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Blizzard stops most travel in Northeast

NPR | By Sarah Ventre

Published February 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM EST

Blizzard conditions kept people at home from Delaware to coastal New England, with many communities seeing record snowfall. Travel was banned and clean up will be a big project in many towns.

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