Winter storm Fern is expected to bring snow and ice to Cullowhee, starting Saturday at 1 p.m. The National Weather Service is predicting these conditions to last until Monday and has issued an Ice Storm Warning.
To keep students and staff safe WCU made the decision Friday afternoon, Jan. 23 to operate under condition level 2-suspended operations, beginning 9 a.m. Saturday and going to 11:59 p.m. Monday.
For students, this means classes at both the Cullowhee and the Biltmore campus on Monday Jan. 26 are suspended.
Only mandatory employees should come to work on campus during suspended operations.
Cat-Trans will run from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday but will not run Sunday or Monday.
WCU will assess the weather over the weekend and provide updates regarding classes on Tuesday through email and the WCU home page.
It is strongly recommended that people not travel during the winter storm. If you must travel, make sure to follow these tips from the NC Department of Transportation
- Slow down and maintain a safe following distance between you and other vehicles. Pass with extreme caution. Excessive speed is the No. 1 cause of wrecks in winter weather.
- Do not use cruise control.
- Approach bridges and overpasses with extreme caution since they accumulate ice first. Do not apply your brakes while on a bridge.
- Come to a complete stop or yield the right of way when approaching an intersection where traffic lights are out. Treat this scenario as a four-way stop.
- Clear as much as possible snow and ice from your vehicle – from the windows, mirrors, roof, hood, trunk, bumper, headlights and tail lights – to keep it from blowing off and obscuring your view or hitting other drivers’ vehicles.
- Drive smoothly, without sudden accelerating, braking or turning.
