DEARBORN — The city today declared a snow emergency effective 6 p.m. today. The emergency will remain in effect until 6 p.m. Friday.
The announcement comes ahead of possible of snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches, according to the National Weather Service. The agency has issued a winter storm warning for most of southeast Michigan until 3 a.m. Friday. A winter storm warning is issued when there is potential for a snow accumulation of at least 8 inches or more in more than 12 hours, or 6 inches or more in 6 to 9 hours.
The Department of Public Works began salting road at 3 p.m. Thursday and will continue salting through the evening to prevent ice accumulations.
All vehicles must be removed from the streets by 6 p.m. Thursday to allow for safe and efficient snowplowing. Emergency sirens will sound at 6 p.m. Thursday, and parking enforcement will begin early Friday morning. Tickets for vehicles parked during a snow emergency are $80.
Alternate parking areas are available for residents who do not have driveways. A list of streets and parks where vehicles can be temporarily parked during a snow emergency can be found here. In the northeast and southeast Dearborn, where the lack of driveways is more common, the city has designated specific streets that residents can use temporarily during a snow emergency.
Across Dearborn, residents can use parking lots at the city parks, especially Levagood, Crowley and Ford Field parks.
Neighborhood streets will be plowed within 24 hours after the snowfall concludes.
Residents can sign up to receive emergency text alerts from at Nixle.com, or by texting their five-digit zip code to “888777.” Residents can also receive emergency updates via cityofdearborn.org and the following official City of Dearborn social media accounts.
Facebook: Facebook.com/CityofDearborn
Instagram: @DearbornCityGov
Twitter: @CityofDearborn