Saturday, August 22 - 11 a.m.
Our Office of Emergency Preparedness, along with our weather partners at AccuWeather, is actively monitoring Tropical Storm Laura and a tropical depression that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Marco. While there is still significant uncertainty about the future progress of the storms, current projections show that New Orleans is within the path of Laura, which is expected to make landfall somewhere between Louisiana and the Florida panhandle on Wednesday. At this time, Laura and Marco are not anticipated to be major storms; however, we are preparing for potential heavy rain, winds, power outages and street flooding. We are taking all necessary measures to secure and prepare our community members and our campus facilities in the event that we need to deliver some, or all, classes online at some point in the coming week.
Governor John Bel Edwards has declared at state of emergency for Louisiana, which will allow the state to assist local governments as they begin their preparations. For information on making your personal storm preparations, please visit emergencyprep.tulane.edu/hurricanes. Look for daily email updates from Tulane, which will also be posted online at tulane.edu/emergency. You can also stay updated with Nola Ready emergency alerts at ready.nola.gov/alerts.
While the presence of a hurricane, let alone two, can cause anxiety, please know that our Emergency Preparedness professionals have years of experience dealing with such storm threats and the university is prepared to shelter in place, if needed. It is vital that you follow all instructions and recommendations and begin making your preparations now. With cooperation, vigilance and care for one another, the Tulane community will remain safe and weather this storm together.
Mike
