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UWF Notice: Monitoring Tropical Cyclone 3

University officials are closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone 3, which is currently heading toward the central gulf coast and is projected to become a Tropical Storm later today, Friday, June 18. All University of West Florida locations remain open at this time. If conditions change, the University will update the campus community.

University officials are closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone 3, which is currently heading toward the central gulf coast and is projected to become a Tropical Storm later today, Friday, June 18. All University of West Florida locations remain open at this time. If conditions change, the University will update the campus community.

According to the most recent update from the National Weather Service, Tropical Cyclone 3 is expected to produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding beginning today through the weekend and make landfall early Saturday morning. The Northwest Florida area is currently under a Tropical Storm Warning. 

Before departing this afternoon, faculty and staff are asked to follow the below precautionary measures to prepare work areas for the storm: 

  • Unplug computers and other sensitive electronic equipment, if possible.
  • Turn off and unplug your battery backup/uninterruptible power supply (UPS), if possible.
  • Ensure that you have taken all computer equipment off the floor (such as towers, monitors, battery backups and power strips), and placed them on your desk.
  • Cover your computer equipment with heavy weight plastic sheeting (see your building emergency coordinator). 
  • Close your window blinds to help stop potential debris from entering offices.

Please consult with your building emergency coordinator for details and further instructions. 

The University communicates with students, faculty and staff via email, uwf.edu, facebook.com/westfl, twitter.com/uwf and the UWF Mobile Alert text messaging system.  To learn more about Mobile Alert, visit uwf.edu/mobilealert.

To ensure you receive future University communications, confirm that your contact information is up-to-date in the University’s communication system, “Mobile Alert.” Log in to my.uwf.edu and search “Mobile Alert” to update and add contact information. 

University officials encourage students, faculty and staff to learn more about storm preparedness at uwf.edu/uwfstorm. Weather information is available by tuning into WUWF at 88.1FM or online at wuwf.org. Updates from the National Weather Service are available at www.weather.gov/mob and twitter.com/NWSMobile.

In the event of an emergency, please contact the UWF Police Department at 850.474.2415.