IU class cancellation extended until 1 p.m.

The University has called off classes until 1 p.m.

The announcement, made first via Twitter and the University’s emergency website, extends class cancellations three hours. Yesterday, the University canceled classes until 10 a.m.

Provost Karen Hanson, part of the group of administrators who makes snow day decisions, said the longer time period will allow crews time to work on walkways that students and faculty use to commute to class.

She also noted that the National Weather Service forecast predicted winds would be dying down by 1 p.m. A winter storm warning still warns of snow until 7 p.m., although an ice storm warning is no longer in effect.

The emergency website and Twitter posts also advised students to dress for winter weather. Winds could reach 40 mph, and could blow tree limbs and fell power lines, according to the National Weather Service.