A “snow emergency” in Boston will start at 9 p.m. ET tonight ahead of this weekend’s “historic” storm, Mayor Michelle Wu announced earlier today.
“This has a potential to be a historic storm, a huge one,” Wu said at a news conference.
Snowfall is expected to peak Saturday morning and diminish by Sunday, Wu said. There’s also a risk of flooding, she added.
“We are expecting as much as 18 to 24 inches of snow and 40 to 50 mile per hour winds. This is likely to be an intense, dangerous storm, with heavy snow, high winds and whiteout conditions,” she said.
Wu encouraged residents to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. She also urged residents to use space heaters safely.
More than 38,000 tons of salt is prepped to treat roads, and more than 800 pieces of snow management equipment will be available, said Jascha Franklin-Hodge, chief of streets for the city’s transportation and sanitation department.
Franklin-Hodge also emphasized that the storm “has the potential to be one for the record book,” and added that residents should not expect things to get back to normal once the snow stops.
“I want to encourage everyone to stay warm, stay safe,” Wu said. “We will be watching carefully.”
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