The University of Georgia, Clarke County School District and other local local colleges and K-12 schools have canceled classes for Friday due to the possibility of snow, sleet or freezing rain on Friday.
All in-person classes, events and activities at UGA are canceled. Dining halls will remain open, but will open one hour late. Campus Transit will stop running at 3 a.m. and will resume when the weather makes travel safe.
Friday will be an asynchronous remote learning day for CCSD students. All extracurricular activities are canceled. Based on the current forecast, all schools and district offices are expected to reopen on Monday.
Piedmont College is moving to virtual operations on Friday. Athens Tech and the University of North Georgia will be closed.
The Oconee County, Barrow County, Jackson County, Madison County and Oglethorpe County school districts are canceling classes as well. So have Athens Academy, Prince Avenue Christian and St. Joseph.
Two local shelters, Bigger Vision of Athens and Family Promise, have expanded their emergency capacity. In addition, emergency shelters will be open at First United Methodist Church and Lay Park. Warming tents will be stationed at Bigger Vision of Athens (95 North Ave.) and Advantage Behavioral Health System (240 North Ave.), according to the Athens-Clarke County government.
ACC is advising that residents winterize pipes and keep warm clothing, flashlights, batteries and at least three days’ worth of nonperishable food and medicine on hand. For more information, visit accgov.com/weather.
Athens parks, the landfill, the CHaRM and the animal shelter will be closed Friday. Athens Transit will continue to run, Solid Waste will continue downtown pickups and Animal Services will respond to emergency calls as long as conditions allow.
A winter storm watch is in effect from 7 a.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday. As of Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service is predicting a mix of rain, freezing rain, snow and sleet, with less than 1 inch of snow accumulation and 0.1 inches of ice. Scattered power outages throughout the region are possible. Roads, especially bridges and overpasses, are likely to become slick and treacherous.
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