UPDATE: Multiple school districts close due to winter storm warning
Published at | Updated at
UPDATE:
The following schools are closed or are closing early.
- Alturas International Academy will cancel school Thursday.
- Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 has canceled all after-school programs, games and activities for Wednesday. Schools will be closed Thursday. More info here.
- West Jefferson School District 253 is releasing at 2 p.m., and all games and practices are canceled.
- Due to heavy snow, Blackfoot School District 55 schools will be closing for the day. Students will be released as soon as transportation can be arranged, buses are being dispatched as soon as possible.
- Additionally, Sho-Ban Junior/Senior High School in Fort Hall is closed Wednesday and Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy will close Wednesday and Thursday due to predicted temperatures.
- Bingham Academy — Parents can pick up their students as of 9 a.m. or buses will begin taking students home around 10:30 a.m.
- Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center. If you pick up your children, please pick them up ASAP. If they ride the bus, they will be dropped off at their drop off location. Buses were loaded at 10 a.m.
- Idaho Science and Technology Charter School
- Marsh Valley School District 21
- Aberdeen School District 58
- Bear Lake School District 33
- Snake Valley School District 52
- Grace School District 148
- Lillian Vallely School
- North Gem School District 149
ORIGINAL STORY
IDAHO FALLS — Much of southeastern Idaho is now under winter weather or winter storm advisories until about 11 p.m. Wednesday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Bear Lake, Franklin, Oneida, Power, Cassia and Minidoka counties.
Some 2 to 3 inches of snow are expected to fall in the area with northeastern winds of 15 to 20 mph, which is expected to cause blowing snow. A wind chill warning goes into effect at 11 p.m. Wednesday until 9 a.m. Thursday with winds chills of minus 20 to minus 30 degrees.
NWS officials advise of a high risk of frost bite and hypothermia when appropriate precautions are not taken. There is also a high stress level for livestock and pets left outdoors.
As a result of the weather a number of schools districts in the area have canceled classes Wednesday including — Marsh Valley School District 21, Aberdeen School District 58, Grace School District 148, Minidoka School District 331, North Gem School District 149 and Bear Lake School District 33, according to KPVI.
Bannock, Bingham, Caribou and parts of Bonneville County are under a winter weather advisory. Snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are expected, with higher elevations receiving more snow.
Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Butte and Lemhi counties are under a wind chill advisory between 9 p.m. Wednesday to 9 a.m. Thursday. Wind chill values are expected between minus 20 and minus 30 degrees.