Hoover City Schools closed all day Friday due to winter weather

All Hoover public schools will be closed all day today due to the winter weather hitting the area, school officials announced this morning.

In addition, all after-school and extra-curricular activities for Hoover City Schools have been cancelled or postponed at least through noon on Saturday, school officials said.

Public schools also are closing for the day in other school districts, including Homewood, Jefferson County, Mountain Brook, Shelby County and Vestavia Hills.

The city of Hoover has closed all of its offices for the day, as has the Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce. Jefferson State Community College also is closing all of its campuses as of 11 a.m., and Jefferson County is closing its offices at noon.

The National Weather Service said central Alabama is under a winter storm warning. Some portions the area, including Jefferson and Shelby counties, could get up to 5 inches of snow accumulation, the weather service said.

Rain or a rain/snow mix is expected throughout the day, and temperatures are set to drop once heavier precipitation starts.

Santek was still picking up garbage in Hoover at 9 a.m.

To stay up to date on the weather, go to weather.gov/bmx.

Bluff Park's Kerry Leasure was reporting 3.5 inches of snow already at her home along Shades Crest Road as of 9:50 a.m.

This post has been updated several times with new information about the weather, closings and pictures from different parts of Hoover.