Winter Storm Warnings
February 21 2026
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 10
and 20 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of central, eastern, northeastern, and western
Massachusetts.
* WHEN...From 4 PM Sunday to 7 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening
commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Snow may mix with rain at times. Total
snow accumulations between 5 and 8 inches possible. Winds could
gust as high as 70 mph.
* WHERE...Nantucket MA County.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. Strong winds
could cause tree damage.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 12
and 18 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Hartford CT, Tolland CT, and Windham CT Counties.
* WHEN...From 4 PM Sunday to 7 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning and evening
commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
* WHAT...Two to three feet of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways (4.5 to 13.5 feet Mean Lower Low Water).
* WHERE...Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and
Nantucket MA Counties.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Many roads near Nantucket Harbor become impassable
with 1 to 2 feet of water and affects access to the ferry
terminals. This includes Easy Street, South Beach Street,
Easton Street, Walsh Street, Willard Street, and Straight
Wharf. Many coastal roads become impassable with flooding 1 to
3 feet deep. This includes the Chappy Ferry Dock and Dock
Street near Edgartown Harbor. In Vineyard Haven, Five Corners,
Beach Road, and Water Street become impassable. In Oak Bluffs,
flooding affects East Chop Drive, the section of Lake Avenue
near Oak Bluffs Harbor, and Sea View Avenue, where debris may
also wash onto the roadway.
* WHAT...North winds 40 to 50 kt with gusts up to 55 kt and seas
7 to 10 feet expected.
* WHERE...Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or
damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt and
waves 2 to 4 feet expected.
* WHERE...Boston Harbor.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous waves will capsize
or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt and
waves around 3 feet expected.
* WHERE...Narragansett Bay.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous waves will capsize
or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...North winds 40 to 50 kt with gusts up to 60 kt and seas
16 to 21 feet expected.
* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from
Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm and
Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas
Vineyard and Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters,
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending
out to 20 nm South of Block Island.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or
damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 kt with gusts up to 60 kt and
seas 10 to 15 feet expected.
* WHERE...Cape Cod Bay.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or
damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 55 kt and seas
7 to 12 feet expected.
* WHERE...Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or
damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 50 kt with gusts up to 60 kt and
seas 18 to 23 feet expected.
* WHERE...Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Massachusetts Bay and
Ipswich Bay.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Storm force winds and hazardous seas will capsize or
damage vessels and reduce visibility.
* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Nantucket MA County.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Sunday to 1 AM EST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles.
