North Shore Snow Report: Trees Down, Power Outages, and More

NORTH SHORE, MA – The North Shore didn't get 9 to 13 inches of snow across the board, as the National Weather Service originally predicted, but Tuesday's storm did its fair share of damage.

The high winds on Tuesday made a flag pole in Danvers Square bend back and forth to frightening angles. The square was temporarily closed, for fear of the pole collapsing, but has since reopened. It's unclear whether the pole was permanently damaged.

A tree crashed into a home on Roy Street in Swampscott Tuesday, according to police. While the damage is reportedly significant, the cost estimate wasn't immediately available.

Per the NWS unofficial snowfall totals, Danvers had 10.9 inches by 4:01 p.m., Beverly had 8 inches by 1:59 p.m., and Salem had 6 inches by 1:55 p.m.

Danvers DPW reported power outages in the area of Route 114 Tuesday afternoon, while power outages in Salem, Hamilton, Wenham, Beverly, and Swampscott persisted, per the MEMA power outage map.

While it's unclear exactly what's caused those outages, the National Weather Service forecasted wind speeds up to 60 mph for Tuesday.

A tree fell onto another local property, according to a post on the Marblehead Police Facebook page, but the homeowners were able to escape without injury.

Area police departments, including Beverly and Marblehead, reported no accidents as of roughly 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Salem Police Captain Conrad Prosniewski said there were no accidents, but plenty of cars were towed from the roads in violation of the parking ban put in place Monday night. He said roughly 120 cars were towed for violating the parking ban, many more than previous storms.

Cars towed due to the Salem parking ban were taken to Bill's Auto Clinic at 2 Commercial St., according to police, which can be reached at (978) 745-2087.

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After the last major snowstorm Peabody Police asked for residents' assistance in keeping roads clear for plowing. They said the number of tows of cars violating parking bans was stretching the police department thin during an already busy time.

Peabody Detective Michael Crane said on Tuesday that there were no accidents, and no reported tows in the morning. The Peabody parking ban was put into effect at 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Peabody Fire battled a blaze at the Coolidge Avenue water treatment plant in the bitter cold on Monday night into Tuesday morning.

The updated National Weather Service forecast for the North Shore estimates that – despite the slow start Tuesday morning – the end of the day could see a total accumulation of between 10 to 14 inches.

Hamilton Police issued a warning on Facebook about Tuesday's storm, and urged residents to just keep repeating this: "Spring is just a week away!"

Swampscott Photo via Swampscott Police/Beverly Photos via Steve Rapalyea, Patch Fam