Hurricane Helene Impacts | Full list of school closings and other cancellations

MACON, Ga. — The 13WMAZ weather team officially issued a Weather Impact Alert on Tuesday for all of Thursday and Friday morning, as Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Central Georgia.

The storm is expected to grow into a Category 3 hurricane when it makes landfall and remain as a Category 1 hurricane when it reaches Central Georgia

As such, counties are beginning to announce school closures. As more are announced, 13WMAZ will update this story.

• Cancellation Dates: Thursday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will be closed on both days “due to anticipated heavy rains and winds” from Hurricane Helene.
  • School will be back to normal for students and staff on Monday, Sept. 30

• Early release on Thursday, Sept. 26, closed on Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will dismiss early at 1 p.m. on Thursday due to “possible inclement weather”
  • Schools will be closed all day on Friday

• Cancellation Dates: Thursday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will be closed for students and staff on Thursday and Friday “due to anticipated severe weather.”
  • All extracurricular activities are also canceled for both Thursday and Friday

• Cancellation Dates: Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will be closed on Friday due to severe weather
  • The district is expecting the storm to be out of the area by the early afternoon and will still have its football game and homecoming, as a result.

• Cancellation Dates: Thursday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will be closed both on Thursday and Friday due to expected heavy rains, flooding and tropical-force winds
  • All activities, including homecoming events, will be canceled on both days and will be rescheduled at a later date.

• Cancellation Dates: Thursday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 27
  • All students, faculty and staff should not report to school on Thursday and Friday
  • All after-school activities are canceled, with the Dooly County vs Montgomery County football game being moved to Saturday, Sept. 28

• Cancellation Dates: Early release on Thursday, Sept. 26, closed on Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will dismiss early at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday. They are closed all day Friday.
  • All school activities are canceled on Friday

• Schools remain open on Thursday, Sept. 26, but all after-school activities are canceled on Thursday, Sept. 26.
  • Schools will remain open on Thursday. There are no further updates as of now

• Early release on Thursday, Sept. 26, closed on Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will dismiss early at 12:30 p.m. and school is closed on Friday, Sept. 27
  • All after school activities on Thursday, including the MPHS Homecoming Parade, have been cancelled.

• Cancellation Dates: Thursday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 27
  • School will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to “anticipated severe weather” from Hurricane Helene.
  • After-school activities, including homecoming activities like the homecoming court presentation and the homecoming game will be rescheduled to October. 
    • Homecoming activities will be on Friday, Oct. 11. The game will be on Thursday, Oct. 17

• Cancellation Dates: Closed Friday, Sept. 27

• Early dismissals Thursday, Sept. 26; Closed Friday, Sept. 27
  • All after-school activities are canceled for both Thursday and Friday. 

• Early closure at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26; closed Friday, Sept. 27

• Early closure at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26; closed Friday, Sept. 27

• Cancellation Dates: Closed Thursday, Sept. 26 and Friday, Sept. 27
  • No extracurricular activities on Thursday,
  • Friday evening activities are still planned if they can be safely done

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