Marblehead Blizzard: Snow Emergency Parking Ban Overnight

MARBLEHEAD, MA — A snow emergency parking ban goes into effect in Marblehead at 12:01 a.m. Saturday as the town prepares for a massive snowstorm expected to dump up to two feet of snow with 50 mph winds along the North Shore.

The two-day overnight parking ban runs from 12:01 a.m. to 7 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

Cars, boats and trailers on public ways may be ticketed and towed. If a vehicle is towed during the emergency, call the Marblehead Police Department's non-emergency phone line at 781-631-1212 to confirm its location.

Vehicles at towed to the town lot at the transfer station at 5 Woodfin Terrace. Contact Bill's Towing at 978-744-9454 to make arrangements to retrieve a vehicle. Vehicles not claimed within 72 hours will be moved to Bill's Auto Clinic at 2 Commercial Street in Salem.

The Transfer Station will be closed all day Saturday.

For updates on power outages, you can call Marblehead Municipal Light for updates at 781-631-0240.

The National Weather Service issued an official blizzard warning for all Massachusetts communities inside of Route 495 Friday morning.

A blizzard has winds of more than 35 mph and less than a quarter-mile of visibility for three hours.

Eversource is preparing for the likelihood of power outages due to downed trees or limbs by positioning line and tree crews across the state – including hundreds on loan from other states.

While some store shelves are likely to already be bare for necessities like milk, bread and eggs, Friday would also be the day to put together a pack of other essential items such as flashlights, batteries, water, non-perishable foods, pet food and any needed medications. Eversource advises residents to make sure cell phones and devices are fully charged.

Patch will post updates throughout what could be one of the biggest one-day snowfalls in recent North Shore history.

If you have any photos from the storm that you would like included in a possible gallery, send them — including the community where they were taken — to scott.souza@patch.com.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)