Updated 7 p.m.: Snow-related closures in the Wichita area
Here are places that plan to be closed Wednesday because of impending snow.
Wichita schools
Wichita public and Catholic schools will have a snow day on Wednesday.
Both organizations made the announcement ahead of the 4-7 inches of snow expected to start falling Tuesday night and continue Wednesday. Wichita-based National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Jakub said between 2-4 inches of snow should be on the ground when people wake up Wednesday morning.
Wichita Public Schools is the largest district in the state with roughly 47,200 students.
“School will be cancelled Wednesday, February 2 due to anticipated snow accumulation and dangerous road conditions,” the district said. “All schools and non-attendance centers (AMAC, SSC, IST, Dunbar and ISC) will be closed. This includes cancellation of all after-school activities and practices.”
Some employees at the school service center, working road security or ones designated by the superintendent will still have to work, the district said in a news release.
Any potential delays or cancellations for Thursday will be posted on usd259.org.
Suburban schools
Other Wichita area schools have canceled classes for Wednesday.
Maize, Derby Andover schools announced closures Tuesday afternoon, ahead of the impending snow storm.
“There will be no school, sports practices, or district Covid testing on Wednesday,” Andover Public Schools said in a Facebook post. “Students who were scheduled for Covid testing on Wednesday and who need a negative result to attend school on Thursday can come to be tested beginning at 7:20 a.m. on Thursday.”
Derby Public Schools said its closure includes the latchkey program, which does childcare. Additionally, a ribbon cutting for Cooper Elementary School has been rescheduled to 1 p.m. Thursday.
Wichita State University and WSU Tech
Classes at WSU are canceled on Wednesday.
Classes at WSU Tech will be conducted virtually. Campus buildings will be closed on Wednesday. WSU Tech students should look for communication from their instructor via blackboard or their WSU Tech student email account. Employees should work remotely.
Library, zoo
Officials with the Wichita Public Library and the Sedgwick County Zoo said they would be closed Wednesday.
City parks, recreational facilities and museums
This includes all Wichita golf courses and clubhouses, all neighborhood resource centers, OJ Watson Park, Ralph Wulz Riverside tennis center, Botanica, CityArts, Great Plains Nature Center, Mid-American All-Indian Museum, Old Cowtown Museum, and the Wichita Art Museum.
Wichita buses, court open
Municipal court will have normal hours of operation, but will suspend the walk-in docket for the day.
Wichita Transit will run regular routes.
All other city facilities will remain open with regular hours.
Flights
People flying out of Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport are encouraged to check flight delays or cancellations by visiting flywichita.com/arrivals-departures/
This story was originally published February 1, 2022 at 2:12 PM.