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Snowstorm Prompts Widespread School Closures Across Eastern U.S. on Thursday

NWS advisories prompted safety-driven shifts to closures, delays, or e‑learning.

Overview

  • Newsweek compiled multi-state closure and e‑learning lists from local outlets as a winter storm moved through parts of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
  • Central Ohio districts reported a mix of cancellations and two‑hour delays after light snowfall combined with freezing temperatures and strong winds, according to NBC4 reporting cited by Hindustan Times.
  • Local stations WNDU, Fox 8, and WIVB published extensive district-by-district updates that included K–12 systems and some colleges moving to virtual instruction.
  • The National Weather Service issued winter weather advisories for portions of the affected states, signaling conditions likely to cause significant inconvenience and hazardous travel.
  • Officials cautioned that closure lists could change through the day as forecasts and on-the-ground conditions evolved.