Some local school districts have modified classroom instruction on Tuesday due to weather conditions. Their decisions came as a dense fog swept through the area, turning to a freezing fog in some counties. Temperatures hovered near freezing in most counties Tuesday morning so the fog had potential to create slick roads in some areas.
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Due to the fog and freezing temperature, Alexander County Schools will be on a 2-hour delay for students and staff on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Before School Care will also be on a 2-hour delay.
The area is under a Hazardous Weather Advisory due to dense and freezing fog with visibility of less than a quarter mile causing dangerous and unsafe driving conditions for buses and car drivers. Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay. WrapAround opens at 8 a.m.
RSS will operate on a 2-hour delay for students Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 due to the possibility of patchy freezing fog, black ice and dense fog that may reduce visibility. Staff should report on a normal schedule or as soon as safely possible. Summit Virtual Academy will be on a normal schedule.
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A Dense Fog Advisory is in place for a good portion of the area this morning. Be careful out on the roads, especially along and north of I-40 where the temps are near freezing. pic.twitter.com/a5B7QCrWja
— Keith Monday (@kmondayWSOC9) February 8, 2022
(WATCH BELOW: Several highways back open in NC foothills after multi-car crashes, black ice)
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