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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
102 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN
NEW LONDON-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
102 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 11 AND 15 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. THE STRONG
WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND
COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT
TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. CHECK LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
SERVICES FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
NJZ002-004-006-103>108-220800-
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WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN
BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
102 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 12 AND 18 INCHES, HIGHEST TOWARDS THE NYC METRO. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. THE STRONG
WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND
COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT
TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. CHECK LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
SERVICES FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
CTZ009>012-NYZ071>075-078>081-176>179-220800-
/O.EXT.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.260222T1800Z-260223T2300Z/
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN
NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-NORTHERN
QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-
102 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS LONG ISLAND.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
GUSTS ON THE EAST END OF LONG ISLAND COULD REACH 65 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. THE STRONG
WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND
COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT
TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. CHECK LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
SERVICES FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
NYZ067-068-220800-
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ORANGE-PUTNAM-
102 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10
AND 14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...ORANGE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM EST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL
COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NYC
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