Northeast US digs out from brutal snowstorm that disrupted flights and canceled school
Source: AP
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Updated 8:04 AM CST, February 24, 2026
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NEW YORK (AP) — Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines.
Even as the snow moved north Tuesday giving way to sunshine in parts of the region, National Weather Service forecasters warned another storm originating in the Great Lakes was right around the corner.
In New York City, more than a million students in the nation’s largest public school system had a regular day, Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared, inviting kids to pelt him with snowballs over his decision.
Many students and their caregivers seemed open to taking the mayor up on that idea, as they scrambled over mountainous snow banks and dodged salt spreaders during the morning drop-off.
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