Last updated: 2026-02-23 13:46:40 ET
Pulse AI Brief
Updated Feb 23, 2026 12:00 PM ET
A severe winter storm has triggered blizzard warnings across 11 states on the U.S. East Coast, affecting 41 million residents. The storm has led to travel bans and disruptions in transportation and logistics.
The storm is likely to impact sectors such as transportation, retail, and energy, potentially leading to short-term supply chain disruptions and increased energy demand.
This weather event underscores the vulnerability of infrastructure to extreme weather and the need for resilience planning in affected regions.
Millions of residents in parts of the northeastern U.S. are stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings as a fierce winter storm threatens the densely populated region overnight
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Blizzard triggers New York City travel ban as airlines cancel thousands of flights
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a travel ban starting 9 pm Sunday as blizzard threatens up to 2 feet of snow across the city.
The pause in the TSA Precheck, Global Entry airport security programs took effect at 6 a.m. ET on Sunday, DHS said.
Blizzard conditions are set to bring major disruption across the northeastern United States, with wind gusts of up to 70mph expected.
NYC requires multiple forms of ID for emergency snow shovelers, but not for most voters, as city braces for first blizzard warning in nearly a decade.
Blizzard warnings were issued for New York City and communities along the East Coast as a late-winter storm was set to arrive on Sunday.
