The University main campus will close at 5 p.m. today. Classes ending or beginning after 5 p.m. are canceled. Essential employees should report, states an e-mail sent by University Police at 3:06 p.m.

Essential campus services will remain open, said Dave Kielmeyer, director of Marketing and Communications. Residence halls and dining facilities will remain open in Founders, Kreischer and McDonald, and the Student Recreation Center will maintain regular hours. The Union will close at 6 p.m. and Jerome Library will close at 5 p.m.

BGSU’s Levis Commons and Firelands campuses are closed for the remainder of the day.

The campus community will be notified of further class cancellations by 6:30 a.m. Wednesday via e-mail, Alert BG text messaging and the University homepage. Kielmeyer encourages students to sign up for Alert BG texts because subscribers are notified first.

As of 9 this morning, the city of Bowling Green declared a snow emergency.

Cars have to be moved off designated snow streets, marked with blue and white signs, but removing all cars from the streets is advised, said John Fawcett, BG safety director, in an e-mail sent out at 9 a.m.

Wood County is under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. Wednesday. Residents can expect six to 12 inches of snow today, according to the National Weather Service.

Check The BG News Web site for the latest updates.