Update #1: Critical Weather Day has ended for Winter Storm ops across the Northeast U.S. as all blizzard warnings have expired.

Topic: Critical Weather Day Has Been Declared

Date/Time Issued: February 24, 2026 0902Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NWS IT Enterprise

Date/Time Initial Impact: February 22, 2026 1200Z  (053)

Date/Time Expected End: February 24, 2026 1200Z  (055)

Length of Event: 48 hours

Who: NCEP, NCF, NWS Eastern Region

Details/Specifics: Winter Storm ops across the Northeast U.S. with ongoing blizzard warnings in New England. 

Please visit the CWD status page for more information: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/

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