Residents of Essex County were told to expect a blinding white coat of snow covering the ground when they woke up Tuesday morning. However, the supposed “storm” turned out to be nothing more than a late-morning flurry of snowfall that did not stick.
Numerous meteorologists predicted between 6 inches and one foot of snow to arrive on the North Shore Monday night and continue into Tuesday. While some weather reports did indicate that the heaviest snowfall was shifting south to areas such as Cape Cod, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, a tangible amount of 3 to 4 inches was still expected.
“The Nor’Easter has shifted farther south. This means much less snow than previously forecasted,” Nahant Emergency Management Agency said in a statement Tuesday morning.
Municipalities such as Lynn, Marblehead, Nahant, Peabody, Saugus, and Swampscott canceled school Tuesday in anticipation of unfavorable commuting conditions. Lynn, Peabody Saugus, and Marblehead announced winter snow emergencies and parking bans.
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and Swampscott Department of Public Works looked prepared to close down Lynn Shore Drive due to potential flooding from rogue waves created by the storm. While some waves did crash along the sidewalk railings, the flooding— much like the snow— was minimal. The fallout from this storm includes delayed trash pick-up by one day in towns of Marblehead and Swampscott.
