Schools Closed Friday as Freezing Rain, Snow Cause 'Hazardous Road Conditions'

School officials in the Town of East Hampton announced early Friday morning that schools will be closed Friday due to the weather. 

"Freezing rain changing over to snow this morning, slippery and hazardous road conditions expected," the East Hampton Town Police Department posted on its Facebook page, warning motorists to use caution as they headed to work. Closures and cancellations are also being announced. 

The Amagansett, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Montauk, Sag Harbor, Springs, Southampton, and Wainscott School Districts will be closed on Friday. The Ross School was also closed, a result, it said on its Twitter page, of "road conditions and our coordination with local districts." 

Some special school-related activities slated for Friday night may still be held. Springs School officials said on the district's website that they will post information on the evening's ice-skating night as soon as it is available. Bridgehampton was supposed to hold a tribute to its former basketball coach John Niles, who died earlier this year, during the Bridgehampton Killer Bees' home game on Friday night. No information yet on when that game would be played. 

A winter storm warning remains in effect until 3 p.m. According to the National Weather Service, snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches are expected on the East End. Rain will mix with snow and turn to all snow later Friday morning, creating "hazardous travel due to significant snowfall . . .  and reduced visibilities."