As snow rolled through our area early this morning, several area schools, municipalities and organizations will are closed Friday. The Chelsea Public Library and North Shelby Library both announced Thursday they would be closed. This comes after both Shelby County Schools and Hoover City Schools announced closures for Friday.
The Chelsea Public Library said they would be closed on Friday and Saturday, reopening on Monday. The Chelsea Community Center also announced it would be closed on Friday.
The North Shelby Library said they would be closed today and monitor the weather to make a decision on whether they would be open on Saturday.
The Oaks Golf Course at Oak Mountain State Park will continue to be closed through Monday. They closed on Wednesday due to the cold temperatures.
Several municipalities that cover the U.S. 280 area are also closed on Friday, including Hoover City Hall, the Shelby County courthouse, Chelsea City Hall, the Jefferson County courthouse and satellite offices.
While Shelby County officials had originally said they had planned to be open, they announced at 4 a.m. they would be closing Shelby County offices today due to icy roads.
Shelby County Schools, Hoover City Schools and Briarwood Christian School all announced they will be closed on Friday due to the expected inclement weather. The Hoover City Schools in the U.S. 280 area include Spain Park High School, Berry Middle School and Greystone Elementary School.
Shelby County Schools also announced they would be closed today. That includes all of the Chelsea schools and all of the Oak Mountain schools.
The Birmingham office of the National Weather Service said the effects of the storm will likely last through parts of the day for the area with the area getting 1-3 inches of snow.
"Winter weather impacts are likely through this evening. Dangerous or impossible driving conditions are expected across the northern half of Central Alabama, with hazardous driving conditions extending further south. Black ice will also be possible area wide through Saturday morning.," the Birmingham office of the National Weather service said on their website.
