Nor'easter Snow Blast, Feb. 22-23, 2026

[Glenn MacGrady]

Got about 16" here. Rhode Island got bombed with 38". The following article has an interactive chart that can be searched and sorted for different states and locations.

Snow blasted: Nor'easter sets records in unlikely places

This weekend's blizzard dropped more than 36 inches of snow in some areas that haven't seen this much snow in decades

www.usatoday.com

 

[dramey]

Sounds like a good snowfall to bring out the snowmobiles.

 

[Neophyte]

According to the map we got about 9 inches, which sounds about right. Looks like I was just outside of the worst of the accumulation. They got about 14" in the town I work, so driving into that Monday morning was an adventure.

 

[stripperguy]

It was a big disappointment for me...At home in Colonie (between Albany and Schenectady, NY) we got maybe 3 inches.
Not that I necessarily wanted a full driveway, but big snows at home equates to great back country skiing at Petersburg Pass. (out of business since the '80's)
There are no reliable reports for P'burg, but Readsboro and Benington, VT got about 7", and snows were deeper the farther south and east.
So, maybe this latest storm will turn out to be not so disappointing after all. I'll find out myself in a day or two!!

 

[yknpdlr]

East of Lake Ontario, I've had enough of 4'+ lake effect snow events for this season. Was glad to have missed any real effect from this Nor'easter. and that Lake Erie is frozen over and Lake Ontario has at least some coverage to cut down on the L.E. machine.

 

[eckilson]

I am in northern RI, and we got somewhere between 2-3 feet. Hard to get an accurate measurement because the wind blew it around so much - some places there is bare ground, other places 4-5 foot drifts. One of those big drifts was right in front of my garage door. Of course, I couldn't get my snowblower started and had to shovel.



Fortunately, we didn't lose power. RI got it bad, but sections of southeastern MA got it even worse. Be interesting to hear from @Pseudonym - Nantucket had hurricane force winds.

Good news is we got ice to clear out the strainers and lots of snowmelt to fill up the rivers. Should be great paddling this spring.

 

[GeoBoy]

We received NOTHING, yea!

 

[Stillwater's]

Here in far nortern VT, we got nothing. The ski area (Jay Peak) eight miles up the road from me has more snow than any other area in the country so far, so we already have enough. Being a askier, snow is a good thing.

 

[snapper]

Our part of central NYS was supposed to be on the western edge of the storm but in the end, nothing happened. My daughter lives in southern RI (Bristol) and while she never lost power, it seems like she lost the street in front of her house (LOL). By now a plow must have come by but the other night, they were still waiting. Luckily for her, she only has a small sidewalk and driveway to shovel.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper

 

[yknpdlr]

some places there is bare ground, other places 4-5 foot drifts.

Drifts. When I was growing up on the edge of lake effect snow from NY's broad oval shaped Tug Hill Plateau, the area towns had several large Oshkosh snowplows to push through the drifts. Next to my home one drift snow would often form a thick ridge across the road as high as up to the driver's door window. The big truck would build up speed to "buck" as they called it into the drift at full power, until the truck was forced to a stop. Then it would back up to take another run at speed, with the plow blades blasting the snow high into the air. Then again until it breaks through to the other side of the drift. My then future father-in law was one of those drivers.




Example in a tiny drift with right plow wing extended:

 

[Boatman53]

Here is my “Where’s Waldo” pic after shoveling out. We had a lot of wind 18 mph with gusts to 26 mph. There was virtually no snow to shovel in the driveway but big drifts in the back yard.

And we got another two inches today.
Jim

 

[GeoBoy]

Drifts. When I was growing up on the edge of lake effect snow from NY's broad oval shaped Tug Hill Plateau, the area towns had several large Oshkosh snowplows to push through the drifts. Next to my home one drift snow would often form a thick ridge across the road as high as up to the driver's door window. The big truck would build up speed to "buck" as they called it into the drift at full power, until the truck was forced to a stop. Then it would back up to take another run at speed, with the plow blades blasting the snow high into the air. Then again until it breaks through to the other side of the drift. My then future father-in law was one of those drivers.


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Example in a tiny drift with right plow wing extended:
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When I was a kid out in the country, the county had Walter’s Snow Figher snow plows made in Voorheesville, NY. to handle the heavy snow falls.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

And we got another two inches today.

Same here. Annoying. I have virtually no place to plow snow with my tractor blade on my 600' driveway, which has snow walls on each side.

Jim, what's the dog's breed and name?

 

[Pseudonym]

but sections of southeastern MA got it even worse. Be interesting to hear from @Pseudonym - Nantucket had hurricane force winds.

Yes, sir. We got walloped! Snow totals weren’t too bad, but freezing precipitation and hurricane force winds gusting to 85 mph+ wreaked havoc on our electrical grid. Three days later 2,700 properties are still without power, which is about 25%. Snapped poles and low cables are everywhere:


I’m away on vacation but have family and friends checking on my place, where there is no power. My father turned off my water and gravity drained my pipes, so they won’t freeze.

Unfortunately, I lost a few sections of 8’ solid board fence:



The worst part is that I keep my boats on racks on the backside of that fence. Initial reports are that all my paddle craft survived intact, but I won’t feel good about it until I’ve laid eyes on them myself.

I’m loathe to post these pictures until I can put interested parties completely at ease (after all, I’m the ship’s conservator of @Glenn MacGrady’s precious Huki V1-B) but here’s the immediate aftermath…




I have a colleague attending to the boats and will report back with more information.

 

[Boatman53]

His name is Quincy and he was seven when we got him, they said he is a Terrier/Pomeranian mix and we think it’s a Border terrier from his markings. He’s a good dog and was well trained when we got him. He’s is up for anything especially woods walks or canoeing but not much of a snow dog sadly.
Holy mackerel you got hit hard in Nantucket. Plus limited opportunity to get extra help out there.
Jim