Richardson ISD schools and offices will be closed Feb. 3-4, according to a post on the district’s website.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch beginning at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 for the Dallas-Fort Worth area with ice and snow as well as low temperatures and strong winds expected.
Allison Prater, an NWS meteorologist, said earlier this week that North Texans can expect to see rain beginning midday Feb. 2, and that will transition into freezing rain and sleet that night. Ice and wintery mix will continue into Feb. 3, transitioning to snow around midday, she said.
RISD's Feb. 2 evening events have been canceled, and practices are scheduled to conclude by 5 p.m. RISD’s elementary xPlore and junior high after-school programs will operate on a normal schedule Feb. 2, according to the district website.
