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Are you experiencing a blizzard? (Original Post) milestogo Monday OP
Yep. Snowed in here in Wallingford, CT CTyankee Monday #1
Blizzard of rain on the west coast CanonRay Monday #2
Yup. SE of Norwich, CT. 20 inches down. NutmegYankee Monday #3
I wouldn't exactly call it a blizzard Mossfern Monday #4
My brother, sister and daughter all are snowed in. DFW Monday #5
My brother has 27.5 inches down and it's still snowing (eastern Long Island) Dave says Monday #6
Yikes! milestogo Monday #7
Here in SW Florida markodochartaigh Monday #8
No, we have snow from the storm on Friday, but karynnj Monday #9
Nope. 3_Limes Monday #10
20 inches so far Northwest, CT n/t S/V Loner Monday #11

CanonRay

(16,076 posts)
2. Blizzard of rain on the west coast
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:18 AM
Monday

2.4" in the last 24 hours, and still raining. I suppose that's your round two next week.

Mossfern

(4,683 posts)
4. I wouldn't exactly call it a blizzard
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:25 AM
Monday

but we've got at least 10 inches of heavy wet snow. I fear that power lines taken down by the weight.
Weather service says another 3 hours of snow- so not terrible.

DFW

(59,977 posts)
5. My brother, sister and daughter all are snowed in.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:32 AM
Monday

They are all caught in NoVa-NJ-NY. Down in Dallas, things seem to be OK.

Here in the German Rheinland, it's just the usual miserable grey rainy days we usually have, and last week in Paris and Sprout City, it was no different. I have to be over in Holland tomorrow, and expect no better there. Later this week, I have to run down to Spain briefly. Maybe I'll get a break there for a day, at least.

markodochartaigh

(5,328 posts)
8. Here in SW Florida
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:39 AM
Monday

we have the possibility of a freeze tonight. It shouldn't be as cold as two weeks ago when my garden hit 29°F, but this is the fourth time this year with temperatures this cold. Unusually, the east coast of Florida got hit worse two weeks ago with people reporting temperatures as low as 23°-24° in inland Palm Beach County. Even a light freeze within blocks of the beach.
And, yes, this is because of anthropogenic climate change (global warming). The polar vortex has been destabilized by warming in the Arctic causing cold air to spill to the south. The polar vortex is held in place by the jet stream which is powered by the differential in temperatures between the Arctic atmosphere and the atmosphere further south. Anthropogenic climate change has caused the Arctic atmosphere to heat more quickly than the atmosphere further south so there is less difference between the two atmospheres. So the jet stream slows, then wobbles, and the polar vortex loses its stability spilling cold air far south.

karynnj

(60,866 posts)
9. No, we have snow from the storm on Friday, but
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:44 AM
Monday

Burlington is north of where this storm is though we may get a little. Looks beautiful.

3_Limes

(401 posts)
10. Nope.
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 11:48 AM
Monday

Plenty of snow here in the Phila. 'burbs, but no wind. Was forecast to be 20 mph or more but it stayed very calm.

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