California holds the lowest drought coverage of any U.S. state, with reservoir levels at 119% of normal, as reported by US_Stormwatch in an X post at approximately 10:15 PM UTC on February 21, 2026, during the 2-hour-30-minute reporting window ending at 12:45 AM UTC on February 22. US_Stormwatch stated that the state is thriving under these conditions, according to the X post at https://x.com/US_Stormwatch/status/2025356462579679504. This update provides a contrasting snapshot amid ongoing severe weather developments elsewhere in the country. The report follows prior forecasts of a major Northeast blizzard, with previous models projecting up to 3 feet of snow in New Jersey and 2 feet or more across the region, as noted by meteorologists including Brody_wx, MatthewCappucci, NbergWX, and WxmanFranz in X posts from earlier on February 21.
