A snow squall warning was released by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 4:48 p.m. in effect until 5:30 p.m. for Essex and Middlesex counties.

“At 4:45 p.m., a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Rye to near Milford, moving southeast at 45 mph,” comments the weather service. “This will affect portions of Interstate 93 from the New Hampshire border to Wilmington, and Insterstate 91 from Lynnfield to the New Hampshire border.”

Locations impacted by the warning include Lowell, Lynn, Lawrence, Haverhill, Peabody, Methuen, Salem, Beverly, Andover, Dracut, Tewksbury, Gloucester, North Andover, Saugus, Danvers, Wakefield, Reading, Wilmington, Marblehead and Newburyport.

“Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes,” explains the weat

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