A powerful winter storm, the biggest of the season, is set to bring record-breaking cold from Friday. It will reportedly move across Texas before emerging up the East Coast towards major cities such as New York and Boston.
Due to high winds, bitter cold and heavy snow, parts of the Upper and Mid-Mississippi Valleys are under a blizzard warning tonight. The National Weather Service (NWS) says several areas have issued extreme cold watches and warnings through Saturday. Subzero and single-digit temperatures are expected to spread from the northern Plains on Thursday into the Mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and into the Northeast by Sunday.
More than 175 million people may have been affected by snow, rain, sleet and ice over the weekend. Bloomberg reported about 230 million people will experience temperatures at or below 20°F (-7°C), according to Brian Hurley, chief forecaster at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center.
The NWS has issued a winter storm watch for more than 1,100 miles (1,770 km) from New Mexico through Tennessee and Alabama. Additional winter weather advisories and warnings extend from North Dakota across the Great Lakes to western New York. Forecasters say at least 222 daily low temperature records could be broken or broken next Tuesday.
Many schools and organizations throughout the Pittsburgh region have announced delays or changed their daily schedules as winter weather affects parts of western Pennsylvania, CBS News reports.
The National Weather Service has placed parts of the area under a winter weather advisory that remains in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday.
School delays in Pittsburgh
- Adelphoi Education Latrobe (Westmoreland) – Tuesday 2 hour delay
2. Al Andalus Institute of Pittsburgh – 2 hour delay Thursday
3. Catalyst Academy (Allegheny) – 2 hour delay Thursday
4. Mary of Nazareth Catholic School – White Oak – 2 hour delay Thursday
5. Pittsburgh Public Schools (Allegheny) – 2 hour transportation delay for students without PPS
6. Seneca Valley School District (Butler) – 2-hour delay Thursday (modified kindergarten)
7. St. Paul’s Kidz Korner (Allegheny) – 1 hour delay Thursday
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8. Urban Pathways K-5 College Charter School (Allegheny) – 2 hours late Thursday
9. AW Beattie Career Center (Allegheny) – 2 hour delay Thursday (no AM classes)
10. ACLD Tillotson School (Allegheny) – 2 hour delay Thursday
11. Adelphoi Education at Hartford Heights (Westmoreland) – 2 hour delay Thursday
12. Albert Gallatin School District (Fayette) – 2 hour delay Thursday
13. Allegheny Valley School District (Allegheny) – 2 hour delay Thursday
14. Apollo Ridge School District (Armstrong) – 2 hour delay Thursday
15. Aquinas Academy-Gibsonia (Allegheny) – 2 hour delay Thursday
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16. Aquinas Academy-Greensburg (Westmoreland) – 2 hour delay Thursday
17. Armstrong School District (Armstrong) – 2 hour delay Thursday
18. Avonworth (Allegheny) – Tuesday 2 hours late
19. Baldwin-Whitehall School District (Allegheny) – 2 hour delay Thursday
20. Belle Vernon – includes St. Sebastian (Westmoreland) – 2 hour delay Thursday
21. Bethel Park School District (Allegheny) – 2-hour delay on Thursday (modified kindergarten)
22. Bethlehem-Center School District (Washington) – 2 hour delay Thursday
23. Blessed Francis Seelos Academy (Allegheny) – 2 hours late Thursday
24. Holy Trinity Academy (Allegheny) – 2 hour delay Thursday
25. Brownsville Area School District (Fayette) – 2 hour delay Thursday
26. Burrell School District (Westmoreland) – 2 hour delay Thursday
27. Butler Area School District (Butler) – 2 hour delay Tuesday
28. Butler Catholic School (Butler) – 2 hour delay Thursday
29. Butler Co. Area Vo Tech – 2 hour delay Thursday
30. Butler Wesleyan Academy (Butler) – 2 hours late Thursday
31. School District of California (Washington) – 2 hour delay Thursday
32. Campus School of Carlow University (Allegheny) – 2 hours late Thursday
33. Canon-McMillan School District (Washington) – 2 hour delay Thursday (modified kindergarten)
34. Carlynton (Allegheny) School District – 2 hour delay Thursday
35. Carmichaels Area School District (Green) – 2 hour delay Thursday
36. Central Greene School District (Greene) – 2 hour delay Thursday
37. Champion Christian School (Westmoreland) – 2 hour delay Thursday
38. Charleroi Area School District (Washington) – 2 hour delay Thursday
39. Chartiers-Houston School District (Washington) – 2 hour delay Thursday
40. Chestnut Ridge Christian Academy (Fayette) – 2 hours late Thursday
41. Academy of Christ the Divine Teacher (Allegheny) – Thursday 2 hours late
42. Connellsville Area School District (Fayette) – 2 hour delay Thursday
