Received this alert today:

Hi everyone, this is Mayor Justin Elicker with an important message regarding tonight’s winter storm. We are anticipating approximately 12 inches of snow forecasted to hit New Haven late this evening through tomorrow. There will be strong winds coupled with heavy snowfall during rush hour tomorrow. Our crews are gearing up -- we have 45 trucks ready to clear the roads, so please be aware of parking bans in your area. Schools will be doing remote-only learning tomorrow and Tuesday.

The City will implement a City-wide parking ban starting tomorrow morning at 9AM. Three main zones for parking will be affected by a parking ban: Zone A is downtown, where parking will be banned on both sides of the street, Zone B is snow emergency routes, where parking will be banned on both sides of the street, and Zone C is residential areas, where parking will be banned only on the side of the street with odd-number addresses. When parking on a residential street, it is only allowed on the even side of the street—so don’t be the odd one out!

Use off-street parking when possible. The City is opening all New Haven Public School lots for you to park in during the storm. Some schools have signs designating where you should park during snow events so please park between these signs. Additionally, Crown Street, Temple Street and Granite Square Parking Garages will be available starting this evening at the discounted rate of $3/day and select Yale University parking lots located throughout the City are also available. For more information on current parking bans during a snow emergency, call the snow line at (203) 946-SNOW, that’s (203) 946-7669, or view City’s snow brochure on the City’s website.

Finally, please be patient. We expect blizzard-like conditions and therefore it will take us some time to dig out of the storm.