Area Schools Cancelling Classes Due to Severe Weather Threat

Local Emergency Management Agency officials have announced several early school dismissals today ahead of expected severe weather.

• Elmore County Schools – all after school athletic and extracurricular activities cancelled
• Hale County Schools – all afternoon evening events cancelled
• Macon County Schools – all after school activities cancelled.
• Montgomery Public Schools – After school programs will go on as scheduled unless notified separately.
• AHSAA Central Regional Class 1A Boys’ and Girls’ championship games scheduled for 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm are postponed until Thursday
• MPS Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, rescheduled to Thursday at 2 pm
• Pike Liberal Arts School – Baseball and softball games against Fort Dale Academy and practices have been cancelled.
• Holy Cross Episcopal School – No after school care.
• Montgomery Ballet School – No classes this evening
• Crenshaw County Schools – no after school activities
• Pike Road Schools – no after school activities and practices.  Extended Day also cancelled.
• Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School – no after school activities
• East Memorial Christian Academy (Prattville) – all after school activities cancelled
• Bethany Christian Academy – no after school activities
• Hooper Academy – no after school activities
• Johnson’s Martial Arts – no classes today
• LBW Community College – all evening classes cancelled
• South University- All evening classes are cancelled
• Huntingdon College- All evening classes are cancelled
• All branches of the Montgomery City-County Public Library will close at 6 pm
• Tonya Speed’s Dance Connections – All evening classes cancelled

The National Weather Service says the elevated threat area, which extends south from Birmingham’s northern suburbs, could see tornadoes, winds of up to 70 mph, and quarter-sized hail. The best chances for severe weather will be in Alabama’s southern counties.

Forecasters say strong to severe storms will be possible as early as 6:00 p.m. in western Alabama until around 4 a.m. Wednesday in eastern parts of the state.

Alabama News Network will update any additional school closures/early dismissals.