Severe Weather
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WATCHES are issued when conditions are favorable for severe weather or tornadoes.
WARNINGS are issued when severe weather has been reported or a tornado has been spotted.
The Office of Safety and Security Services has the authority to instruct faculty, staff, students and visitors to seek appropriate shelter for the duration of the warning.
Severe Weather Shelters
Building |
Address |
Shelter Location |
Bookstore |
722 Snelling |
Basement |
734 Snelling |
734 Snelling |
Back kitchen area |
736 Snelling |
736 Snelling |
Basement |
740 Snelling |
740 Snelling |
Basement of 742 Snelling |
742 Snelling |
742 Snelling |
Basement |
Second Language House |
845 Snelling |
Basement interior rooms away from windows |
Alumni House |
749 Simpson |
Basement interior rooms away from windows |
Anderson Center |
774 Snelling |
Parking ramp away from entrance doors |
Bush Memorial Library |
1518 Hewitt |
Basement away from center stairway and glass |
Bush Center |
1551 Hewitt |
Basement away from glass or Walker Field House shelter areas |
Central Plant |
805 Simpson |
Basement tunnels |
Central Plant/IT |
805 Simpson |
Basement of Drew Science Center |
Drew Fine Arts |
1530 Taylor |
First floor bathrooms or Anne Simley Theater |
Drew Science Center |
1540 Hewitt |
Basement hallway |
East Hall |
1492 Hewitt |
Basement classrooms, hallways away from glass |
Englewood Building |
1564 Englewood |
Basement interior rooms and under stairs |
Facilities Services Building |
1481 Taylor |
Drew Hall Basement |
Giddens/Alumni Learning Center |
1556 Hewitt |
Rooms 1S and 100E |
Creative Writing |
1500 Englewood |
Basement interior rooms away from windows |
Hutton Area |
1569 Hewitt |
Basement restrooms and locker rooms or Walker Field House shelter areas |
Klas Center |
1535 Taylor |
Basement hallway and locker rooms or Walker Field House shelter areas |
West Hall |
1492 Hewitt |
North and south sides of basement hallways, away from glass in the lounge area |
Old Main |
1536 Hewitt |
Basement hallway or Drew Science Center basement hallway |
Robbins Science Center |
800 Snelling |
Basement rooms away from glass |
Studio A/B |
1495 Taylor |
Drew Hall Basement |
Studio C |
1495 Taylor |
Drew Hall Basement |
Sundin Music Hall |
1531 Hewitt |
Anne Simley Theater in Drew Fine Arts |
Undergraduate Admission |
833 Snelling |
Basement away from windows |
Walker Field House |
1550 Taylor |
Basement offices, interior hallways |