Jefferson City area braces for incoming snowfall
Utilities, school, law enforcement and fire officials in Jefferson City and Cole County used social media to get the word out about the impacts of Friday’s expected snowfall in mid-Missouri.
Mayor Carrie Tergin announced Friday morning just before noon that administrative offices at city hall will close at 2 p.m.
Jefferson City Public Schools announced Friday morning that it will dismiss classes three hours early, and many other activities will be canceled.
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{“url”:”https://twitter.com/JCPSTWEETS/status/1083734110940659713″,”author_name”:”JCPS”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/JCPSTWEETS”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;JCPS will dismiss 3 HOURS EARLY today, 1/11. There’s NO after-school Y-Care or Boys & Girls Club. Normal school dismissal times can be found here: &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/bLtq17KEmL”&#gt;https://t.co/bLtq17KEmL&#lt;/a&#gt;. *All weekend JCHS athletic events & activities have been cancelled along with after school practices.* &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/JCMO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#JCMO&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/R6baJqzi1J”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/R6baJqzi1J&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– JCPS (@JCPSTWEETS) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/JCPSTWEETS/status/1083734110940659713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;January 11, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}
The Cole County Fire Protection District also offered a warning to residents.
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Lincoln University also announced it will be closing early Friday to account for the expected snow storm.
“Due to the forecast for declining weather conditions, the Lincoln University campus will close at 1 p.m. Please continue to monitor your campus email for additional information regarding registration, financial arrangements and other important details needed to be completed prior to the start of the semester on Monday, January 14.” – Misty Young, Lincoln University
The Jefferson City Police Department posted some tips for traveling during the potentially dangerous conditions.
“We ask that you allow extra time for your commutes; reduce your speeds and increase your following distances to avoid being involved in a crash or sliding off the roadway. If you become stranded or involved in a vehicle crash, be cautious as you exit your vehicle. Begin your travel with a full tank of gas, and carry a winter storm kit which can include a shovel, flashlight, cellphone, food and water, and blankets of extra warm clothing.
If you are involved in a crash and your vehicle is drivable, please move it off the roadway onto the shoulder or into a parking lot, if available, and turn on your emergency flashers. If you’re on the shoulder or find yourself in the median, the safest place to be is in your vehicle with your seat belt on, presuming no other dangers are present such as a vehicle fire.” – JCPD
A full, up-to-date list of the early dismissals and closures from all across mid-Missouri can be found by following this link.
The latest on the current weather conditions can be followed through this link.
