Police and Fire will have additional staff on duty beginning Sunday morning and the Emergency Operations Center is tentatively scheduled to open on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. when winds are expected to pick up speed. Officials will be constantly monitoring forecasts and current conditions and will make adjustments as needed.

The Lowell High School gym will open as an emergency shelter beginning at noon on Sunday.

In the event of downed power lines, streets will be blocked until National Grid crews are able to disconnect power. As a precaution, residents should treat any downed power lines as if they were live.

Public Works crews will remove trees and branches that block streets and will do cleanup of smaller debris after the storm has passed.

Residents are urged to remain indoors during the height of the storm and to take in and secure any barrels, lawn furniture, canopies, flags or other materials susceptible to high winds.

Residents should call 911 for emergencies and, (978) 937-3200 for non-emergency requests.

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