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Photos: Snow blankets the Philadelphia region in first major storm of 2026

East Montgomery Avenue in Fishtown is blanketed with snow on Jan. 25, 2026. (Michael James Murray)

Winter storm coverage

From Philadelphia and its suburbs to New Jersey and Delaware, residents are digging out from significant snowfall after this weekend’s winter storm.

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Philly saw its highest snowfall since the blizzard of January 2016, recording over 9 inches of snow.

As the region faces a week of bitter temperatures, here are scenes from the winter storm and its aftermath.

People cross a snow covered street in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Snow is removed in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A person walks on a snow covered street in the aftermath of winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gilberto Hernandez shovels snow in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People walk across a snow covered street in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Snowy Philadelphia streets are seen from above on Jan. 26, 2026, after a major storm dropped over 9 inches on the city. (Michael James Murray)
The Philadelphia skyline is seen on Jan. 26, 2026, after a major storm dropped over 9 inches of snow on the city. (Michael James Murray)
Griffin Maylath of Haddon Township digs out after a winter storm dumped more than 9 inches of snow in the region on Jan. 26, 2026. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Snow piles up in great mounds as plows work to clear a parking lot in Haddonfield, N.J. More than 9 inches fell in the region on Jan. 25, 2026. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Snow still coats portions of Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia on Jan. 26, 2026, the morning after a storm dumped 9 inches of snow in the area. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
A resident uses a snowblower to clear the sidewalk in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
A snowboarder to catches air outside Vessel Coffee Collection in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Cooper, 7, revels in the snow on walk in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Cooper, 7, revels in the snow on walk in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
A resident gets a hand out of the snow in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Fishtown residents work to clear snow on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Pearl, 3, is undecided about snow in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
People sled on Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People sled on Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People sled on Philadelphia Art Museum steps during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People sled on Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People sled on Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People gather at Philadelphia Art Museum steps during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People walk their dogs during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People gather at Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Palmer Cemetery in Fishtown is blanketed with snow on Jan. 25, 2026. (Michael James Murray)
Fishtown is blanketed with snow on Jan. 25, 2026. (Michael James Murray)
Palmer Cemetery in Fishtown is blanketed with snow on Jan. 25, 2026. (Michael James Murray)
Nikos Kesidis uses a snow shovel to clear his driveway in Hockessin, Del., on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, as a snow storm moves through the region. (AP Photo/Suchat Pederson)
Dock, a ten-year-old snow lover, tastes the snowflakes on a morning walk on Sunday, January 25, 2025. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia homeowner Kevin Gallagher said that he aimed to keep ahead of snow accumulation during a winter storm on Jan. 25, 2026. (KImberly Paynter/WHYY)
Mayor Cherelle Parker said 1,000 city workers and 600 pieces of equipment are being used to clear the roads. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Despite freezing temperatures and major snowfall on Jan. 25, 2026, Philadelphians made the most of it, including this urban snowboarder traveling down Girard Avenue. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Philadelphia is blanketed in snow on Jan. 25, 2026, during a winter storm that stretched across a majority of the U.S. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
A Philadelphia plow driver signals to the snowfall on Aramingo Avenue in Philadelphia during a snowstorm on Jan. 25, 2026. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
A person pushes a bicycle during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Airport crew plow snow during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Arbee Catipay and Cortez Warren, of Wilmington, Delaware, expected heavier snowfall. The couple embraced the wintry weather, bundling up and enjoying the snow ahead of Sunday football game festivities. (Johnny Perez-Gonzales/WHYY)
Carter Faiyaz the dog enjoys his first snow day of the year along the sidewalks of Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware. (Johnny Perez-Gonzales/WHYY)
A furry Wilmington resident goes for a walk with her human through snow-covered streets. (Johnny Perez-Gonzales/WHYY)

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