Charlestown, Rhode Island, received an additional 6 inches of snow in the hour before 10 AM UTC on February 23, 2026, bringing the storm total to 35 inches during Winter Storm Hernando, as reported by @mike61400 on X at 2:16-3:45 PM UTC window. Extreme blizzard conditions also persisted in nearby Smithfield, Rhode Island, according to @MaxVelocityWX. The @mike61400 post tags local weather observers including @tjdelsanto, @tony_tpetrarca, and @NWSBoston, confirming the rapid accumulation amid ongoing heavy snowfall bands. Smithfield reports highlight "WOW!" extreme conditions in the same period, consistent with NWS Boston warnings of historic destructive impacts from wet snow and 60-70 mph gusts southeast of the Boston-Providence corridor. These developments over the past 1 hour 29 minutes build on prior extreme weather in the region, including utility pole failures from 75 mph gusts and thundersnow in Plymouth, Massachusetts, earlier from 12:15 PM to 2:15 PM UTC, as reported by @PappenheimWx and The Weather Channel.
