The NWS headquarters said snowfall rates of more than one inch (2.5 centimeters) an hour will occur at times along parts of the East Coast, with huge snow totals "resulting in near-impossible travel conditions." The heavy, wet snow may result in numerous power outages, it warned. More than 50 million Americans are in the path of the current Nor'easter, a powerful cyclone that forms along North America's eastern coastline. In New York City, authorities and residents were bracing for a direct hit, the first blizzard to sock the city since 2016. A mega-storm that swept across the eastern half of the country in late January was linked to more than 100 deaths nationwide, and slammed some cities with heavy snow and sleet that froze into rock-hard ice.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 22, 2026 02:36 UTC