Students can expect more winter weather and snow starting late today and lasting through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Norman is expecting 6 to 8 inches of snow, said Lamont Bain, meteorology senior and National Weather Service volunteer.
“There is the potential for some areas to get maybe upward of 10 inches,” Bain said.
OU spokesman Chris Shilling said administration will do everything in their power to avoid closing campus this week.
“The last thing we want is for classes to be canceled again,” Shilling said. “We are keeping an eye on conditions and doing everything we can to safely keep campus open.”
The Provost’s office is advising professors to use Desire2Learn to keep in touch with students in the event of campus closures, according to e-mails sent to faculty.
Instructors were sent three guides about how to manage content on D2L and how to e-mail students enrolled in classes.
During last week’s storm, provost Nancy Mergler also e-mailed professors telling them to use D2L to keep courses on track during campus closures.
“When bad weather occurs during the semester that necessitates canceling face-to-face meeting, I ask faculty to move their classes into an electronic Desire2Learn medium and keep making progress on the course learning goals,” Mergler said in an e-mail.
The storm will not be as bad as last week’s blizzard, but students should still take precautions, Bain said.
“There is the possibility for blowing snow, so visibility will be limited,” he said. “Wind chill may be zero to 10 below. The big difference is that the wind will not be as bad this week as it was last week.”
Because of the wind last week, the Weather Service does not have an accurate count of how many inches of snow Norman received, Bain said.
The National Weather Service recommends people stock up on food and water and avoid traveling, starting Tuesday night. If people need to travel, they should drive carefully and bring blankets and water in case they are stranded.
When going outside, people should dress in layers, Bain said.
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