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Area Schools Closing Due To Winter Weather
Here is the list of schools that have announced they will be closed Tuesday. The list will be updated throughout the day.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - With the threat of winter weather looming over the state, several Alabama schools and systems have announced they will be closed Tuesday, January 29. Reports say that rain will change to snow across the northwest corner of Alabama around midnight; the snow begins in areas like Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Gadsden as early as 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Governor Kay Ivey has issued a State of Emergency for the state ahead of the winter weather. "This winter storm has the potential to affect a large portion of our state. Citizens in the northern half of the state should be especially mindful of the changing weather conditions," Ivey said in a statement issued Monday afternoon. "Travel conditions could be negatively impacted Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Please avoid travel if possible and be very careful if you do have to get out on the roadways."
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The schools that have announced they will be closed for Tuesday:
Advent Episcopal Day School
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Alabama Waldorf School
Alabaster City Schools
Alexander City Schools
Altamont School
Anniston City Schools
Bessemer City Schools
Birmingham City Schools
Blount County Schools
Calhoun County Schools
Cullman County Schools
Discovery School, Temple Emanu-el
Donoho School
Fairfield City Schools
Homewood City Schools
Hoover City Schools
Jefferson Christian Academy
Jefferson County Schools
John Carroll Catholic High School
Leeds City Schools
Mountain Brook City Schools
Oxford City Schools
Pelham City Schools
Pell City Schools
Red Mountain Community School
St. Clair County Schools
Samford University
Shelby County Schools
Talladega City Schools
Talladega County Schools
Tarrant City Schools
Trussville City Schools
Tuscaloosa City Schools
Tuscaloosa County Schools
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Vestavia Hills City Schools
Winston County Schools
This list will be updated throughout the day as more schools announce closings.
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