Two NYPD officers engaged in a snowball fight in New York City on February 23, 2026, during Winter Storm Hernando's historic blizzard, as captured in video footage shared by Breaking911 on X between 7:16 PM and 8:16 PM UTC. The video shows the officers playfully throwing snowballs amid heavy snowfall hammering NYC, according to the Breaking911 post. This lighthearted moment occurs as the storm delivers extreme blizzard conditions across the Northeast, consistent with ongoing impacts reported in nearby regions. The activity aligns with broader storm effects, including Rhode Island T.F. Greene International Airport near Providence recording 32.8 inches of snow by 1 PM UTC earlier today, shattering the 1978 single-storm record of 28.6 inches, as stated by former NWS meteorologist Ryan Maue on X.
