“Hernando” brings record U.S. snow

Winter Storm Hernando dumped nearly a metre of snow on
Rhode Island, triggering travel bans up and down the U.S.
east coast and causing almost 6,000 flights to be cancelled

DEEPEST SNOWFALL FROM SINGLE U.S.
WINTER STORM, cm (inches)

Central Park,
New York

Rhode
Island

Central Park,
New York
2016

Delaware
2010

New
Jersey
1947

Rhode
Island
1978

Massachusetts
1978

Connecticut
1888

New
York
2014

California
1959*

50.0
(19.7)

96.3
(37.9)

69.9
(27.5)

73.7
(29.0)

86.4
(34.0)

96.5
(38.0)

111.5
(43.9)

127.0
(50.0)

219.7
(86.5)

480.1
(189.0)

Feb 22-23,
2026

East coast state records

All time U.S. record

Note: Man shown at average height of 175cm (5ft 9in). *Seven-day storm on Mount Shasta (potentially
active volcano), Cascade Mountains, northern California. Sources: BBC, The Weather Channel, NBC
New York, Brad Panovich (WCNC-TV meteorologist)
Picture: Getty Images
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