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Beverly Snow Emergency Parking Ban Amid North Shore Winter Storm Warning

Ocean-effect snow could bring more than a foot of snow to the North Shore.

The parking ban went into effect at 10 a.m. and was to be in effect for up to 48 hours.
The parking ban went into effect at 10 a.m. and was to be in effect for up to 48 hours. (Scott Souza/Patch)

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly declared a snow emergency parking ban as of Saturday with more than a foot of snow expected from ocean-effect snow associated with a storm offshore.

A Winter Storm Warning was issued for Essex County as the jackpot area for snow across the state.

Totals of one foot or more were reported across the North Shore as of early Saturday afternoon.

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The parking ban went into effect at 10 a.m. and was to be in effect for up to 48 hours.

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