Students, Faculty and Staff:
Due to a potentially hazardous spring storm, the University will move to Condition 1?at 12 p.m. on Monday, March 16, and stay in Condition 1 until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 16. This is a fast-moving storm with hazardous winds. Be prepared to take shelter immediately if a tornado warning is issued.
Emergency sirens on campus are meant to be heard outside of buildings. Please keep an eye on Alert Carolina and listen for the sirens if they activate. If a tornado warning is issued, seek shelter immediately on the interior of a building away from windows and glass. Ground floors are best, and basements are even better.
If a change in conditions is extended beyond 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 16, it will be communicated via Alert Carolina no later than 10 p.m. on Monday, March 16.
Your safety is our number one consideration. As a rule, students, faculty and staff must use their own best judgement about whether they can travel safely to and from campus. Please review the information and resources below to help you understand how Condition 1 may impact you:
Students and Faculty
– Classes will operate on a regular schedule.
– Individual faculty may use discretion to adjust class schedules and arrange make-up work for students unable to report to class due to the weather event.
Staff
– Non-Mandatory Employees have the option to report to work late, leave early or not report to work after informing their supervisors in a timely manner. You must use available personal leave time (compensatory, vacation or bonus) to cover any time away from regular work hours.
– Non-Mandatory Employees may be permitted to work from home or alternate sites when it is feasible and safe only with supervisor approval. Employees working away from campus do not use leave.
– Mandatory Employees are expected to report to work or remain on the job, and if deemed necessary by their supervisor, to work a different schedule or shift than normally assigned.
Information Sources
– For more information about University Conditions, please visit the Adverse Weather & Emergency Closing webpage.
– To find the current operating status for campus services such as Carolina Dining, Carolina Housing, Libraries, Transportation and Parking, and Campus Health, visit the University Operating Status webpage.
– If the University condition needs to be extended or changed again, another Alert Carolina message will be sent. This will include an email and a post on the Alert Carolina website. A text message may also be sent. You must be signed up to receive Alert Carolina text messages.
Most Alert Carolina Adverse Conditions messages are sent to communicate a change in the normal operating status of UNC-Chapel Hill. Visit the Adverse Weather & Emergency Closing webpage for more information about University conditions and policy details.
For more information about Alert Carolina and updates on alerts, visit alertcarolina.unc.edu.
