Emergency

  • Emergency Siren TEST Over – All Clear

    This is a TEST. This is only a TEST. All clear. All clear. Test over.

  • Emergency: System Test

    System Test

  • Emergency: System Test

    System Test

  • Emergency: System Test

    System Test

  • Emergency: System Test

    The University has started an Alert Carolina emergency sirens TEST. This is only a test. No action is required. The University tests the sirens to remind everyone what to do if they hear the sirens sound for a real emergency and to make sure the equipment works properly. During the test, anyone outside on or…

  • Campus reopens; water use back to normal

    Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Earlier this morning, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) announced that local residents may return to normal water use, effective immediately. OWASA has resumed full operations and no longer needs residents to limit water use. The announcement is posted here. UNC-Chapel Hill will reopen for regular operations at 10…

  • UPDATE: Campus remains closed; water use now restricted to essential needs

    Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Earlier this afternoon, officials from the Orange County Health Department and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority announced that OWASA water is now safe to drink and use, but requested local residents including the campus community to limit use to only essential purposes because water supplies remain below normal levels.…

  • UPDATE: Do NOT drink or use water. Campus closed.

    Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: University officials continue to closely monitor the community’s water emergency situation and how it affects the campus. UNC-Chapel Hill remains in Condition 3 (closed) until further notice. Only mandatory employees must report to or remain at work. All University operations remain temporarily suspended. The Orange County Health Department’s “Do Not…

  • UPDATE: Do NOT drink or use water; campus closed until further notice

    Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Due to the ongoing water emergency in Orange County and the University’s concern for the safety of students and employees, the campus will remain in Condition 3 – classes cancelled; offices closed – until further notice. Only mandatory employees must report to or remain at work. The Orange County Health…

  • UPDATE: Due to water emergency, fire safety concerns, campus closed at 1 p.m.

    Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As previously announced, due to the emergency water shortage declared by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) and serious concerns about the safety implications on campus in the event of a fire, the University has closed effective at 1 p.m. today. The Town of Chapel Hill also has declared…

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  • Adverse Conditions: Critical- University extending Condition 2 until 9:59 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 21.

  • Adverse Conditions: Critical- University extending Condition 2 until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20.

  • Adverse Conditions: Critical – The University will move to Condition 2 at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19

  • Adverse Conditions: Critical – The University is Extending Condition 1 until 9:59 a.m. on Jan. 23

  • Adverse Conditions: Critical – The University will move to Condition 1 at 12 a.m. on Jan. 22

  • Adverse Conditions: Critical – The University will move to Condition 1 at noon on Jan. 11

  • Adverse Conditions: Critical – The University will move to Condition 2 at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 10

  • !Alert Carolina! Crime Alert – Police responded to two off campus armed robberies. For more information: alertcarolina.unc.edu

  • Emergency: All Clear: Situation Resolved. University Operations may restart. Additional information/updates may follow. Details: alertcarolina.unc.edu

  • Emergency: Chapel Hill and Carrboro under a NWS Tornado Warning