Marblehead Blizzard: What You Need To Know In Saturday's Storm

MARBLEHEAD, MA — A two-day overnight parking ban is in effect for Marblehead during what could be a historic snowstorm on the North Shore.

The parking ban went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday as the town prepared for the 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 was set to run 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 is closed all day Saturday.

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

Eversource and National Grid were preparing Friday 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.

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.)