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Northern Arizona schools cancel, delay classes because of winter storm

Brent Drinkut/AP, file

School officials in northern Arizona have canceled or delayed classes for Wed, Feb. 22 in some districts in anticipation of a major winter storm set to impact the region Tuesday night and Wednesday. Several inches of snow are expected in many high-elevation areas along with powerful and potentially damaging winds of up to 60 miles per hour. Transportation officials are also warning drivers of potential whiteout conditions and urge people to delay travel until the storm clears.

Classes canceled:
BASIS Flagstaff
Blue Ridge Unified School District
Coconino Community College Flagstaff campuses
Eastern Arizona College Payson Campus
Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy
Flagstaff Junior Academy
Flagstaff Unified School District
Grand Canyon Unified School District
Humboldt Unified School District
Leading Edge Academy, Flagstaff
Northern Arizona University Mountain Campus
Northland Prepatory Academy
Williams Unified School District

Delayed start:
Prescott Unified School District (two-hour delay)
Window Rock Unified School District (staff report at normal time)