By the afternoon, the snowfall level near Providence — almost 33 inches — obliterated the two-day record set by the infamous Blizzard of 1978.

The winter storm bringing harsh weather to much of the U.S. dumped snowfall totals higher than 20 inches in some states. How much snow did we get?

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.

New Hampshire and Maine seem to have braved through the worst of the blizzard. The National Weather Service said that the two states will see snow showers in the mountains as well as a dry climate on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

Large parts of the mid-Atlantic region woke up to over a foot of snow Monday morning, blanketing cars and coating trees and power lines. The snowfall has broken daily records in Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Trenton and Wilmington, but meteorologists say seasonal records are unlikely to fall.

UPDATE: Snow totals from blizzard reach 19 inches in some areas The monster snowstorm that has been pelting New Jersey on Sunday hasn’t even ramped up into a full-blown blizzard yet, but it already has dropped more than a half-foot of snow in at least nine counties.

Southern New England, including Massachusetts, got hit by a powerful nor’easter that brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions, leaving many communities in the dark. By Monday morning, blizzard criteria were met in many communities,