After a few years of relatively quiet winters, the Blizzard of 2026 just reminded us exactly who is in charge: Mother Nature.
Monday wasn’t just a snow day — it was a record-shattering, landscape-altering event. While many in the region were hunkered down listening to the wind howl, history was being made across southern New England
By the numbers: record-breaking snowfall
If it felt like the snow just wouldn’t stop, that’s because it didn’t.
Storm snowfall totals:
- 37.9 inches in Providence
- 17.1 inches in Boston
- 16.2 inches in Worcester
- 11.8 inches in Hartford
The jackpot zone stretched from Rhode Island through southeastern Massachusetts, where totals over 30 inches were common. Cranston, Rhode Island got a whopping 39 inches. In Massachusetts, New Bedford got 37 inches and Kingston received 36 inches…