With a forcast calling for over a foot of snow, as well as possible power outages, Tewksbury residents were taking no chances.

Grocery stores throughout the town were packed on Sunday, in preparation for the first big storm of the winter.

Water was a big seller, as well shovels, and staple supplies like as milk  and bread.

Tewksbury Patch Photographer Maggie McGill Judd spoke to several residents shopping at the Market Basket at Stadium Plaza about their pre-storm plans.