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New York City officials have warned the storm could rank among the city’s worst in 150 years as several states across the US declared states of emergency. Follow for the latest updates.
Monday 23 February 2026 19:05, UK
Thanks for following our live coverage of the winter storm battering parts of the US.
Over 69 million people remain under winter alerts and blizzard warnings stretch more than 600 miles up the eastern coast of the US.
New York City has already seen as much as 11 inches of snow in some areas, with officials warning the storm could rank among the city’s 10 worst in 150 years.
Scroll back through this page to catch up on the latest.
New York City’s mayor has been visiting local administrative services during the snow storm.
In a post on social media, Zohran Mamdani thanked them for working “around the clock during this historic blizzard”.
Earlier, we told you up to 14 inches of snow had been recorded in New York City – see our 12.12 post for more.
More than 5,000 flights in and out of the US have been cancelled as heavy snow causes travel chaos – something we told you about at 12.09.
This picture shows would-be travellers walking through the vacant Delta terminal at Logan International Airport in Boston.
More power outages are being recorded as conditions worsen in several US states.
There are more than 650,000 customers without power, according to poweroutage.com.
Here’s a look at the areas with the most outages:
As we’ve been telling you, blizzard warnings have blanketed northeastern parts of the US with up to 14 inches of snow recorded in New York City.
The lighter colours on this map show the snowfall, with the centre of the storm just to the southeast of New England.
The most severe conditions are being felt in the region at the moment, particularly in Boston, and it’s still snowing in New York, New Jersey and Delaware too.
Roughly 69 million people in the US remain under winter alerts today, according to our US partner network NBC News.
Blizzard warnings stretch more than 600 miles up the east coast.
Snowfall totals are approaching two feet across parts of Long Island and New Jersey while a wind gust of 85mph was recorded in Montauk in New York.
Zohran Mamdani has said the New York City Department of Sanitation is “working around the clock” to keep the city moving.
He added that 2,600 sanitation workers have been deployed across the city, doing 12-hour shifts, while 2,300 snowploughs were being used to clear the snow.
The mayor has been active on social media throughout recent weather conditions, reporting earlier today that snowfall throughout the city had reached between eight and 15 inches overnight.
He also reported that wind gusts reached between 40 and 60mph. 
Power outages have swept across the northeastern US with almost 650,000 homes affected, according to PowerOutage.com at 3:32pm UK time.
That number has risen by roughly half. As we reported at 12:38pm, there were more than 300,000 households without power in the north-east region.
The worst-affected state is Massachusetts, with roughly 255,000 homes affected.
New Jersey is the second-worst hit with 134,000 power cuts reported.
Central Park has been inundated with snow overnight, with 15 inches recorded, according to the National Weather Service in  New York.
In a post on X, the park said “there’s no better winter wonderland than Central Park” before asking New Yorkers to respect the area.
“You can help our Conservancy by respecting closures, making space for our staff and steering clear of snowplows and avoiding walking on frozen water bodies, untreated pathways and under trees,” it added.
Without the large billboards, Times Square would be almost unrecognisable with large blankets of snow covering the city.
Images show workers battling through heavy snow to clear the roads using shovels and snowploughs.
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