The tri-state area is getting a massive winter storm this weekend, with up to a foot of snow expected for Central Park. That doesn’t quite put this system in the top 10 snowiest storms The National Weather Service compiled the biggest snowstorms — which it describes as being 1 foot or more,

The blizzard that rocked New Jersey on Feb. 22 to 23 was one of the largest snowstorms in state history.

One of the biggest records broken during the historic blizzard that slammed the Northeast is in Providence, Rhode Island, which has recorded its biggest snowstorm of all time.

A major snowstorm on Sunday, February 22, 2026, brought blizzard-like conditions and over 16 inches of snow to parts of the Philadelphia region, prompting comparisons to historic snowstorms in the area.

This week’s storm, which is expected to bring 12 to 20 inches of snow to the city, has prompted the first blizzard warning issued for the city since 2017.

The forecasts all promised big snow totals, and they didn’t disappoint. The snowstorm was the ninth biggest ever for Central Park, which saw 19.7 inches (the total from 1 p.m. Monday, so it might go up).

The city of Philadelphia could get 10 inches of snow or even more this weekend. It'd be the biggest snow storm here in nearly a decade.