UPDATED: Edgefield County Students Should Prepare For Possible E-Learning Day Wednesday Due To Weather
Edgefield County students are being informed March 5 may become an E-Learning day due to projected weather conditions including high winds.
SpecialEdgefield and Aiken County students will be learning from home on Wednesday, March 5, due to severe weather that's forecast to move through the CSRA during the morning.
Statement from the Edgefield County School System:
"The Edgefield County School District will move to an eLearning day for students on Wednesday, March 5, due to a threat of severe weather and high winds.
District Staff and school faculty and staff members will operate on a two-hour delay and there will be no after school activities.
The latest weather forecast provided by state and local emergency management officials for Edgefield County is calling for a higher probability of severe weather tomorrow and the potential for high winds up to 60 miles per hour."
Statement from Aiken County School District:
"There is a threat of severe weather with wind gusts in the morning forecasted to exceed 40 mph. This wind speed exceeds the threshold allowed for school buses to be on roadways. This wind event will result in a need to shift to e-learning tomorrow.
Employees should plan to report to their work location on a two-hour delayed start, with no building or office opening before 10 a.m.
Afterschool extracurricular practices, games and events will continue tomorrow as scheduled. There will be no QuestZone tomorrow."
Edgefield County and Others Monitoring Weather Conditions
Severe weather could be headed to most counties in the CSRA Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Columbia.
Rain and strong, gusty winds are expected between the hours of 4:00 and 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.
Damaging winds are the biggest threat at this point, with gusts of up to 60 miles per hour expected.
The rain should move out of the area by late morning with cloudy skies in the afternoon, but it will still be windy throughout the day. The NWS says due to increasing winds and ongoing fires, elevated fire danger is expected to continue.
Winds Are Still a Problem for Firefighters In South Carolina
Firefighters are continuing to battle wildfires that broke out in South Carolina and North Carolina over the weekend.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster issued a State of Emergency and announced that a burn ban is in effect throughout the state as strong, gusty winds have led to the spread of the fires, along with dry conditions.
