Officials Monitoring Storm System
Greatest threat for damaging wind gusts, isolated tornado is between 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday
Duke officials are
monitoring a weather system that could produce severe storms tonight and early
Wednesday.
According to the current
National Weather Service forecast, a storm system over the Mississippi Valley
will move East tonight and affect central North Carolina late tonight through
mid-day Wednesday.
The greatest threat for
damaging wind gusts and an isolated tornado is between 4 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Wednesday.
In the event of a tornado
warning for Durham County, which indicates a tornado has been sighted or indicated on radar, Duke
officials will send a text and email notification to students, faculty and
staff. If the warning area includes Duke's main campus, the sirens will also be
activated along with text and email notifications to direct individuals to seek
shelter immediately.
Updates, if
necessary, will be posted on Duke Today tonight and Wednesday.