{"id":97773,"date":"2019-06-02T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T19:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=97773"},"modified":"2022-07-29T12:41:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:41:22","slug":"ucf-deemed-stormready-in-time-for-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-deemed-stormready-in-time-for-hurricane-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ Deemed \u201cStormReady\u201d in Time for Hurricane Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Weather Service renewed Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s StormReady recognition as hurricane season<\/a>, which runs June 1 through Nov. 30, begins. The recognition will remain in effect through 2023.<\/p>\n

StormReady designation encourages communities to take a proactive approach to improving hazardous-weather education and preparedness in partnership with the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n

The university first earned designation as a StormReady University in 2010 and has maintained its standing ever since. As a result, the plans, technology and warning systems in place helped immensely when Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Hurricane Irma (2017) affected university operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur No. 1 priority is keeping our community safe,\u201d says Jeffery Morgan, director of Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½\u2019s Department of Emergency Management. \u201cOur response team trains year-round to ensure Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ is prepared when hazardous weather becomes a threat to Central Florida, and I\u2019m proud of the collaboration of the many departments on campus who are committed to supporting our efforts. I would like to especially recognize our warning and communications coordinator, Joe Thalheimer \u201908<\/strong>, for his work in helping Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ maintain this partnership with the National Weather Service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Twenty-one universities and colleges are recognized as StormReady within Florida, and Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ is the largest university nationwide to have the designation.<\/p>\n

To qualify as StormReady, a community must:<\/p>\n