Essex County Snowfall Totals: 11 Inches of Snow Reported

ESSEX COUNTY, MA – Between ham radio reports and trained spotters, the National Weather Service got a good idea of how much snow Essex County saw during Thursday's storm. By 5 p.m., a ham radio report from Peabody topped the county's totals at 11 inches.

Municipalities reported whiteout conditions. Marblehead Police urged people to stay off the road, noting that the snow falling and blowing around has reduced visibility to a few hundred feet, and traffic on Route 128 north in Peabody was slowed due to disabled vehicles.

The National Weather Service reported that snow was expected to stop Thursday night, but the bulk of the snow was expected to fall Thursday afternoon into the evening. Snow was supposed to stop on the North Shore by 10 p.m., according to this forecast.

In Danvers around 2 p.m., a ham radio report found 4.5 inches of snow. Ipswich reportedly had 8 inches of snow by 3:17 p.m.

Gloucester had two inches of snow by 2 p.m., according to a trained spotter, and Topsfield had 4.5 inches.

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Some schools have called off classes for tomorrow, including Salem and Peabody Public Schools. Peabody Detective Michael Crane said the streets were quiet on Thursday, noting that people had heeded Governor Charlie Baker's warning to stay indoors.

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