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Snow Changes Simsbury School Plans for Thursday

A heavy, fast-moving snowstorm is expected to bring 8 inches to a foot of the white stuff, starting early Thursday morning.

SIMSBURY, CT — In anticipation of an expected winter storm Thursday, all Simsbury Public Schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 9.

Sporting events and after-school activities that had been scheduled for Thursday have been postponed.

A Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service is in effect from 4 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday. A total of 8 to 12 inches of snow is expected, with the heaviest snow beginning early Thursday and lasting until the evening hours. Blowing and drifting snow is possible, the weather service states.

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