Author: Colton Hayes

DELAWARE — Final snowfall reports from the February 23, 2026 coastal winter storm reveal a dramatic and highly localized jackpot zone stretching from the Delmarva Peninsula through southern New Jersey, while areas just west of the Chesapeake Bay and along the I-95 corridor saw totals fall off sharply. The storm, which tracked close to the…

ARKANSAS — In a stunning and highly unusual weather milestone, Arkansas is now experiencing its longest streak with zero severe weather reports in at least 30 years, marking an unprecedented 128 consecutive days without a single tornado, damaging wind, or hail report. According to storm report data dating back to 1996, the current stretch —…

UNITED STATES — A rapidly intensifying Atlantic winter storm is exploding in strength just offshore of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, evolving into a powerful multi-hazard system capable of producing extreme thundersnow, tornado-strength waterspouts, and potentially destructive 75–90 mph “sting jet” winds over the open waters east of the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England. Forecast modeling…

MID-ATLANTIC & NORTHEAST — Just as the blockbuster nor’easter begins to pull away, forecasters are already tracking two additional snow chances later this week that could bring fresh impacts to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. New upper-level data shows a fast-moving pattern setting up across the northern United States, with two shortwave systems expected…

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND — A powerful 966mb nor’easter continues to lash Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts late this morning, delivering hurricane-force wind gusts, relentless heavy snow bands, and widespread power outages across the region. As of the 10:35 a.m. update, the storm center is tracking just outside the benchmark position offshore, maintaining an intense pressure…

EAST COAST — A blockbuster winter storm is battering the Eastern Seaboard, delivering heavy snow, hurricane-force wind gusts, and widespread travel disruptions from the Delmarva Peninsula through eastern New England. Satellite imagery shows a massive, tightly wound coastal system spinning just offshore — a powerful nor’easter that has plastered communities from Maryland and Delaware to…

GREAT LAKES REGION — As winter begins to loosen its grip and spring temperatures slowly rise, new data shows flu activity is declining across parts of the Midwest — but Michigan and Ohio remain firmly in the “high” category. A regional influenza activity map highlights a clear divide across the Great Lakes states. While Illinois…

SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND — The Blizzard of 2026 is now firmly entrenched across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, where intense snowfall bands have been dumping snow at rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour since early this morning. Radar imagery shows a powerful, nearly stationary band locked over Providence, New Bedford, Brockton, and surrounding…

MID-ATLANTIC & NORTHEAST — A rapidly intensifying coastal storm is set to unleash a historic and high-impact blizzard from eastern Pennsylvania through New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, and into coastal Southern New England Sunday night into Monday. Forecasters say two pieces of upper-level energy have successfully phased off the Virginia coast, allowing the…

MID-ATLANTIC REGION — Snow has now taken over much of the region as temperatures fall into the lower 30s, with the last pockets of rain rapidly transitioning to all snow Sunday evening. As a strengthening coastal storm pulls northeast, intense snow bands are developing across Southern Maryland, the Delmarva Peninsula, and South Jersey — with…