Tropical Storm Debby leads to school closures, delays in the Triangle area | LIST
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Orange County Schools (OCS) announced that it will be closing again on Friday due to the impacts of Tropical Storm Debby.
OCS officials said the closure is due to the ongoing and potential effects of the storm, including widespread power outages and road hazards throughout the county.
Durham Public Schools will also be closed on Friday due to the extended flood warning caused by the storm.
School officials said all after-school activities and athletics are also canceled.
The Wake County Public School System announced on Thursday that due to the storm, all schools will operate on a 2-hour delay on Friday, August 9.
School officials said all on-campus before-school programs will also operate on a 2-hour delay. For more information on the closures, you can visit here.
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Reporting school closures
Due to the threat of inclement weather, some schools and businesses may decide to close. You can check up-to-the-minute closings here.
If you are in charge of closings for a school or business, the only way to report your organization's closing or delay to ABC11 is by using our online system. The phone system that was used in the past is not operational. Your ID code from the phone system remains the same and it also serves as your Pass Code into the online system.
If you would like to register your organization with ABC11, please email the following information to closingcenter@abc11mail.com (Please do not email closing information to this email address):
- Organization Name:
- Type of Organization: (school, church, business, daycare, government office)
- Mailing Address:
- Organization's Phone Number:
- Contact Person:
- Contact's Email:
- Contact's Mobile Phone:
