, donsutherland1 said:

412 
SXUS71 KBOX 240635
RERPVD

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
0131 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026

...RECORD SNOWSTORM FOR PROVIDENCE RI...

THE BLIZZARD OF 2026 BROKE SEVERAL SNOWFALL RECORDS AT RHODE 
ISLAND T.F. GREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN PROVIDENCE:

- STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 37.9 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE 
GREATEST SINGLE SNOWSTORM ON RECORD, WHICH WAS 28.6 INCHES SET 
DURING THE BLIZZARD OF '78, ON FEBRUARY 6-7, 1978.

- DAILY SNOWFALL OF 35.5 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD ONE-DAY SNOWFALL, 
WHICH WAS 19.0 INCHES SET DURING THE BLIZZARD OF '96, ON JANUARY 8, 
1996.

- FINALLY, THE DAILY SNOWFALL OF 35.5 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD 
SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY 23, WHICH WAS JUST 3.8 INCHES IN 1967.

$$

Thanks, you have the link?

[ScituateWX]

[ScituateWX]

Just now, ScituateWX said:

This was the beginning of the adventure from Pembroke to Scituate total whiteout 

[tavwtby]

so I went into the office today, across the street from BDL, and on the way in you could see where that secondary band kinda cut off in western Granby, going up the hill in barkhamsted it was looking like here, also had to go to Waterbury today and just south of about harwinton it seemed a bit less, but Waterbury looks like maybe 12/13" fell, I assume from the initial push, that fizzled out overnight, then the banding took over around predawn time 

[Damage In Tolland]

22 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I was fine. A bit nervous but felt ok. My son was a mess. Tblizz junior.

He learned from the master of mess 

[ineedsnow]

so one of the guys from Providence not sure if he's a DPW guy or mayor.. anyways one thing he was blaming the storm on was the warming Ocean... seriously most areas near our coast are below average