JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Schools in Duval and Columbia counties announced that they are closing this week due to the expected impact of Tropical Storm Idalia.
Duval County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Mayor Donna Deegan announced ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia’s arrival. Columbia County schools said in a release that schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for students, teachers and staff.
The National Hurricane Center predicts Idalia will become a Category 3 hurricane before it make landfall in Florida.
The area is expected to feel the effects of the storm, which is expected to become a hurricane before it makes landfall, on Wednesday morning.
City offices will also be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, Deegan announced.
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