5:30 p.m. Saturday, August 3 Update

Florida A&M University (FAMU) announced that the Tallahassee campus operations will be closed from noon Sunday, August 4 through Monday, August 5, as Tropical Storm Debby makes its way toward Florida.

FAMU Developmental Research School (DRS), the Educational Research Center for Child Development (ERCCD), the Viticulture Center and the Quincy, will all be closed on Monday.

The Food Pantry will be open until noon Sunday to facilitate students.

In anticipation of the high winds and heavy rainfall expected with the weather system, the FAMU Central Florida Pharmacy Practice Center (Tampa) and the Northeast Florida Pharmacy Center (Jacksonville) offices will be closed on Monday. The Brooksville Agricultural and Environmental Research Station (BAERS) will also be closed on Monday.

The FAMU College of Law, the Peaden Education Campus and the South Florida Pharmacy Practice Center will remain open.

The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health instructs learners on experiential rotations in all geographic locations, including Tallahassee, to contact their preceptors immediately for guidance. 

As it moves over the warm Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Leon County and surrounding areas.

A decision on the re-opening of the main campus and satellite locations will be made depending on the impact of the inclement weather.

In anticipation of adverse weather conditions, steps have been taken to secure construction sites on campus as well as golf carts and other vulnerable equipment.

Students, faculty and staff should continue to adhere to local advisories and check FAMU Alert for updates.

4 p.m. Friday, August 2, Update

Florida A&M University (FAMU) is monitoring potential Tropical Cyclone Four, which is expected to produce rainfall totals of 4 to 12 inches in the coming days. The weather system could bring heavy rains and winds from the Florida Keys to North Florida and across the Southeast this weekend through Wednesday morning. Flooding and wind damage are possible.

Depending on the system’s development, tropical storm force winds could arrive as early as Saturday morning in South Florida and midday Sunday across North Florida.

Students, faculty and staff should be aware that there is a great deal of uncertainty in the current forecast in terms of the system’s track and intensity.  This system does not yet have a defined center. Please check FAMU Alert for updates.

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