Millions are stuck at home due to blizzard warnings and travel shutdowns in northeastern US
A man walks along the Hudson River Greenway in lower Manhattan during a snow storm, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeast United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures.
The storm dumped up to 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow in parts of the metropolitan northeast as accumulations from an earlier snowfall had just melted away — except for gray mountainous piles in parking lots and along the side of roads. Officials declared emergencies from Delaware to Massachusetts, and hundreds of thousands of people grappled with power failure from downed electrical lines.
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