USPS Farm 20 Post Offices, with immediate effect
The agency closes all these installations for the same reason.
Arrive post office Can already be a frustrating race, because many facilities are closed on weekends and do not open late weekly. But what happens if your local post office was completely closed? American postal service (USPS) can suspend services For one of its facilities at any time, when unusual circumstances occur, such as security or bad weather. Now, some customers learn the hard way. In force immediately, the USPS closes 20 post offices. Read more to find out more about the latest postal closures.
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The postal service has just closed 20 post offices.
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The Last service alert USPS indicates that customers of two states deal with new postal disturbances.
According to the January 31 update, 14 installations are now "temporarily closed" through Arkansas. The affected locations include post offices in big cities like Little Rock and Jonesboro.
The same day, the postal service also suspended operations in several installations in Texas. The agency reported on January 31 that it came from "temporarily closed" six post offices in six different cities of the State: Dole, Forsan, Knott, Lohn, Ackerly and San Angelo.
All these installations have been closed for the same reason.
The USPS suspended the services in the 20 post offices of Arkansas and Texas for the same reason: bad weather.
"In force immediately", the installations of the two states are closed on a temporary basis "due to Current weather conditions , "The agency confirmed in separate Local press releases .
"We apologize for any drawback that can be experienced, but the safety of customers and employees is our greatest priority," said postal service.
Ice warnings are currently in force in Arkansas and Texas, while the two states are fighting Mara winter storm Since January 30, according to The Weather Channel. But the two still await the last wave of the storm, where a "strong chance of additional ice accumulating at least 0.10 inch thick" should strike the states until February 2.
"The latest icy rain and grirting fight of a large ice storm will contribute to travel, power outages and damage caused by Texas trees to Arkansas," said the meteorological channel.
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The USPS had initially closed more locations in Texas.
These are not the only installations that have been affected by Winter Storm Mara. The postal service initially closed 50 post offices in Texas in total on January 31 in the middle of the icy weather. At noon on February 1, however, the agency updated its service alert website to inform customers that 44 of the facilities had just been reopened.
All these post offices that already host back customers are located in northern Texas in the cities of Arlington, Dallas, Forth Worth and Plano. The six still closed installations are found in the western part of the state.
"Currently, retail operations remain open in northern Texas," confirmed postal service in a Local press release For the state displayed on February 1. "In certain places, operating hours can be modified, depending on the levels of staff and other conditions."
Meanwhile, delivery services through Texas "currently continue as normal", according to the February 1 update. "Transporters will do their best to deliver their routes if it is sure to do so," said the postal service. "We continue to follow the winter storm this week and take all the available measures necessary to maintain safety and service."
But the post offices do not always reopen quickly after the bad weather closings.
This winter has experienced its fair share of temporary closures due to the weather. The postal service service suspended at Over 100 installations Throughout Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin in December due to a massive snowstorm. And last month, 115 post offices through Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota were temporarily closed For a winter storm.
All of these installations have already resumed normal operations, because the postal service is trying to restore the service at the post -time post offices as quickly as possible. But it is not always possible.
At the end of September, the USPS temporarily closed more than 200 post offices through the state of Florida before Hurricane Ian. Some of these facilities resumed the service the same month, but others remain closed four months later.
Since January 24, there is Eight Florida Post Offices Still closed "due to the impact of Hurricane Ian," confirmed the postal service. "We appreciate the patience of our customers as we continue to recover from Hurricane Ian and restore the service as quickly as possible."
