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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
1255 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
CTZ005>008-NYZ069-070-232300-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN  
NEW LONDON-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-  
1255 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
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>179-232300-  
/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-  
1255 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
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-NYZ079-081-232300-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-NORTHEAST SUFFOLK-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK-  
1255 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN CONNECTICUT, SOUTHERN NEW LONDON COUNTY. IN NEW YORK,  
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK AND SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
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>108-232300-  
/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-  
1255 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE  
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NYZ067-068-232300-  
/O.CON.KOKX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260223T2300Z/  
ORANGE-PUTNAM-  
1255 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
TWO INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ORANGE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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. PLAN ON  
SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT  
THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE  
BRANCHES.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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