Several stores have announced closures coming from now until the end of the year, and shoppers may have to adjust their expectations for their favorite fashion apparel brands.

With a winter storm bearing down on Minnesota Tuesday afternoon, a number of school districts are closing early for the day. A winter storm warning is in effect across a swatch of central and northern Minnesota, with heavy snow set to fall quickly over the afternoon, leading to potential accumulations of 4-7 inches in the warning area.

Closings and early dismissals have been announced by several local entities in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, with the threat of winter weather across much of the area.