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Fairfax County Schools Make Weather Call For Nov. 15
Forecasters are calling for a mix of sleet and snow. Fairfax County is under a winter weather advisory.
Fairfax County Public Schools announced schools will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 15. The district made the decision Thursday morning due to the road conditions and mixed precipitation in the forecast.
The closings affect all FCPS schools, school offices and central offices. After-school activities and evening activities are also cancelled. SACC centers are currently open but parents are asked to return to the centers or make arrangements to pick up their children as soon as possible.
Fairfax County and the surrounding area is under a winter weather advisory through 1 p.m. Thursday. Forecasters expect up to two inches of snow and sleet, as well as up to a tenth of an inch of ice glaze.
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Accumulating snow & ice today for most of the area. Gradually changing to rain over metros, not so further west. Watch your first step outside for ice. Travel will be hazardous. Latest snow & ice glaze forecasts, & reported snow/ice totals, always here https://t.co/HMv5D10l2u pic.twitter.com/3uev2coLQz
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) November 15, 2018
"Plan on slippery road and sidewalk conditions in some areas," reads the advisory from the National Weather Service. "The hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute."
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