Update | Schools, Hanford and PNNL closed Thursday after winter storm hits Tri-Cities
Pasco, Kennewick and Richland school districts were closed Thursday.
Snow began to fall Wednesday afternoon and several inches of new snow coated the Tri-Cities Thursday morning.
Freezing rain is possible in the Tri-Cities until 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service forecast. A winter storm warning was issued until afternoon.
Thursday delays, closures
▪ Update: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is closed to all but staff essential to safety or security.
▪ Update: Hanford nuclear reservation, including the vitrification plant, is closed to nonessential workers for the day shift. Employees will telework, if able. Swing and graveyard shifts are on their regular schedule.
▪ Update: Columbia Basin College is closed.
▪ Update: Ben Franklin Transit opened at 9 a.m. with partial service every 30 minutes on Metro routes 1 and 3. Service on Route 225, except for stops on Bradley Boulevard and CBC, to start at 10 a.m. No other services or routes were running.
▪ Pasco School District is closed and all athletic and school events will be canceled.
▪ Kennewick School District is closed and online classes through Mid-Columbia Partnership and Endeavor High School will be canceled. Tri-Tech Skills Center is closed. Athletics, activities and events will be canceled.
▪ Richland School District is closed.
▪ Update: North Franklin School District is closed.
▪ Update: Columbia School District in Burbank is closed.
▪ River View (Finley) School District and the Kiona-Benton City School District are closed.
▪ Prosser School District is closed.
▪ Hermiston School District is closed.
▪ Kiona-Benton City School District classes are canceled.
▪ Calvary Christian School, including the daycare, is closed.
▪ Christ the King School and Bethlehem Lutheran School classes are closed.
▪ Kingspoint Christian School will be closed with no after school activities.
▪ St. Joseph’s School in Kennewick and its Children’s Center is closed.
▪ Paterson School District is closed.
▪ Touchet School District is closed..
▪ Grandview School District is closed.
▪ Benton Franklin Head Start is canceling all classes and visits.
▪ Update: Umatilla and Stanfield school districts are closed.
▪ Prescott School District is closed.
▪ West Side Church in Richland is closed. No preschool.
▪ Kahlotus School District is closed.
▪ Waitsburg School District is closed.
▪ Update: All branches of the Mid-Columbia Libraries closed Thursday.
▪ Tri-Cities Food Bank is closed.
▪ Franklin County offices will be closed Thursday, with the exception of Superior and District courts. The courts will open at 10 a.m. and close for the day at noon.
▪ Benton County Superior Court, including Juvenile Court in Kennewick, also will not start until 10 a.m. There currently are no plans to close early.
Mid-Columbia School Delays & Closures
▪ Richland city offices will open two hours late.
▪ Kennewick city offices will not open before 10 a.m.
▪ West Richland city offices will open two hours late.
▪ Pasco city offices will not open before 10 a.m.
▪ Prosser City Hall will not open until 10 a.m.
▪ Tri-Cities Community Health clinics will not open until 10 a.m.
▪ Update: Kennewick and Pasco offices of the Benton Franklin Health District are closed.
▪ Lourdes Counseling Center will not open until 10 a.m.
▪ Children’s Development Center will open two hours late.
▪ Meals on Wheels will have no home delivery or drive-through meal service. All dining centers will be closed.
Check back for more closures and delayed openings as they are announced.
