Area schools are beginning to close ahead of a winter storm that is expected to bring snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain Tuesday. 

Closed Tuesday are:

CCTI

Jim Thorpe

Lehighton

Marian

Northern Lehigh

Northwestern Lehigh

Palmerton

Panther Valley

Pleasant Valley

St. Jerome Regional

St. John Neumann

Tamaqua

Weatherly

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