Westfield Schools Closed Friday After Zeta Remnants Arrive

WESTFIELD, NJ — As Tropical Storm Zeta remnants continued to dump rain on northern New Jersey, the Westfield public schools announced they'll be closed Friday.

In an unprecedented announcement referencing technology, the district wrote, "District internet service is down, due to the storm. Because students and staff will not have access to materials needed for instruction, all Westfield Public Schools will be closed today, Friday, Oct. 30."

Westfield's high school went all-remote last week for two weeks.

Accuweather predicted the rain would continue in the Westfield area until around noon on Friday.

You can track the path of Zeta with this National Hurricane Center map here. Look at the expected rainfall in the Garden State here.

You can read more about the storm's potential impact on New Jersey here.

Flash flooding is very dangerous and at no time should you attempt to drive through a flooded roadway or intersection. Stay away from any downed wires, and treat wires as live even if power appears to be out in the area.

Read a prior story about the storm and Westfield here.

More school information can be found on the district website. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org.

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