Jamestown Public Schools to open 2 hours late

Jamestown Public Schools will open 2 hours late Monday, March 18, Superintendent Bob Toso said Sunday evening.

Rural buses will not run Monday morning, and city buses will be 2 hours late along with schools’ start times.

“Once we get daylight, I think it’s going to get better, but it’s still going to be pretty tough with the wind,” Toso said. “It’s going to be breezy tomorrow.

St. John’s Academy in Jamestown was also set to begin 2 hours late.

Up-to-the-minute school announcements can be found at http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/severeweather.

As of 9 p.m. Sunday night, Stutsman County, as well as Dickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure and Wells counties, were under a winter storm warning set to expire at 10 p.m. Monday. Benson, Eastern Walsh, Eddy, Grand Forks, McHenry, McLean, Nelson, Ramsey, Sheridan, Steele, Traill and Western Walsh counties were under a winter storm warning set to expire at 7 p.m. Monday.

Stutsman County was expected to get 4 to 6 inches of snow, along with strong winds gusting to 40 miles per hour, from the quick-moving but potent storm, according to the National Weather Service.

Barnes, Cass, Griggs, Ransom, Richland and Sargent counties were under blizzard warnings set to expire at 7 p.m. Monday.

The Jamestown Police Department reported no crashes on Sunday as of 9 p.m.

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