Several area cities have declared snow emergencies ahead of winter storm Finn’s arrival tomorrow. This list will be updated as snow emergencies are announced.

Illinois

Coal Valley has declared a snow emergency from Monday January 8 at 6 p.m. to Wednesday, January 10 at 6 p.m. Title X, Division 1, Chapter 1, Section 6.5:  It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a vehicle to remain on any village street, avenue, alley or village parking lot following snowfall of two inches or more.

East Moline‘s garbage schedule has changed. With the predicted winter storm, all garbage and recycling routes will be suspended Tuesday, Jan. 9 and will run on a one-day delay the remainder of the week. The East Moline School District will have remote learning on Tuesday. For more information, visit here.

Galesburg has declared a snow emergency starting at 10 p.m. on Monday, January 8. Residents are reminded that a parking prohibition will take effect on all Galesburg city streets during the snow emergency. Vehicles parked on city streets, except in the central business district, during this time will be subject to ticketing and towing. The parking prohibition will remain in effect until all streets are cleared. Click here for more information on the city’s snow removal procedures.

Geneseo has declared a snow emergency beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, through Wednesday, January 10, at 10 a.m. During a snow emergency, it is unlawful for any person to place or permit to stand any vehicle for more than ten minutes for the loading or unloading of passengers or materials on any public street or right-of-way within the city during a snow emergency. The City Public Works has established a detailed plan to address the prompt removal of accumulated snow and ice on public roads and property. During an active snow event, the city clears ice and snow from all primary arterial roadways and from streets around the hospital and emergency centers as well as schools before plowing residential and side streets.

Henry County: After consulting with the courts, sheriff and the county board chair, and in response to the impending winter storm, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in Henry County has announced the closure of the Henry County Courthouse for Tuesday, Jan. 9, All Henry County Emergency Services and the Henry County Highway Department will remain fully
operational to respond to the dangerous storm. “The public is asked to monitor the weather closely and to stay off the roads, if possible. If you must travel, the OEM recommends you do so with a full tank of fuel, your cell phone and a charger,” a news release says.

Moline has declared a snow emergency from Monday, January 8 at 9 p.m. through Wednesday, January 10 at 6 a.m. Moline residents must move parked vehicles off designated snow routes so the city can remove the snow. Click here for a map of the designated snow routes. The Tuesday,
Jan. 9 Moline City Council meeting will be postponed until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The River Bend Food Bank Food Pantry at SouthPark Mall will be closed Tuesday.

Morrison has declared a snow emergency from Monday, January 8 at 6 p.m. to Thursday, January 11 at 8 a.m. or until the snow has been removed from the full width of the streets. There is no parking on snow routes, indicated by blue and white square signs, The snow routes include Lincolnway (Route 30), Jackson Street, Heaton Street, Winfield Street, Genesee Street, Genesee Avenue, Genesee Court, Illinois Route 78 (which includes parts of Wall Street, Clinton Street, and Portland Avenue), High Street and Academic Drive. There is no overnight parking in the Central Business District. Calendar parking will be in effect; on even numbered calendar dates, parking is allowed only on the even numbered side of the street.  On odd numbered calendar dates, parking is allowed only on the odd numbered side of the street.  This parking regulation starts each day at 8:00 am. Violations of a snow emergency carry fines ranging from $25 to $75.  Morrison Police may also tow vehicles during snow emergencies at the expense of the owners. Additionally, Republic Services pick-up routes will be delayed one day for the remainder of this week.

Rock Falls has declared a snow emergency starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9 and ending at 7 a.m. on Thursday, January 11. Rock Falls City Code Section 18-158 says no parking is permitted on any designated snow route within the city limits during the snow emergency period until the snow has been completely cleared from the street. Odd/even parking restrictions apply on all other street that are not a designated snow route. Odd/even parking restrictions will end, block-by-block once the snow has been removed from the entire width of the street. Any vehicle parked in violation of the snow emergency is subject to fines according to 1-41(e)(1) of the Rock Falls City Code.

Rock Island is declaring a snow emergency. Once the snow depth reaches two inches, parking is not allowed on any marked snow routes until the snow has stopped and has been cleared. Vehicles parked on marked snow routes may receive a $35 parking ticket and may be towed simultaneously. Residents are advised not to park on residential streets until snow removal is completed. Republic Services, the City’s recycling company, has suspended all routes for Tuesday. Crews will resume recycling collection services on Wednesday, Jan. 10, with a one-day delay. Additionally, the Rock Island-Milan School District has decided to cancel in-person learning for Tuesday, Jan. 8, and use an E-learning Day. For more information, visit here. The Tuesday night school board meeting has been canceled and rescheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11.

Silvis has declared a snow emergency starting effective Monday January 8th at 6 p.m. until Wednesday January 10th at 6 p.m. According to city ordinance, once snow has reached a depth of two inches, snow routes need to be clear to allow the city to remove the snow. Vehicles parked on the street can receive a fine and may be towed.

Sterling has declared a snow emergency starting at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9. After that time, all vehicles in the city must be parked according to the city’s Snow Emergency Parking Regulations. There is no parking on snow routes until all snow has been removed from the full width of the street. There is no parking in the central business district from 1:30-5:30 a.m. Odd and even parking restrictions will be in effect on all other streets in the city. On odd days of hte month, residents should park on the odd numbered side of the street. On even days, residents should park on the even numbered side of the street. Odd/even days start between 6-8 a.m. and residents will not be ticketed between those hours.

Parking restrictions will end block by block after the snowfall stops and after all accumulated snow has been removed from the full width of the street or when the snow emergency is cancelled by the City. All other parking restrictions remain in effect.  No parking will be permitted on streets where parking is restricted or prohibited. Cars parked in violation of these restrictions will be ticketed and may be towed, at the owner’s expense.

Walnut has declared a snow emergency from Tuesday, January 9 at 7 a.m. to January 10 at 12 p.m. All vehicles should be removed from village streets during this time. Vehicles parked on the streets will be ticketed and towed at owners expense. Village code Sec. 18-80. – (a) It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street in the village at any time within 12 hours after a snowfall of three inches or more has occurred or after declaration of a snow emergency. For purposes of this section 18-80, vehicles include trailers, flatbeds, detachable campers, mobile homes and other towed property.

Iowa

Bettendorf will close some of its facilities – Bettendorf Public Library, The Family Museum, and Bettendorf Community Center – on Tuesday because of the winter storm. For storm updates, visit here.

Blue Grass has declared a Winter Weather Emergency starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 8 and ending at 12 p.m. on Thursday, January 11. The weather emergency may be extended due to additional snow. Vehicles must be off the streets once the snow emergency goes into effect and remain off the streets until the snow emergency is over. Vehicles are not allowed to park on the street during the emergency declaration and may be ticketed. Vehicles parked on the street during a declared emergency may be towed at the owners’ expense if they pose a hazard for maintenance crews and/or the public.  All costs will be at owner’s expense.

The city’s Public Safety Building, 606 W. Mayne Street, will open to the public as a warming shelter for those in need. 

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Clinton has declared a snow emergency from 6 p.m. on Monday, January 8 until 12 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10. The Clinton Police Department will enforce the ticket/towing process for vehicles that have not been removed from Emergency Snow Routes by 6 p.m. on Monday, January 8th. Calendar Parking will be in effect. Residents should have their vehicles moved to the odd side of the street by 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9th. When calendar parking is in effect, residents should park on the side of the street that correlates with the date; park on the even side of the street on an even day and the odd side on an odd day. Vehicles should be moved between 6-9 a.m. Calendar parking will end 72 hours after the snow has stopped.

Davenport has declared a snow emergency starting on Monday, January 8 at 6 p.m. and ending at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10. Parking is prohibited on posted snow routes during a snow emergency. Click here for details on alternate parking in downtown.

The River Bend Food Bank offices and Warehouse in Davenport will be closed on Tuesday.

Eldridge has declared a snow emergency from midnight on January 8th through 12 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10th. No vehicles are allowed to park on city streets during this time. Alternate places to park can be found on the city’s website and Facebook page.

Muscatine has declared a snow emergency starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 8 and ending at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10. The Snow Emergency declaration may be extended depending on weather conditions.

UPDATE: Department of Public Works crews have been out since Monday (Jan. 8) night keeping emergency routes plowed and salted, and will continue the efforts as snow continues to fall Tuesday. The City of Muscatine plans to implement the Push Back Policy starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday as crews continue moving snow and clearing streets.

In addition, parking will be restricted in Downtown Muscatine Wednesday evening and Thursday morning for snow removal. A Snow Emergency was declared on Monday and runs from 6 p.m. Monday through 6 p.m. Wednesday. City staff continue to monitor the forecast and may need to issue another snow emergency for Friday and Saturday.

Brian Stineman, director of the Department of Public Works, said that crews hope to be able to move into residential areas sometime today to get them “opened up” (one pass with plow in each direction).

“We currently have everything with a plow on it being used to push snow and hope to get ahead of things, if possible,” Stineman said.

Implementing the Push Back Policy allows crews better opportunity to clear emergency routes and residential streets.

“With extreme cold temperatures in the forecast, it will be very important to get the snow pushed back as far as possible before it freezes so hard that we cannot move it. We will need as much cooperation as possible from residents who park on the street to make this possible.”

The Push Back Policy provides snowplow crews the opportunity to push the snow back to the curb by instituting the alternate side parking plan. This means that cars should be parked on the even side of the street tomorrow (Wednesday), which will allow crews to push back to the curb on the odd side of the street.

On Thursday (an odd numbered day), cars should be parked on the odd side of the street so that crews can push back on the even side of the street.

“This should give us enough time to get everything pushed back before the next event on Friday and extreme low temperatures this weekend into next week,” Stineman said.

The company contracted for snow removal operations in Downtown Muscatine was clearing city parking lots Tuesday and will post the downtown area for no parking later today. The company will begin snow removal operations from downtown streets and sidewalks at 10 p.m. Wednesday. Any cars parked in the way downtown will be ticketed and/or towed Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

Muscatine is under a Winter Storm Warning and is expected to receive seven to 12 inches of snow starting Monday night. The Transit Division (MuscaBus) switched to Snow Routes starting Tuesday. (Weekday and Saturday maps). Visit Snow & Ice Control on the City of Muscatine website for more information.

EARLIER: “Our trucks are out right now spraying areas of our streets with brine (a salt-water mixture that helps melt snow),” Brian Stineman, Public Works Director, said. “The snow plows will be out tonight depending on the snowfall. They will work as long as needed to move snow off the streets.”
He said that not all residential areas will receive a treatment with the brine mixture before the storm’s arrival, since only hills and known trouble areas usually receive the treatment. Public Works will run residential salt routes once the snow starts. Plowing in residential areas depends the amount of snow and the status of snow emergency routes.

The Musser Public Library in Muscatine will be closed on Tuesday.

The River Bend Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry in Muscatine will be closed on Tuesday.

The Transit Division (MuscaBus) will be switching to snow routes starting Tuesday. Click here for weekday snow routes and here for Saturday snow routes. Public Works will be running two shifts to clear the snow emergency routes first and then residential streets.

Residents should find off-street parking for their vehicles to speed up plowing. Muscatine’s Snow Emergency Ordinance limits on-street parking during a declared snow emergency. According to the revised code, when weather conditions lead to a declaration of a snow emergency, motor traffic will be expedited and parking on City of Muscatine streets will be prohibited or restricted for snow plowing and other purposes. The code states that during a declared snow emergency, no person shall park any vehicle on any portion of a snow emergency route. Click here to see a map of the snow emergency routes.

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