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More than 400 schools closed Tuesday due to freezing temperatures

Canton, Mentor, Lorain and Avon among first districts to cancel classes
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CLEVELAND — Hundreds of schools across Northeast Ohio canceled classes due to plummeting temperatures.

On Monday afternoon, Cleveland, Canton, Mentor, Lorain, Parma and Avon schools, among others, canceled classes on Tuesday due to unsafe conditions.

Check the News 5 school closings page for the latest.

The Power of 5 Weather team says lake effect snow is possible, with wind chills between 15 and 20 below zero on Tuesday morning.

Those temperatures are why we are currently under a Cold Weather Advisory.

What is a Cold Weather Advisory?