TENNESSEE VALLEY-Due to the threat of severe weather in the area some schools will close or delay starts for Wednesday, March 17:
Thunderstorms, some of which may be severe, will increase in coverage from southwest to northeast Wednesday morning along and behind a warm front. Scattered severe thunderstorms will be possible
throughout the day, followed by a fairly widespread coverage of severe storms Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning.
Conditions will be highly favorable for severe thunderstorms for an extended period, beginning with the passage of the warm front early Wednesday morning and continuing until the passage of the cold front
early Thursday morning. Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will be possible, along with locally heavy rainfall and flooding.
Albertville City Schools – Closed Wednesday
Athens Bible School – Closed Wednesday
Athens City Schools – Virtual learning
Bethlehem Christian Academy in Hazel Green – Closed Wednesday
Blount County Schools – Virtual learning Wednesday; 2-hour delay Thursday
Boaz City-Closed Wednesday
Calhoun-Decatur Campus and Huntsville Campus All students report virtually
Colbert County Schools – Closed
Cornerstone Christian Academy – Closed
Cullman County Schools – report virtually
Decatur City Schools – Virtual learning
Decatur Heritage Christian – Academy Closed
DeKalb County Schools – Closed
Ekklesia Child Development Center And Preschool in Sheffield – Closed Wednesday
Fort Payne City Schools – Closed
Franklin County (AL) Schools – Closed
Gadsden State Community College – Closing Early at 12:00PM Wednesday
Guntersville City Schools – Closed Wednesday
Hartselle City Schools – Virtual learning
Huntsville City Schools – Closed Wednesday
Jackson County – Virtual learning
Lauderdale County Schools – report virtually
Lawrence County Schools – Virtual Learning Wednesday
Limestone County-Closed Wednesday
Lincoln Academy – Closed Wednesday
Lindsay Lane Christian Academy – Virtual Learning Wednesday
Madison Academy – Closed Wednesday
Madison County Schools – Closed
Mars Hill Bible School – Virtual Learning Wednesday
Marshall County – Closed Wednesday
Morgan County All students report virtually
Muscle Shoals City Schools – Closed
Northeast Alabama Community College – Closed Wednesday
Northwest-Shoals CC – Closed Wednesday Both campuses closed
Russellville City Schools – Closed
Scottsboro City – Virtual learning
Sheffield City Schools – Virtual day Wednesday as well as Thursday and Friday.
Shoals Christian School – Closed
Snead State Community College Closing at 2 p.m.
Tuscumbia City Schools – Closed
Valley Fellowship Christian Academy – Closed Wednesday
Other Closings:
Athens-Limestone COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be closed Wednesday. All appointments will be carried over to Thursday, March 18, at the same time.
Colbert County Health Department (vaccine appointments will be rescheduled).
DeKalb County Non-Essential Offices – Closed
Huntsville Hospital’s Community Vaccination Clinic – Closing Early at 12:00PM Wednesday