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A major nor'easter could bring blizzard conditions to the Boston area Monday, the latest weather forecast shows.
The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for MetroWest and Greater Milford from 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, through 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. As of Sunday evening, forecasts are calling for blizzard conditions on Monday with 12 to 22 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 55 mph.
A winter storm of potentially historic proportions that could rival the fabled Blizzard of 1978 headed into the SouthCoast on Sunday night into Monday morning, slamming Fall River with heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions. Strong east-to-northeast winds was predicted to trigger coastal flooding, especially along parts of Massachusetts.
The heavy snow and high winds from the winter storm caused large-scale school closures, thousands of flight cancellations nationwide and widespread power outages in the Northeast, with at least 500,000 customers without power as of early Monday evening, according to PowerOutage.us.
With parts of eastern Pennsylvania and all of New Jersey under a blizzard warning, you may wonder what exactly does that mean?
The blizzard of 2026 is hitting the Boston area and there are widespread power outages and rising snow totals. Follow live updates on the weather forecast in Massachusetts here.
The winds from the blizzard have reached hurricane strength in Massachusetts. Here's where they've been the strongest.
A state of emergency and a travel ban were declared ahead of the powerful nor'easter storm.
As the storm impacts eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, you can track it in real time. Below is the National Weather Service’s interactive weather map. By default it shows the weather radar for the region.