***STORM ADVISORY***
Tropical Depression Nine – ADVISORY 1
Friday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m.

The University of Miami continues to closely monitor Tropical Depression Nine (TD 9), which is currently located approximately 1,000 miles south-southeast (SSE) of Miami-Dade County. Keeping the University community safe and informed are the top priorities as we continue to monitor TD 9.

At this time all campuses, classes, events, and clinical activities are operating on a regular schedule.

The current forecast track has TD 9 strengthening into a tropical storm later today and then becoming a hurricane in the next two to three days. TD 9 is currently forecast to approach the Florida peninsula early to middle of next week.

Given the distance from South Florida, and margin of error in the forecast, the potential of the storm impacting South Florida cannot be ruled out. If TD 9 were to continue towards South Florida, then the earliest reasonable time impacts would be experienced is very late Monday or early Tuesday.

University of Miami Emergency Management will continue to actively monitor and assess the situation over the coming days.

The University community is urged to monitor UM Emergency Management social media accounts www.facebook.com/UMiamiENN and www.twitter.com/UMiamiENN for interim updates.

The next update will be sent to the University community no later than Saturday evening.

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General Emergency Preparedness Information

Students, Faculty, and Staff are encouraged to review the general emergency preparedness steps below:

• Emergency Alerts: Verify that your personal and emergency contact information is up to date in CaneLink or Workday. Continue to monitor official communications issued by the University. When a situation warrants, the University will issue emergency information via mass text, voice messages, and emails. The latest critical information is also posted on the UM homepage.
• Ensure you have an emergency kit with essential supplies you would need for a minimum of 72 hours after a disaster.
• Supervisors and unit emergency planners should confirm their unit’s continuity plan is up-to-date in the UReady Continuity Planning System.
• Each unit’s human resources partner can use the “UM Emergency Contact Information” Report in Workday to provide management with the latest contact information for all employees in the unit. Printed copies of this report should be maintained by managers and a copy uploaded into UReady.
• Faculty should begin preparing their course academic continuity plan, which would typically anticipate a period of online instruction, alternative methods for access to course materials, and assignments.
• Additional information on hurricane preparedness can be found on the UM Hurricane Preparedness website.