Darien Public Schools has announced students will get dismissed early on Monday because of the weather, as the National Weather Service predicts 2 to 4 inches of snow by the end of the day.
This article will be continually updated as more information comes in.
Other closures for the entire day or part of the day have also been announced (see below).
Darien Public Schools closing early
Here’s the announcement on the school district’s website:
Due to impending inclement weather conditions, the Darien Public Schools will have an afternoon early dismissal for Monday, February 8, 2016. All after-school activities are cancelled. The following are the dismissal times for all Darien schools:
High School 12:20 p.m.
Hindley, Royle, Tokeneke 1:00 p.m.
Middlesex 12:30 p.m.
Holmes, Ox Ridge 1:25 p.m.
Stamford, Norwalk and New Canaan school districts are also releasing students early, according to the WFSB-TV website.
Other early closures or closures for the day
(Expect ongoing updates here.)
- Darien YMCA has added this to its weather cancellations list: “All Darien YMCA house and travel basketball practices and soccer clinics are cancelled.”
- Darien YMCA announced that Holly Pond School is cancelled. (On the YMCA website it says: “Please continue to check our phone message at (203) 655-8228 for the most up-to-date information.”):
- Person-to-Person has announced it will close its Darien and Norwalk offices at noon due to the weather.
- The University of Connecticut Stamford Campus is “operating on a normal schedule” according to the UConn website’s “UConn alerts” Web page as of 8:01 a.m.
- Darien Town Hall is open normal hours, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson tweeted.
- Norwalk Community College has NOT announced any weather changes.
- Five Mile River Nursery School in Rowayton closes at noon.
- Silvermine Arts Center is closing at 1 p.m. and cancelling all afternoon and evening classes.
- Amtrack earlier stopped service between New Haven and Boston, but it’s been restored, with residual delays expected.
- Darien Public Schools parent information sessions on state tests are cancelled for Monday and will instead take place Friday, Feb. 12, according to this announcement on the school district website’s home page:
Rescheduling of parent information sessions — the announcement on the Darien Public Schools home page.
- The Darien High School Parents Association is postponing its meeting previously scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to an announcement on the high school’s Web page. No reason given, but perhaps because of snow. “The meeting will be rescheduled after winter break. The new time will be posted here when known.”
- Norwalk Community College announced that it will close the campus at 1 p.m. All scheduled activities after that on Monday are cancelled.
Weather predictions and conditions
The National Weather Service has issued these statements for Darien and the region:
- “Coastal Flood Advisory” in effect from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. along the western Long Island Sound shoreline. Expect tides 1 to 2.5 feet above normal. According to the advisory:
* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...FLOODING OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SHORE ROADS AND/OR PROPERTIES DUE TO HEIGHT OF STORM TIDE OR WAVE SPLASHOVER. MAJORITY OF ROADS REMAIN PASSABLE. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND ANY IMPACT ON PROPERTY IS MINIMAL.
A “Winter Weather Advisory” also was issued by the weather service, cautioning drivers to be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities.
The Darien-specific National Weather Service Forecast as of 6:56 a.m., Monday
Here’s the weather service’s Darien-specific forecast for Monday through Friday, as of 6:56 a.m.: