Current Campus Alert
01/09/2024 - 3:05 p.m. - Tornado Watch, Flash Flood Warning In Effect for Our Area
The National Weather Service has put a Tornado Watch and a Flash-Flood Warning in effect for significant portions of the Piedmont-Triad.
The Tornado Watch means that tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area, which includes Guilford, Forsyth, Alamance, Randolph, Davidson and 33 other counties. The watch remains in effect until 9 p.m. this evening.
The Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Guilford, eastern Forsyth, Davidson and Randolph counties. It will remain in effect until 5:30 p.m.
Additional information on both advisories is as follows:
Tornado Watch: Be Prepared! Tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. Review and discuss your emergency plans and check supplies and your safe room. Be ready to act quickly if a warning is issued or you suspect a tornado is approaching. Acting early helps to save lives! Watches are issued by the Storm Prediction Center for counties where tornadoes may occur. The watch area is typically large, covering numerous counties or even states.
Tornado Warning: Take Action! A tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar. There is imminent danger to life and property. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If in a mobile home, a vehicle, or outdoors, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Warnings are issued by your local forecast office. Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a tornado identified by a forecaster on radar or by a trained spotter/law enforcement who is watching the storm.
Flash Floods: Turn Around, Don't Drown! Flash floods are exactly what the name suggests: floods that happen in a flash! Causes of flash flooding include heavy rain, ice or debris jams, and levee or dam failure. These floods exhibit a rapid rise of water over low-lying areas. In some cases, flooding may even occur well away from where heavy rain initially fell. There are many reasons that flash floods occur, but one of the most common is the result of copious amounts of rainfall from thunderstorms that cause flash flooding. Urban areas are especially prone to flash floods due to the large amounts of concrete and asphalt surfaces that do not allow water to penetrate into the soil easily.
Please continue to monitor your A&T e-mail, the university website and campus social media for additional information as it becomes available.
01/09/2024 - 10:20 A.M. - Heavy Rain Arriving Earlier Along With Biggest Impact of the StormHeavy Rain Arriving Earlier Along With Biggest Impact of the Storm
National Weather Service forecasters have moved up the timetable for significant rain and other storm impacts to begin moving across the Piedmont-Triad. Heavy rains are now forecast to start as early as 10 a.m., and the most significant effects of the storm, as early as 1 p.m., forecasters say.
Those effects include high winds gusting over 40 mph, lightning and isolated flooding. Tornado activity is also possible; tornados from this storm have already touched down in Texas and Florida. With heavy rain and flooding, there is also the possibility of trees toppling.
Forecasters believe the storm, which has been moving to the northeast, will take a more easterly turn this morning, allowing the worst of the weather to arrive south of the Piedmont-Triad and the storm itself to begin clearing the Greensboro area as early as 3 p.m.
Even so, strong rains and thunderstorms are expected to continue well into the evening, concluding around 10 p.m.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to exercise caution in commuting to and from the university. Urban areas, roads and small streams are considered at greatest risk of flooding. Commuters should be on the lookout for roads with significant standing water and downed trees.
Please monitor your A&T e-mail, the university website and campus social media for additional information as it becomes available.
01/08/2024 - 10:20 P.M. -Tuesday Flood Watch in Effect for the Piedmont-Triad
A flood watch is in effect for the Piedmont Triad from now through Tuesday night from a significant storm event moving across the region, according to National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters, who say 1.5 inches to 3 inches of rain is likely to fall locally.
North Carolina A&T State University officials caution faculty and staff to prepare for heavy rains, starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday and going through 10 p.m. Scattered, localized flash flooding is possible. Urban areas, roads and small streams are considered at greatest risk of flooding. The rain is expected to be accompanied by sustained winds peaking at 22 mph and wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
Gov. Roy Cooper has declared a State of Emergency to assist with preparations for the storm. The order waives certain restrictions to help transporters carrying essential supplies -- such as food, medicine or fuel or transporting livestock and crops -- complete their routes more quickly.
Please monitor your A&T e-mail, the university website and campus social media for additional information as it becomes available.
