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All Austin ISD schools and offices will be closed Jan. 21 due to expected winter weather.
The details
District officials said they will continue to monitor weather updates from the National Weather Service. The district is already closed Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
What's happening?
A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service is in effect from 6 p.m. Jan. 20 into Jan. 21.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, issued a “weather watch” for Jan. 20-23, indicating high electric demand and potentially lower power reserves, as previously reported by Community Impact. Grid conditions are expected to be normal during the watch period, ERCOT said in a news release, and officials do not anticipate an emergency.
