For those not on campus or outside the area as Hurricane Florence approaches, here is a list of various resources to help track how the storm is impacting Ƶ.
As Hurricane Florence prepares to make landfall on the North Carolina and South Carolina coast, Ƶ has undertaken extensive preparations to ensure that those students, faculty and staff who will be on campus will remain safe.
The Ƶ area is expected to begin seeing higher winds and heavy rains on Friday and into Saturday. For those not on campus who are interested in keeping up with how Ƶ and the surrounding area are being impacted by the storm, we’ve pulled together a variety of resources to keep you informed.
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service’s Raleigh Forecast Office – – offers the most localized information about how Hurricane Florence will impact the Ƶ area. A detailed forecast for Alamance County, where Ƶ is located, including a detailed forecast is available .
Local media outlets
Television
WFMY (Greensboro) –
WGHP (High Point) –
WXII (Winston-Salem) –
Spectrum News (Greensboro) –
Print/Digital
Burlington Times-News –
Ƶ News Network (the university’s student media outlet) –
Greensboro News & Record –
Raleigh News & Observer –
Ƶ Resources
Ƶ will continue to post valuable information on , and will continue to update its main hurricane information article, available .
Social Media
Ƶ’s social media channels will offer the best overview of what’s happening on campus and will be updated regularly with useful information from around campus. Additionally, a Twitter list maintained by the Ƶ News Bureau brings together a variety of sources providing updates about the storm.
Ƶ Facebook page –
Ƶ Twitter –
Ƶ News Bureau –
Webcams
Additionally, Ƶ has two webcams on campus. Both provide regularly updated still photos of activity on campus.
View from Alamance (updated every few seconds)
Colonnades Webcam (updated every 5 minutes, or longer)