N.C. State University is suspending classes starting Wednesday at 5 p.m. ahead of Hurricane Florence.

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Classes will remain suspended through the rest of the week and normal operations will begin at 5 p.m. Sunday.

All residence halls will be open, and university dining facilities are to remain open (unless safety becomes an issue), throughout the duration of the storm.

N.C. State’s announcement comes after East Carolina University canceled classes starting on Tuesday.

Flornence is expected to hit North Carolina as a Category 4 storm and move inland, drenching much of central North Carolina.