The Ohio State Lima campus will be closed Wednesday due to forecasts of winter storm. Credit: Christian Harsa | Managing Editor for Design
The Ohio State Lima regional campus will close Wednesday, and the Wooster Agricultural Technical Institute canceled morning classes due to a winter storm that is expected to hit the area.
According to a Tuesday tweet by Ohio State Emergency Management, Lima’s in-person classes will shift to “alternate” methods, and online classes will continue as scheduled.
ATI’s classes Wednesday morning before 12:30 p.m. will be canceled. They will resume at 12:40 p.m., according to ATI’s website.
According to the National Weather Service, a winter storm warning will be in effect in the Lima campus area from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Three to seven inches of snow is possible during the day Wednesday, with less than one inch of additional snow forecast Wednesday night.
Ohio State also issued a news alert for all campuses. The alerts states Marion, Mansfield, Wooster and Newark campuses may receive 3 to 5 inches of snow. The Columbus campus is forecasted to receive about 4 inches.
Ohio State is urging instructors and managers to be flexible for those impacted by the storm, according to the alert, and urges travelers to plan ahead for a slow commute.
