Students in the Path of the 鈥楤omb Cyclone鈥�: From Tallahassee to Boston, How Schools Are Bracing for a Rare 鈥榃inter Hurricane鈥�

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Students in the Path of the 鈥楤omb Cyclone鈥�: From Tallahassee to Boston, How Schools Are Bracing for a Rare 鈥榃inter Hurricane鈥�

By Laura Fay

January 3, 2018

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Some students in Florida got an unusual treat today 鈥斅燼 snow day 鈥斅燼s a massive winter storm began its trek up the east coast of the United States.

From Florida to Maine, the east coast is bracing for a winter storm that has been described as a , nor鈥檈aster, winter hurricane, and 鈥溾€� and is expected to bring wind, snow, ice, and extreme cold.

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One Florida meteorologist described the 鈥渦nreal event for this part of the country鈥� this way: 鈥渂ananagrams.鈥�

Tallahassee saw its in more than 15 years as the storm made landfall.

Schools as far south as Gainesville, Fla., were closed Wednesday because of the incoming storm.

Across central and northern and parts of and the , were closed or closed early because of weather.

Schools in Virginia have already announced closings for Thursday, with some closing early Wednesday as well.

By the time the storm reaches New England Thursday, it is expected to be more extreme because of a rapid decline in pressure, which could drop up to a foot of snow in Boston and bring blizzard conditions to coastal regions in Massachusetts and Maine. The storm is then predicted to pull in 鈥溾€� from the polar vortex and bring temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below normal, The Washington Post .

As of Wednesday morning, Boston Public Schools had not yet announced any school closings 鈥� but it did tweet some advice for staying warm.

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                <h2>Students in the Path of the 鈥楤omb Cyclone鈥�: From Tallahassee to Boston, How Schools Are Bracing for a Rare 鈥榃inter Hurricane鈥�</h2>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="/contributor/laura-fay/">Laura Fay</a></p>

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                <p>This story first appeared at <a href="/">蜜桃影视</a>, a nonprofit news site covering education. <a href="/about/newsletters/?utm_source=republish-button&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=republish">Sign up for free newsletters from 蜜桃影视</a> to get more like this in your inbox.</p>
                <p>Some students in Florida got an unusual treat today 鈥斅燼 snow day 鈥斅燼s a massive winter storm began its trek up the east coast of the United States.</p>
<p>From Florida to Maine, the east coast is bracing for a winter storm that has been described as a , nor鈥檈aster, winter hurricane, and 鈥溾€� and is expected to bring wind, snow, ice, and extreme cold.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/948592420450701315</p>
<p>One Florida meteorologist described the 鈥渦nreal event for this part of the country鈥� this way: 鈥渂ananagrams.鈥�</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This ice storm forecast across northern Florida is bananagrams. If this verifies (tomorrow)…an unreal event for this part of the country </p>
<p>— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) </p></blockquote>
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<p>Tallahassee saw its  in more than 15 years as the storm made landfall.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's warmer in some parts of Alaska than it is in Florida right now and schools in Tallahassee have closed ahead of up to 1 inch of snow!  </p>
<p>— Good Morning America (@GMA) </p></blockquote>
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<p>Schools as far south as Gainesville, Fla., were closed Wednesday because of the incoming storm.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Based on a weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service at 3:16 pm today, Alachua County Public Schools and offices will closed Jan 3 & 4. They'll reopen Fri, Jan 5. Makeup days have tentatively been scheduled for June 4 & 5.</p>
<p>— Alachua Schools (@AlachuaSchools) </p></blockquote>
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<p>Across central and northern  and parts of  and the ,  were closed or closed early because of weather.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WEATHER ALERT: All schools will close 3 hours early, Jan. 3 due to the pending winter storm. Schools will follow the early release schedule. Bus transportation will be provided at the early release dismissal times. All after-school activities including the aftercare are canceled.</p>
<p>— Franklin County Schools (@FCSchoolsNC) </p></blockquote>
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<p>Schools  in Virginia have already announced closings for Thursday, with some closing early Wednesday as well.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Weather update: Based on weather forecasts, all Virginia Beach City Public Schools and offices will close two hours early today and be closed tomorrow. </p>
<p>— VBSchools (@vbschools) </p></blockquote>
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<p>By the time the storm reaches New England Thursday, it is expected to be more extreme because of a rapid decline in pressure, which could drop up to a foot of snow in Boston and bring blizzard conditions to coastal regions in Massachusetts and Maine. The storm is then predicted to pull in 鈥溾€� from the polar vortex and bring temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below normal, <em>The Washington Post</em> .</p>
<p>As of Wednesday morning, Boston Public Schools had not yet announced any school closings 鈥� but it did tweet some advice for staying warm.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good advice on staying warm in this cold weather:  </p>
<p>— BostonPublicSchools (@BostonSchools) </p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are monitoring the weather forecast. We鈥檒l update you on whether or not schools will close as soon as a decision is made.</p>
<p>— BostonPublicSchools (@BostonSchools) </p></blockquote>
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