Snow Day For Swampscott Public Schools, Parking Ban Declared

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott Public Schools students will get to enjoy their first snow day of the winter on Tuesday with no school across the district.

"Due to the timing of the snowfall, there will be no school at SPS," SPS administration said in making the call early Monday night. "Stay warm, and consider helping a neighbor."

A snow emergency parking ban was also called for Swampscott on Monday going into effect as of midnight Monday night.

Vehicles parked on the street into the early hours of Tuesday are subject to being ticketed and towed at the owner's expense.

The North Shore was predicted to see up to six inches of snow with precipitation beginning Monday night around 10 p.m. and continuing throughout the morning and afternoon on Tuesday.

All parked vehicles must be removed from public roads as of midnight. Those vehicles that are not removed are subject to ticketing and towing.

The parking ban will stay in effect until further notice.

The National Weather Service forecast calls for the heaviest snowfall coming Monday night, resulting in difficult travel conditions. Wind gusts of up to 35 mph are also expected.

"The snow should develop between 10 p.m. (Monday) and 2 a.m. Tuesday," according to The NWS. "Snow continues on Tuesday impacting the morning commute. Snow will diminish in intensity Tuesday afternoon and may even mix with or change to rain near the coast.

"In addition ... temps rising above freezing will likely limit the impact for the Tuesday afternoon commute."

(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.)