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School Delay Issued for Amherst

Breaking: Wind chills as low as -28 degrees below zero are expected this morning.

AMHERST, NH — The Amherst School District has issued a two-hour delayed opening due to the extremely cold wind chill factor, according to an alert. There will also be no a.m. preschool for the day.

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The delay was issued due to dangerously cold temperatures around the state, including wind chill factors of -28 degrees below zero, with wind gusts up to 40 mph this morning, according to weather forecasters.

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