MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis-Shelby County Schools will remain closed Thursday, the school district announced. MSCS took to social media just before 5 p.m. Wednesday evening to let parents and students know that the entire school district, including administrative offices, will remain closed on Thursday due to icy roads.

Memphis' winter storm warning will be in effect from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday. Some schools started taking precautions before the poor weather.

Ellie Spillyards and Mary Alice Simpkins take a tumble while sledding on the hill at the Overton Park Shell on Jan. 10. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) Some 1-3 inches of snow and sleet are forecasted to accumulate across Memphis overnight.

All Memphis-Shelby County School District (MSCS) schools and district offices will reopen Friday after two days of inclement weather closings, MSCS announced Thursday afternoon.

In January, the first major snow event of the year, temperatures were higher and the snow accumulation was over two times the amount this time around. Streets were still covered in snow, but because the area never experienced ice or extremely low temperatures, the City of Memphis road crews were able to clear roadways much easier.

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