Snow Emergency is automatically in effect whenever 3 or more inches of snow has fallen. For the safety of your vehicles and for snow removal purposes- vehicles are prohibited from parking on City streets during a snow emergency and may not be put back in the street until the snow emergecy has been cancelled. Notification of a snow emergency and it's cancellation can be found on this web site, GCTV, on local Detroit television and radio outlets, or you can be notified automatically through Nixle on your cell phone or to your e-mail account.