LIVE UPDATES: Winter Storm Hernando Hammers The Northeast
Thundersnow Strikes Again For Jim Cantore
Snow is piling up quickly and highly effective winds are making the state of affairs worse for tens of thousands and thousands within the Northeast as Winter Storm Hernando enters its second day, making journey unimaginable throughout a lot of the closely populated area.
Power outages proceed to spike and whole cities are shut down right this moment, and we now have all the most recent information and updates so that you can observe the storm because it intensifies off the East Coast. Stay with us all day and refresh this web page ceaselessly so you possibly can see the most recent data.
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(06:58 am EST) Thundersnow!!!
It occurred once more. Reporting dwell from Plymouth, Massachusetts, The Weather Channel storm tracker Jim Cantore was in the midst of describing the extreme situations when lightning flashed close by. To watch Cantore’s passionate, excited response, click here.
And in the event you’ve by no means skilled near-blizzard situations, this video is value a watch:
(06:50 am EST) Tree Damage In King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania
We’re beginning to see some floor reality of the injury the winter storm is inflicting with its heavy, moist snow and robust winds. Check out these footage of tree injury in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, which is situated northwest of Philadelphia:
(06:41 am EST) Top Wind Gusts This Morning
From meteorologists Jonathan Erdman and Jennifer Gray:
As Winter Storm Hernando continues up the coast, it is unleashing harmful, gusty winds. Here are the highest wind speeds to date:
– Wellfleet, Massachusetts: 79 mph
– N. Kingston, Rhode Island: 73 mph
– Nantucket, Massachusetts: 70 mph
(06:27 am EST) Here Comes The Peak Of The Storm
From senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman:
Having already reached bomb cyclone standing, Winter Storm Hernando is nearing its peak depth. That means the storm is nearing its lowest central strain off the Northeast seaboard.
While its central strain is just like that of a Category 2 hurricane, the storm is cold-core moderately than warm-core.
(06:06 am EST) Flight Cancellations Surge Past 10,000
According to FlightAware datathere have been greater than 10,000 flights canceled from yesterday via tomorrow within the US, nearly all of them within the path of Winter Storm Hernando. That consists of greater than 5,300 flights right this moment alone.
Another 1,300 flights have already been canceled for tomorrow, so in case you have flight plans, it is best to verify (ceaselessly) along with your airline, particularly in the event you’ll be flying into or out of the Northeast.
(05:55 am EST) We’re Dealing With ‘Heart-Attack Snow’
From digital meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser:
With temperatures hovering round or simply under freezing, this comparatively “warmer” air can maintain much more moisture. This means the snow that’s falling is heavier and wetter, which earns its nickname “heart-attack snow” for a cause.
The heavier the snow, the extra pressure it places in your cardiovascular system if you’re attempting to shovel. So, you may need to take additional care earlier than heading out.
Read more on heart-attack snow and learn how to keep secure whereas shoveling.
(05:17 am EST) It’s Officially A Bomb Cyclone
With a drop in central strain of about 40 millibars in 12 hours, this nor’easter has gone above and past to satisfy the standards of a bomb cyclone. In reality, it achieved the requirement in about 9 hours.
To learn extra about what standards should be met for a storm to “bomb out,” click here.
(05:00 am EST) Scenes From A Snow-Dust Times Square
A snowman is seen in Times Square on Feb. 22, 2026, in New York, New York.
(Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
A view of Times Square lined in snow after midnight as the town braces for a blizzard, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York City.
(Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)
(04:39 am EST) Power Outages Spike To More Than 250,000
As anticipated with a windy nor’easter that is dumping heavy snow, energy outages are rising quickly. According to PowerOutage.usthese states have the lion’s share of the quarter-million houses and companies at present in the dead of night amif frigid situations:
– New Jersey: 103,000 clients
– Delaware: 68,000
– Maryland: 33,000
(04:15 am EST) Top Snow Totals To Start The Morning
A girl crosses a road close to Manhattan’s Grand Central throughout a snowfall in New York City on Feb. 22, 2026.
(Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP through Getty Images)
Winter Storm Hernando actually raged in a single day. Here are the best snow totals from this storm, which continues to quickly escalate, thus far:
– Freehold, New Jersey: 17.9 inches
– Mount Holly, New Jersey: 16.2 inches
– South Jersey Regional Airport: 15.3 inches
To see Sunday’s dwell protection because it performed out, read the full recap here.
