Newtown Township Announces Snow Emergency

Newtown Township has announced a snow emergency will be in place starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20 and going until 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 22. Residents cannot park on the street during a snow emergency.

"Please do not park your vehicles on the roads so that our Department of Public Works can safely and efficiently snow plow them," township police announced Wednesday afternoon. The snow emergency may be extended depending on the circumstances, according to authorities.

According to the rules: "It shall be unlawful to park, or to allow to be parked, any motor vehicle on any road or street within the Township following deposit or accumulation of ice or snow of one (1) inch or greater, in depth, until the snow has been completely plowed for the full width of the cartway."

More than a foot of snow could fall in the township and throughout the Bucks County area. Click here for the most recent forecast.

Patch photo, Kara Seymour