Windy forecast prompts late start Tuesday for Columbus Schools

By DEUCE NIVEN

tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com

     A windy forecast has prompted a two-hour delay for students and staff in the Columbus County Schools for Tuesday, Feb. 13.

     “Buses may not travel when winds reach 35-40 MPH,” a school district news release said. “High wind gusts are expected in excess of this limit during the morning hours on Tuesday.”

     A low pressure system expected to bring cooler temperatures later in the week brought rain today, and is expected to bring wind tonight, a National Weather Service bulletin said.

     Winds will peak “from midnight tonight through Tuesday morning,” the bulletin said. “Gusts up to 45-50 mph possible.”

     Look for updates here as events warrant, and in the next Tabor-Loris Tribune in print and online.