Areas near Washington DC transitioned to snowfall with fat flakes falling in most spots at 3:35 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, as reported by WashingtonianWx on X, with some locations that experienced snow for hours accumulating a few inches during the 59-minute reporting window from 8:15:47 PM to 9:15:28 PM UTC. WashingtonianWx noted that many areas around DC were shifting from other precipitation types to snow, with particularly large flakes observed widely, building on prior reports of snow accumulation in spots exposed to snowfall for several hours. This development occurs amid broader blizzard conditions affecting the Mid-Atlantic, including New Jersey where snow began falling at Newark Liberty International Airport around 8:00 PM UTC, prompting plane deicing, as reported by meteorologist Aaron JayJack.
