WILX school closings
Definition
A real-time online list and alert service provided by WILX-TV (NBC affiliate in Lansing, Michigan), detailing school closures, delays, and cancellations in Mid-Michigan, primarily due to inclement weather such as snowstorms or icy conditions.
A go-to resource for parents, educators, and students in the region to check the status of local schools during severe weather events, often updated throughout the day.
Examples
With flurries turning into a full blizzard overnight, every kid in town refreshed the WILX school closings page like it was the final score of the Super Bowl.
Mom's morning routine: coffee in one hand, phone in the other, muttering prayers to the WILX school closings gods for one more snow day.
The WILX school closings list grew longer than a CVS receipt during that polar vortex, turning algebra homework into a distant memory.
Forget stock tickers; in Michigan winters, the real market mover is the WILX school closings update that decides if backpacks stay packed.