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WKYC school closings
DUB-uhl-yoo KAY WHY SEE school KLOHZ-ings
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A real-time online listing and broadcast service by WKYC-TV (Channel 3, an NBC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio) that reports school closures, delays, and cancellations across Northeast Ohio, primarily due to inclement weather like snowstorms.
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With Lake Erie dumping snow like it's auditioning for a whiteout sequel, the WKYC school closings page became every kid's holiday miracle.
Mom's Black Friday strategy: pajamas, coffee, and a prayer to the WKYC school closings gods for a two-hour delay.
The weatherman's doomscroll turned joyscroll when WKYC school closings lit up like a Vegas slot machine jackpot.
In Northeast Ohio, checking WKYC school closings is the unofficial sixth sense for surviving winter without cabin fever.