Weather Policy

Inclement weather may sometimes determine whether or not the college will be open. Northeast personnel have a number of sources of information available to decide if the college should be closed due to icy roads and snow and will be monitoring weather conditions very carefully.

If the college is to be closed for day classes, this information will be sent to student and staff e-mail and phones by SCHOOLCAST. Information also will be provided to LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS so that they might give notification by no later than 6:30 a.m. If the college is to be closed for evening classes, this information will be made available to the media for release no later than 4:00 p.m. Decisions to close will be made and released at the earliest possible time.

If these SchoolCast and media announcements have not been made, presume that classes will be held.

Depending on highway conditions, on some occasions the college may have a LATE OPENING. It may, for example, be announced that the college will open at 10:00 a.m. Under these circumstances students would go directly to their normally scheduled 10:00 a.m. class. In the event of an announced weather warning during classes, the college will evacuate classrooms to safe areas.

Be mindful that weather conditions in Northeast Alabama can change very quickly and that our students come from a diverse geographic area. On some occasions road conditions in most all locations of our service area may be fine, but dangerous in a few isolated places. Therefore, when inclement weather occurs, please use caution and your best judgment in deciding whether to drive to Northeast or not. Your safety and that of our staff is our number one concern.

NACC Weather announcements will be made on
(1) NACC Alert/SchoolCast* messages sent to e-mail and phones belonging to students and staff,
(2) broadcast stations, and
(3) campus-wide speaker system if classes are in session.

*You will be e-mailed information about your NACC Alert/SchoolCast account early in your first semester. Keep your contact information up to date!
See NACC Alert System/SchoolCast

BROADCAST STATIONS that make NACC weather announcements:

Television
WRCB Ch 3 Chattanooga
WTVC Ch 9 Chattanooga
WDEF Ch 12 Chattanooga

WHNT Ch 19 Huntsville
WAAY Ch 31 Huntsville
WAFF Ch 48 Huntsville

Radio

WQSB/WAVU 105.1 FM Albertville
WZOB 1250 AM Fort Payne

WQEN 103.7 FM Gadsden/B'ham
WGSV 1270 AM Guntersville
WVSM 1500 AM Rainsville

WKEA 98.3 FM Scottsboro
WKEA 1480 AM Scottsboro
WWIC 1050 AM Scottsboro

WZCT 1330 AM Scottsboro

WEPG 910 AM South Pittsburg

For current National Weather Service statements, go to:
National Weather Service (North Alabama)

Full policies of Northeast Alabama Community College are published in the Faculty and Staff Handbook (employment policies), or the Catalog (academic and student policies), or can be obtained from the Office of the President. While this website attempts to present information accurately, it does not constitute the complete statement of policies of Northeast Alabama Community College. Contents are subject to change without notice.