More than 600,000 customers across the East Coast lost electricity as a powerful blizzard brought heavy snow and damaging winds from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, according to the real-time tracking site PowerOutage.us.
The outage map showed 649,469 customers without power in the Northeast Monday a time of writing, with the highest concentrations in Massachusetts and New Jersey as the storm intensified.
Why It Matters
The blizzard disrupted critical infrastructure across the Northeast, downing trees and power lines as hurricane-force wind gusts combined with heavy, wet snow to overwhelm parts of the power grid.
Major metro areas including New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia reported shutdowns and travel restrictions, while live updates showed widespread flight cancellations and continued whiteout conditions in parts of the I-95 corridor.
The scale of this event followed a winter period that had already strained utilities in other regions earlier in the season, as hundreds of thousands in Mississippi and Tennessee lost power in a separate ice storm, underscoring grid vulnerabilities during extreme cold.
What To Know
Blizzard warnings covered more than 40 million people in the Northeast, with New York City under its first blizzard warning since 2017, while authorities issued travel bans or restrictions in New York City, Rhode Island, and New Jersey amid whiteout conditions and 50–75 mph gusts.
As the snow continued Monday, PowerOutage.us reported nearly 650,000 customers without power across the Northeast, led by Massachusetts at 275,538 outages, and New Jersey, with 132,376 customers out. The top two were followed by Delaware at 73,304 and Rhode Island at 42,834.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts led reported outages, with winds exceeding 80 mph around Nantucket and multiple weather stations temporarily offline, according to live updates, while heavy snow continued to hamper travel and repairs.
New Jersey
New Jersey reported more than 130,000 outages and some of the highest snow totals in the region, including 24.2 inches in Freehold and 21.0 inches in Newark.
The state extended its travel ban until noon Monday while NJ Transit suspended bus, rail, and light rail operations amid blizzard conditions.
Delaware
Delaware approached 75,000 outages, with state officials announcing a Level 3 driving ban in Sussex and Kent counties and a Level 2 restriction in New Castle County as snow and wind blocked more than 100 roads, Fox Weather reported.
New York
New York outages remained in the tens of thousands statewide while Long Island communities recorded some of the storm’s highest totals, including 28.0 inches in Islip and 27.0 inches in Central Islip.
Total Snow Accumulation Across East Coast: State-by-State Breakdown
The National Weather Service (NWS) continues to monitor conditions and track snowfall totals.
- New York: 28.0″ (Islip); 27.0″ (Central Islip); 26.0″ (Quogue); 25.6″ (Nesconset); 24.8″ (Shinnecock Hills); 15.1″ (Central Park).
- New Jersey: 24.2″ (Freehold); 22.2″ (Freehold earlier report); 21.0″ (Newark); 18.3″ (Newark earlier report).
- Rhode Island: 24.6″ (Providence); 16.3″ (Providence earlier report).
- Delaware: 18.0″ (Lewes).
- Pennsylvania: 13.7″ (Philadelphia).
What People Are Saying
Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey governor, said in a post on X: The Board of Public Utilities is working with utility providers to respond to outages. Additional crews and mutual aid are being sent in. If you experience an outage, report it to your utility provider immediately.”
Zohran Mamdani, New York mayor: “DSNY is working around the clock to keep NYC moving. 2,600 sanitation workers deployed in 12-hour shifts 2,300 plows 700 salt spreaders mobilized citywide Monitor snow plowing in real-time at http://nyc.gov/PlowNYC”
Maura Healey, Massachusetts governor, on X: “Huge thanks to our public works crews, plow drivers, and first responders who are out there in tough conditions keeping everyone safe. As this storm continues, please stay off the roads and give them the space they need to do their jobs.”
What Happens Next
Utilities in the hardest-hit states said they would continue restoration as winds subside and roads reopen, but repairs could be delayed where bucket trucks faced hazardous gusts and whiteouts
Meteorologists indicated additional snow was possible later in the week for parts of New York and New England, though confidence in timing and track remained low until the current system fully exited.
