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WSWOKX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
122 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
CTZ005>008-NYZ069-070-231000-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN  
NEW LONDON-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-  
122 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
16 AND 20 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
 
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>011-NYZ071>075-078-080-176>179-231000-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN  
WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-  
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWEST SUFFOLK-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK-NORTHERN  
QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU-  
122 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
17 AND 24 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 DAMAGING  
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...HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
CTZ012-NYZ079-081-231000-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-  
122 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
18 AND 23 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS  
UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  
 
* WHERE...IN CONNECTICUT, SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY. IN NEW YORK,  
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK AND SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 DAMAGING  
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...HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
 
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>108-231000-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN  
BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-  
122 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
17 AND 22 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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...HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NYZ067-068-231000-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
ORANGE-PUTNAM-  
122 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
14 AND 22 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ORANGE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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. 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. STRONG WINDS COULD  
CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/NYC  
 
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