NOAA has rated the February 22-24, 2026 Nor'easter a Category 3 (out of 5) on the Regional Snowfall Index (RSI) scale. This places it as the #17 most impactful snow storm event - based on total snowfall, storm size, and societal impact - for the Northeast since 1900.

It's important to note that the duties of CPC continue - they are just being folded under the umbrella of the Weather Prediction Center at NCEP. In other words, subseasonal to seasonal is being pulled into the weather side (scientifically not exactly accurate, but consistent with Weather Act).

It's only 8:09, but my wife has already had her signature accomplishment for the day: getting Freya Skye concert tickets for she and our 8yo. Sure seems her star is rising.

A new study published earlier this month in Geophysical Research Letters reveals how the tips of tree leaves burn with ghostly, ultraviolet sparks. These phenomena, known as coronas, had never been seen in nature—until now. 🌿 spklr.io/6042DI2EC 📸: William Brune

Here's the entire radar run of the February 22-23 2026 Blizzard, using @noaa.gov's MRMS dataset. #snOMG @spann.bsky.social

Using all public storm reports from the NWS so far, I contoured a preliminary estimated snow accumulation map for today's blizzard (through 6-8pm EST tonight). Truly a historic storm - both in terms of impacts, and the forecast challenges leading up to it.

Hang it in the louvre

Providence RI up to 32.8 inches through 1p which is the biggest snowstorm on record there. Beats 28.6 inches Feb 6-7, 1978. Records begin 1904. (edited)

We have put together a page on the Satellite Library where all of our imagery related to the winter storm will end up. satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/major-...

If the answer to your headline is "no," maybe don't use it as a headline.

Somebody on the Columbus subreddit was wondering if it was weird that we were getting a thunderstorm in February. So, I checked. It turns out that CMH had nine hourly reports of a thunderstorm just last February! This was the fifth February in a row with the airport reporting a thunderstorm. #OHwx

Parts of Iowa got over a foot of snow last night into this morning. And here's an Iowa DOT plow cam from early this afternoon from one of those places. They sure know how to clean things up fast there.

60 mph wind gust at John Glenn International just before 11 a.m. #OHwx #Columbus

It's been 12 years since Flappy Bird was a thing.

For places that offer tater tots, they should be the default option over fries, IMO. I appreciate some variety in my fried potato sides.

Beautiful von Kármán vortices whorl over the East China Sea.

Even though it's been cold, we aren't far behind the average number of days hitting 50° or warmer in Columbus. We'll tack on a few more this week. #OHwx

Happy "relative warmth radiating off dark objects and melting adjacent snow piles" season to all who celebrate

um excuse me, are you saying that Pinky was saying not-an-actual word, because I don't believe that

Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days. Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.

Pulled up a paper about gravity waves and omg I am grateful for smart people who understand complex things.

MELT, YESSSSSS

It's about time. ➡️ buckeyeweatherbuzz.substack.com/p/this-week-... #Columbus #OHwx

Nearly 3.5" of new snow was not on my bingo card today. 😬

How are we doing on snowfall this season in the Contiguous U.S. through January? Well, it's the lowest combined total thru Jan since 1943-44. While places in the South and East that average 5" to 20" have done pretty well, most everyplace out West (MUCH higher averages), have had little to no snow.

I detect a bit of a theme with the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index...

#Columbus hit the freezing mark on Tuesday, ending its sub-freezing streak at 11 days. That was the longest in five years. #OHwx

Nothing like an ice dam forming and leaking water into a house that's less than five years old. I had a strong feeling they did not insulate the attic well enough, and here we are. At least I'm still within warranty...

This is Bowie. He overheard you talking about his rubber ducky jacket. Jealousy is a disease. Hopes you get well soon. 12/10 (IG: bowiethegoldenbear)

Is climate change responsible for increasingly frequent or severe cold events? The evidence suggests it is not. Instead, the impact of climate change is warmer winters and less severe cold events. @hausfath.bsky.social has a great post on The Climate Brink talking about this.

Nothing like being woken up at 3:15 a.m. by a low-battery chirp from the smoke alarm in our bedroom. Thank goodness we had a 9V battery.

How cold has this winter been so far? The first 2/3 of winter 2025-26 is the 7th warmest on record for the Contiguous U.S.

My Sunday #Columbus #OHwx post has a lot going on: ✅ Cold temperature streak tied ✅ Why the snowpack is decreasing, even with no melting ✅ Full Snow Moon ✅ Groundhog Day ✅ Forecast highlights for the week: Still chilly, couple of snow chances open.substack.com/pub/buckeyew...

True Color RGB images from @noaa.gov #GOESEast / #GOES19 showed that some of the fresh snow cover across Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina began to melt during the day: geosphere.ssec.wisc.edu#playing:true...; #GAwx #SCwx #NCwx

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We were at a store today, and the salesperson was commenting about how "they" said today was supposed to be our warmest day. I don't know which "they" she was talking about, because today was very much our *coldest* day.

Here’s a map you don’t see often: the place with the coldest temperature anomaly vs. average in the northern hemisphere over the last 5 days is….. Ohio

Oooo this is very cool

A forecast on Sunday that I wish I had been wrong about. 🤣

I wanted to put those clear plastic sheets over some of our windows to see if it'll help keep our house temp up during the night. My wife is *so vehemently* against this that I assume she has childhood trauma about common winterization methods.

In which I show how many more days of cold we have to get through, and explain why the heck the snow melted off my driveway even though we've been way below the freezing mark. open.substack.com/pub/buckeyew... #Columbus #OHwx

Uggggh now how do they expect me to know what time it is today

Today was the fourth straight day with a high colder than 20 in #Columbus. Current forecast is that we'll make it to nine... beating the record of eight consecutive days set in 1893 and 1899. The last four-day run was in 2018. #OHwx

@justinballardwx.bsky.social Love the WREX shout-out! That is also where I first cut my teeth

Taking off my weather hat for a moment for something more important than the forecast…today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.

Don't be like our neighbor, who ordered food but hasn't cleared any of the 11" of snow that fell yesterday, so the poor delivery person had to trudge through it.

Update: A look at the extreme winter storm impacting two-thirds of the U.S.

Official snowfall so far in #Columbus is 10.2" as of 1 p.m. #OHwx

I was prepared when I did the first pass of snow clearing earlier this morning.