Flagler College monitoring Tropical Storm Dorian
Aug. 28, 11 a.m.
 
Flagler College is monitoring Tropical Storm Dorian, which is southeast of Puerto Rico, moving northwest at 13 mph with 60 mph sustained winds.
 
The National Hurricane Center has advised that the threat of tropical storm or hurricane conditions along portions of the Florida east coast have increased, and to begin monitoring progress of the storm.
 
The college’s Emergency Operations Team has begun meeting about the storm, and is in close contact with St. Johns County Emergency Management. At this time, all Flagler College classes and events remain on schedule. The college will begin releasing regular updates each day at 11 a.m., or sooner if there are any changes that are relevant to the St. Augustine area.
 
Please continue monitoring these Flagler College communication channels for future advisories:
• Campus e-mail (for students, faculty and staff)
• www.flagler.edu
• emergency.flagler.edu
 
More information:
• Sign up for Flagler’s LiveSafe safety app to receive emergency alerts and other security information. Download the LiveSafe app from iTunes or Google Play app stores, signup with your Flagler email and then search for Flagler College. To learn more, visit: www.flagler.edu/livesafe
• Learn more about preparing for hurricanes and Flagler College’s hurricane planning by visiting http://emergency.flagler.edu/hurricanes-and-storms/prepare
• Hurricane forecasts and other information can be found at the National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov