CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dozens of Northeast Ohio school districts are canceling classes for Thursday, Jan. 27, as temperatures plummeted Wednesday night, with wind chills expected to be well-below zero by Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory for most of northern Ohio on Wednesday night. Temperatures are expected to be in the low single-digits Thursday morning, but wind chills could make it feel as cold as minus-10 to minus-20.
Frostbite can occur in less than 30 minutes under those conditions, according to NWS. The advisory is in effect until 11 a.m.
Concerns about the cold conditions is leading to the cancellation of classes for Thursday by many school districts. Akron City Schools, Avon Lake City Schools, Berea City Schools, Elyria City Schools, Lakewood City Schools, North Olmsted City Schools, Rocky River City Schools and Strongsville City Schools are among the districts that have called off classes.
A list of school closings and delays is below. For a more complete list that includes church activities, charter schools, daycares and preschools, go to WEWS Channel 5 or WKYC Channel 3.
Akron City Schools
Akron Preparatory School
Albert Einstein Academy (all campuses)
Alliance City Schools
Amherst Exempted Village School District
Ashtabula Area City Schools
Ashtabula County Tech & Career Center
Avon Lake City Schools
Avon Montessori Academy
Barberton City Schools
Bay Village City Schools
Berea City Schools
Bethel Christian Academy
Black River Career Prep High School
Black River Local Schools
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools
Broadway Academy
Brooklyn City Schools
Brunswick City Schools
Buckeye Local Schools (Ashtabula County)
Buckeye Local Schools (Medina County)
Canton City Schools
Canton Local Schools
Case Preparatory Academy
Clearview Local Schools
Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy
Cleveland Central Catholic High School
Cleveland College Prep School
Cloverleaf Local Schools
Columbia Local Schools
Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy
Constellation Schools: Elyria Community and Middle
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle
Constellation Schools: Madison Community Elementary (Cuyahoga County)
Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Elementary, Intermediate, Middle and High schools
Constellation Schools: Parma Community Pearl Road
Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Elementary and Middle schools
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary and Middle schools
Constellation Schools: Westside School of Arts
Copley-Fairlawn City Schools
Crestwood Local Schools
Cuyahoga Heights Local Schools
East Academy
East Preparatory Academy
Education Alternatives - Brook Park, Willoughby Hills
Elyria Catholic High School
Elyria City Schools
Euclid Preparatory School
Fairless Local Schools
Fairport Harding High School
Fairview Park City Schools
Firelands Local Schools
Geneva Area City Schools
Gerson School (remote only)
Global Village Academy
Grand Valley Local Schools
Green Local Schools
Heritage Christian School (K-12)
Highland Local Schools
Holy Family - Parma
Holy Name High School
Incarnate Word Academy Elementary
Independence Local Schools
Insight Academy
Insightful Minds
Jackson Local Schools
James Garfield Local Schools
Keystone Local Schools
Lake Erie Preparatory School
Lake Local Schools
Lake Ridge Academy
Lakewood Catholic Academy
Lakewood City Schools
Lawrence Upper and Lower School
Lincoln Park Academy
Lincoln Park Academy Upper (6-8)
Lorain County Early Learning Center
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District
Lorain Preparatory Academy
Louisville City Schools
Lutheran West High School
Magnificat High School
Marlington Local Schools
Massillon City Schools
Medina City Schools
Medina County Career Center
Menlo Park Academy
Messiah Lutheran Elementary
Midview Local Schools
Minerva Local Schools
North Canton City Schools
Northeast Ohio College Prep School
North Olmsted City Schools
North Ridgeville City Schools
North Royalton City Schools
Northwest Local Schools
Norton City Schools
Ohio College Preparatory School
Old Brook High School (remote learning only)
Olmsted Falls City Schools
Orchard Park Academy
Osnaburg Local Schools
Our Lady of Angels
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel West
Padre Pio Academy
Padua Franciscan High School
Parma Academy
Parma City Schools
Parma Heights Christian Academy
Plain Local Schools
Portage Lakes Career Center
Pymatuning Valley Local Schools
Ravenna Schools
Revere Local Schools
Rocky River City Schools
Rootstown Local Schools
Royal Redeemer Lutheran Elementary
Ruffing Montessori - Rocky River
Sandy Valley Local Schools
S. Suburban Montessori Elementary
St. Albert the Great Elementary
St. Ambrose Catholic School
St. Anthony of Padua Elementary (Cuyahoga and Lorain counties)
St. Benedict Catholic School
St. Bernadette School
St. Charles Borromeo Elementary
St. Columbkille School
St. Ignatius Elementary
St. John School (Ashtabula County)
St. Joseph Academy High School
Sts. Joseph & John Interparochial
St. Jude Elementary (Lorain County)
St. Mark Elementary
St. Mary Elementary (Berea)
St. Mary Elementary (Elyria)
St. Mary Immaculate Conception (Avon)
St. Michael Elementary (Independence)
St. Paul Lutheran (Westlake)
St. Peter Elementary (Lorain)
St. Peter School (North Ridgeville)
St. Stanislaus Elementary
St. Thomas Aquinas (Stark County, remote learning)
St. Thomas More Elementary
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Schools
South Euclid-Lyndhurst Schools
Southeast Local Schools (Portage County)
STEPS Academy
Stepstone Academy
Strongsville City Schools
Summit Academy Elementary
The Brilliance School
Trinity High School
Tuslaw Local Schools
University of Cleveland Preparatory School
Vermilion Local Schools
Wadsworth City Schools
Washington Park Community School
Waterloo Local Schools
Wellington Exempted Village School District
Westlake City Schools
West Park Academy
Westshore Montessori School
Willow Farms
Wright Preparatory Academy