New video footage released between 8:16 PM and 9:45 PM UTC on February 23, 2026, shows 65-75 mph winds creating snow drifts higher than the front of a Suburban along a Massachusetts lakeshore road during Winter Storm Hernando's blizzard conditions, with multiple people including plows and power crews stuck, according to @BrandonCopicWx on X citing @foxweather, @WxWiseApp, and @ryanhallyall. The video captures stranded individuals who declined offered rides and chose to stay amid extreme winds and drifts, as posted by @BrandonCopicWx during the 1 hour 29 minute reporting window. This incident highlights ongoing severe impacts from the storm in Massachusetts, marked by #MAwx. This development follows earlier reports of historic snowfall, including 32.8 inches at Rhode Island T.F. Greene International Airport near Providence shattering the 1978 record, as stated by former NWS meteorologist Ryan Maue on X, and up to 33 inches just east of Providence per @weathertrackus.
