Due to impending inclement weather, USC’s Columbia campus will be closed on Jan. 28. The announcement cancelling all classes and closing all university offices was posted on the university website around 7:15 p.m.
Snow and ice are expected to hit most of South Carolina, including the Midlands. The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a winter storm warning for the campus from 11 a.m. Tuesday until 9 a.m. Wednesday.
USC facilities and Law Enforcement divisions have begun staging resources and preparing in case snow and ice affects the university campus. No decision has been made for university operations on Wednesday, Jan. 29.