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 Elon.
As Hurricane Florence prepares to make landfall on the North Carolina and South Carolina coast, Elon University has undertaken extensive preparations to ensure that those students, faculty and staff who will be on campus will remain safe.
The Elon University 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 Elon 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 – https://www.weather.gov/rah/ – offers the most localized information about how Hurricane Florence will impact the Elon area. A detailed forecast for Alamance County, where Elon is located, including a detailed forecast is available here.
Local media outlets
Television
WFMY (Greensboro) – https://www.wfmynews2.com/weather
WGHP (High Point) – https://myfox8.com/weather/
WXII (Winston-Salem) – https://www.wxii12.com/weather
Spectrum News (Greensboro) – http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/weather
Print/Digital
Burlington Times-News – http://www.thetimesnews.com
Elon News Network (the university’s student media outlet) – http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/
Greensboro News & Record – https://www.greensboro.com
Raleigh News & Observer – https://www.newsobserver.com
Elon Resources
Elon University will continue to post valuable information on its E-net news site, and will continue to update its main hurricane information article, available here.
Social Media
Elon’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 Elon University News Bureau brings together a variety of sources providing updates about the storm.
Elon University Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/ElonUniversity/
Elon University Twitter – https://twitter.com/elonuniversity
Elon University News Bureau – Hurricane Florence News Twitter List
Webcams
Additionally, Elon has two webcams on campus. Both provide regularly updated still photos of activity on campus.
#ElonHurricane cam via Facebook Live
View from Alamance (updated every few seconds)
Colonnades Webcam (updated every 5 minutes, or longer)