2024 Weather Alerts

University of Florida offices will remain closed and classes will be canceled through Friday, Sept. 27, in addition to today’s closure. The university expects to reopen and resume normal operations at 12:01 a.m Saturday, Sept. 28. Students who remained in Gainesville on Thursday are discouraged from heading home at this time. Essential UF employees should check with their supervisors regarding scheduling. All academic and student-related activities, including online classes and exams, will also be canceled during that time. Special events have been canceled as well. Online students who live in the path of the storm beyond the Gainesville campus are…

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Helene. Here is what we know today: Hurricane Helene has strengthened into a strong Category 2 hurricane, producing sustained winds of 105 mph, with stronger gusts, according to the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. By the time it makes landfall in the Big Bend of Florida this evening, forecasters expect the storm will have intensified into a major hurricane, capable of producing winds that are associated with a Category 3 storm and are in excess of 110 mph storm or stronger. Alachua County is under a Tornado Watch from…

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Helene. Here is what we know today: Hurricane Helene is producing sustained winds of 90 mph, with stronger gusts, according to the 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. As the storm continues its trek over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, it is expected to bring catastrophic winds to the Big Bend of Florida around sunset on Thursday. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for portions of Alachua County, including Gainesville. Additionally, portions of Alachua County west of Interstate 75 are under a Hurricane Warning. Hurricane Helene’s wind field expanded overnight, with tropical…

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Helene, which is a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph, according to the 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know: Hurricane Helene is organizing and starting its track into the southeast Gulf of Mexico. It is forecast to strengthen, becoming a Category 4 hurricane within 24 hours, and retaining that status before landfall in Apalachee Bay/Big Bend on Thursday evening, forecasters said. The storm’s wind field is expected to grow to a very large…

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Hurricane Helene, which was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane, according to the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know: Hurricane Helene is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges, damaging winds, and flooding rains to large sections of Florida. The storm has sustained winds of 73 mph. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for portions of Alachua County, including Gainesville, as of the advisory. Additionally, portions of Alachua County west of Interstate 75…

Due to Hurricane Helene, University of Florida offices will close and classes will be canceled beginning at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 and will reopen and resume normal operations at 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27. All academic and student-related activities, including online classes and exams, will also be canceled during that time. Online students who live in the path of the storm beyond the Gainesville campus are encouraged to immediately contact their instructors to discuss whether special accommodations can be made. Essential UF employees should check with their supervisors regarding scheduling. At this time, UF Health hospitals and clinical practices…

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Tropical Storm Helene. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know: A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for portions of Alachua County, including Gainesville, as of the 5 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Additionally, portions of Alachua County west of Interstate 75 have been placed under a Hurricane Warning. This means forecasters expect the Gainesville campus will begin to experience tropical storm-force winds within the next 36 hours. The National Weather Service in Jacksonville is forecasting wind speeds in the Gainesville area of 25…

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Tropical Storm Helene, which has sustained winds of 50 mph currently, according to the 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know today: Tropical Storm Helene is expected to continue to intensify as it moves northward over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, becoming Hurricane Helene, and is forecast to be a Category 3 at landfall when it reaches the Florida coast on Thursday. The center is expected to make landfall in the Nature Coast or Big Bend area with…

University of Florida leadership and emergency personnel have met multiple times today to discuss plans and preparations for Tropical Storm Helene. Leadership will continue to gather information today regarding the storm’s track and timing. An announcement about Thursday’s campus operations and class schedules will be made by noon Wednesday.

University of Florida officials are actively monitoring Tropical Storm Helene, which has strengthened from Tropical Cyclone Nine, according to the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center. While much remains unknown about the storm’s exact path, here is what we know today: Tropical Storm Helene is expected to intensify while it moves northward over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, becoming Hurricane Helene, and is forecast to be a Category 3 at landfall when it reaches the Florida coast on Thursday. The center is expected to make landfall in the Nature Coast or Big Bend area with the strongest winds…