Storm Summary Number 1 for Late February Nor'easter
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

...Heavy snow and strong winds impacting coastal regions of the
Mid-Atlantic and southern New England...

Blizzard Warnings are in effect along the East Coast from the
Delmarva Peninsula to southern Maine.

Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings are in effect
from the central Appalachians through the Mid-Atlantic to southern
New England.

Coastal Flood Advisories and Warnings are in effect along the East
Coast from Virginia to southern Maine.

Gale and Storm Warnings are in effect for coastal waters along the
East Coast.

Wind Advisories are in effect for portions of the central
Appalachians and coastal Virginia and North Carolina.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 900 PM EST...The storm system was strengthening just off the
Mid-Atlantic Coast. The low pressure center was located east of
the Delmarva Peninsula with a minimum pressure of 991 mb (29.26 in
Hg). Surface observations indicated winds were gusting 35-45+ mph
along the Mid-Atlantic coast. National Weather Service Doppler
radar showed heavy snow bands moving onshore and impacting coastal
areas from southeastern Virginia to Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Light to moderate snow was also spreading inland across the
Mid-Atlantic and southern New England.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
EST Sun Feb 22 through 900 PM EST Sun Feb 22...

...CONNECTICUT...
WILTON 1 SE                           3.0                    
EASTON 4 SE                           2.5                    
WEST HARTFORD 0.5 ESE                 0.5                    

...DELAWARE...
SELBYVILLE 1 E                        5.5                    
BETHEL                                5.0                    
HARRINGTON 1 N                        5.0                    
MAGNOLIA 3 SW                         3.0                    
HARBESON 2 N                          2.7                    
GEORGETOWN                            2.2                    
BELLTOWN                              2.0                    

...MARYLAND...
BOONSBORO 3 NNE                       5.3                    
GRIFFIN 2 SSE                         4.5                    
SABILLASVILLE                         4.0                    
EAST NEW MARKET 2 SE                  3.0                    
REISTERTOWN 2 NW                      3.0                    
ACCIDENT 4 E                          2.7                    
CLARKSBURG                            2.0                    

...NEW JERSEY...
COLTS NECK 1 N                        7.8                    
CENTERVILLE 1 NE                      6.5                    
FREEHOLD TWP 1 SSW                    6.1                    
EAST BRUNSWICK                        6.0                    
JACKSON 5 W                           6.0                    
BRICK 1 NW                            5.8                    
LUMBERTON                             5.5                    
METUCHEN                              5.3                    
TABERNACLE                            5.3                    
EDISON 1 SW                           5.2                    

...NEW YORK...
MANORVILLE 2 SSE                      8.0                    
CENTER MORICHES 1 N                   7.5                    
GRAVESEND 1 W                         6.1                    
BELLPORT                              6.0                    
DONGAN HILLS                          6.0                    
PLAINEDGE 2 SSE                       6.0                    
LAKE SUCCESS                          5.1                    
NESCONSET 1 W                         5.1                    
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS                    4.8                    
BATTERY PARK 1 SE                     4.7                    

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHADDS FORD TWP                       4.8                    
POCONO MOUNTAINS 1 NNW                4.8                    
EAST NORRINGTON                       4.5                    
EXTON                                 4.4                    
THORNTON                              4.4                    
EASTTOWN TWP                          4.2                    
NORTH WHITEHALL TWP                   4.2                    
HUFFS CHURCH                          4.1                    

...VIRGINIA...
WINTERGREEN 3 NW                      6.0                    
SUGAR GROVE 6 SE                      5.5                    
COMPTON                               5.0                    
FOURWAY 1 W                           5.0                    
SHERANDO 2 S                          5.0                    
FALLS CHURCH 1 E                      1.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CANAAN HEIGHTS                        6.0                    
MEADOW BLUFF 1 ENE                    6.0                    
BRANDONVILLE 5 E                      3.0                    
BRANDYWINE 5 ESE                      3.0                    
ROWLESBURG 7 ESE                      3.0                    
THOMAS                                3.0                    
SNOWSHOE                              2.0                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...DELAWARE...
SR1 IRIB NORTH                         51                    
LEWES                                  45                    

...MARYLAND...
COVE POINT LNG PIER                    45                    
OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           45                    

...NEW JERSEY...
BARNEGAT INLET AT BARNEGAT LIGHT       46                    

...NEW YORK...
STONY BROOK                            45                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
WAGONER 2 NW                           58                    
DUCK PIER                              53                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHARLESTON 2 ESE                       53                    
BEAUFORT 3 NW                          51                    
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION               51                    

...VIRGINIA...
YORK SPIT                              54                    
RAPPAHANNOCK LIGHT                     53                    


The Nor'easter is expected to rapidly intensify through Monday
morning while tracking north along the East Coast. Snow is
forecast to increase in intensity overnight into Monday morning,
with snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour at times and snowfall
totals as high as one to two feet from the Delmarva Peninsula to
Massachusetts. The combination of heavy snowfall and strong wind
gusts (40-70 mph) will result in blizzard conditions across these
regions, and sharply reduced visibility will make travel extremely
treacherous. These strong winds combined with the weight of heavy,
wet snow, should result in scattered to numerous power outages.
Additionally, moderate to major coastal flooding, with the
inundation of roads and property near the waterfront, is forecast
from Delaware to Cape Cod.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1000 AM EST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Dolan