davis_square | SOMERVILLE DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST AT 2 P.M.

In accordance with the City’s Snow Emergency Procedures, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has declared a snow emergency for the City of Somerville to go into effect at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2009. During snow emergencies, parking is allowed on the odd-numbered side of the street only (unless otherwise posted). Cars not moved by 6 p.m. Sunday will be subject to ticketing and towing. Beginning at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1st, residents unable to find a parking space on the odd-numbered side of the street may park in any municipal or school parking lot for the duration of the emergency. A list of available City lots and other relevant information may be found on the City’s website at www.somervillema.gov

Residents who have not already done so may visit the City’s website, www.somervillema.gov, to view snow emergency procedures, download the snow procedures brochure or sign up for Connect CTY telephone and email alerts and other time sensitive messages from the City. Residents may also sign up for Connect CTY calls and email by calling 311.

In addition, flashing blue lights installed at 22 key intersections and entryways to the City will be activated immediately after the declaration of a snow emergency, and remain lit for the duration of the snow emergency. As in years past, prerecorded information is also available on the city’s Information Hotline, 617-628-SNOW.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to current forecasts of heavy snow accumulation rates in the late evening hours of Sunday and early morning hours of Monday, March 2nd, city crews will need to clear illegally parked vehicles early, since towing operations cannot be conducted efficiently when snow falls in excess of 1.5 inches per hour. Residents should be advised that vehicles still parked on the even side of the street after 6 p.m. on Sunday may be towed even little or no snow is falling at that time.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: Somerville Public Schools will be closed on Monday, March 2nd.

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:: woot woot !! ::

Society in general ought to be closed on Monday, March 2nd.

Snow days for all!! Though I would settle for just my workplace being closed Monday.

me, too. oh, please, oh, please....

I'd be willing to work from home, were that an option.

That man sounds so SEXY! :) I know he's not. :)

I know he's not. :)

I meant to say

I know he's not. :)

What are you talking about?!!?!??!

And let's not forget the techno remix (http://blog.cosmocatalano.com/post/73644223/probably-my-most-productive-three-hours-of-2009) of Tom Champion's January 27th snow emergency call!

This town has way too many artists in it ... :-)

I see an edit to this post, with the last line struck through. Does this mean schools will be open tomorrow?

That was my question as well.

I'm really confused about this storm because the forecasts I see are so different.
Weather.com predicts 5-8 inches today, and 6-10 tomorrow, but
accuweather predicts 2-4 today, and 1-3 tomorrow.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
7:49 am EST, Sun., Mar. 1, 2009

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST MONDAY.

THIS WARNING COVERS NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... MOST OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND A WATCH STILL EXISTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

TODAYS SNOW AND FLURRIES IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND IS JUST A TEASE FOR WHATS COMING TONIGHT.

SIX TO 12 INCHES IS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.

THE JACKPOT... 10 TO 15 INCHES... WILL PILE UP IN THE HEAVILY POPULATED BOSTON PROVIDENCE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR... WESTWARD INTO NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT AND NORTHWARD THROUGH WORCESTER COUNTY INTO THE MERRIMACK VALLEY OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS.

SNOW... WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 10 AM MONDAY CAUSING NUMEROUS DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS IN ALL SORTS OF TRANSPORTATION DEPENDENT BUSINESS.

SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS NEAR OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS... CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. THUNDER MAY ALSO BE HEARD.

SNOW WILL TAPER TO LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LATE MONDAY MORNING OR AFTERNOON.

THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE QUITE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STILL HEAVY SNOW... RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND RAPID ACCUMULATION ON ROADS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND WIND CHILLS IN THE 5 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE.

SLEET MAY BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW FOR A TIME ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR.

SAFE TRAVEL IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM TODAY WHEN A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL WITH LITTLE IF ANY SNOW FALLING.

TRAVEL SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY AVOIDED BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM.

A MAP OF EXPECTED SNOW FALL IS POSTED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON HOME PAGE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD... OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES... AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.

More Information
... AN INTENSE HEAVY 12 TO 18 HOUR SNOW STORM IS ON THE WAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING THE COASTAL SOUTHEAST...

.RHODE ISLAND... CONNECTICUT AND THE SOUTHEAST TWO THIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS WILL SEE A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE SOUTH COASTS OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS.

HOWEVER... THE BIG DEVELOPING STORY WILL OCCUR PRIMARILY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 10 AM MONDAY... WHEN A NOREASTER DEPOSITS A 5 TO 15 INCH SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... EXCLUDING THE COASTAL SOUTHEAST.

That's it; I'm moving back home. Until it is 95 and humid for 6 months, at which point I'll come screaming back :).

The Superintendent of Schools has not yet made a deicsion on whether to close the schools on Monday. 311 regrets the error.

School has been officially canceled - 4:27 p.m.

Thanks. You may want to edit the post to un-strikeout that last line.

Wimps.

Does anyone know if the libraries (I'm thinking specifically the west branch) close when there is a snow emergency? Or would it be best to call them tomorrow and see?

I would call them and check. During one snow storm this winter, I arrived at the west branch library and found it unexpectedly closed. There was a sign near the door that said they had a staffing shortage due to the weather, IIRC.

Now if anyone who works at the Somerville libraries reads this... would it be possible to post these notices on your website? I love the libraries (go almost every week for those awesome free books and DVDs), but getting advance warning of these closings would be a nice feature.

I've been watching out my window on Banks Street as they tow cars parked on the even side. I haven't seen them do that for any other storm this winter. They're not fooling around this time.

There's a guy with a Subaru Impreza who's going to be wondering where his car went tomorrow morning.

SOMERVILLE DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST AT 2 P.M.

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Lazy bums!

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Right, just got Champion's robocall.

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10-15 inches in Boston area

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NO DECISION YET ON SCHOOL CLOSING

Okay, NOW . . .

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They're towing