New Winter Storm Bringing More Snow to Area Hit With Record 38 Inches of Snow

01.03.2026 20:51

Just a week ago, numerous snowfall records were shattered across New England thanks to a powerful nor'easter that hammered the region across two days.

The smallest state in the United States set a jaw-dropping new record with its snowfall totals as over 36 inches of fresh snow piled up in Rhode Island's capital city of Providence. But the highest amount reported by the National Weather Service even exceeds that total.

Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport record 37.9 inches, surpassing the previous record from five decades ago during the historic blizzard of 1978 by almost 10 inches, when 28.6 inches was the recorded accumulation over two days.

Monday's snowfall also set a new record for the highest single-day snow total, according to the National Weather Service. The new record from Monday at more than 35 inches is nearly double the previous record set on Jan. 8, 1996, when 19 inches fell that day.

Cars move along the highway in the snow in Brooklyn as a major winter storm moves through the area on January 25, 2026 in New York City. A massive winter storm is expected to bring frigid temperatures, ice, and snow to millions of Americans across the nation.

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Northeast Bracing for More Snow

Just days after the Northeast was hit with record snowfall, another winter storm is set to hit early next week.

A larger storm will start to take shape impacting portions of the Midwest and Northeast Tuesday while lingering snow, ice and rain from Monday’s storm moves through parts of the Northeast," according to Accuweather.

A transition of warmer air will break up ice along streams and rivers, bringing possible flooding to the regions.

"Where the ice jams up, there is a risk of rapid rises in water levels above the jams and then below where the jams break," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. "Some unprotected areas along flood-prone streams and rivers could be at risk."

Up to eight inches of snow is expected to fall from Iowa to Maine as the storm pushes East over the next few days.

Spring Weather Near for the Northeast

While the Northeast likely isn't looking forward to new snowfall, it can rest easy knowing spring weather is just around the corner.

Accuweather revealed a a pattern change will take shape across the U.S. later in the week. A notable dip in the jet stream will take hold across the West ushering in chilly air. Meanwhile, a northward bulge in the jet stream will set up across the east promoting a stretch of springlike warmth.

By Thursday, high temperatures in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia will top out as much as 10-20 degrees above the historical average for early March.