Preparing for Irene
Harvard University officials are closely tracking the progress of Hurricane Irene and preparing for the storm’s arrival in Massachusetts on Sunday. For general emergency information, please visit www.harvard.edu/emergency. Students, faculty and staff also should check the websites of their School or department for area-specific information about storm-related changes to normal operations. In the event of an emergency, the University will activate the MessageMe notification system to communicate with subscribers via instant messages, emails and phone calls. To subscribe to MessageMe, or to review University updates during an emergency, please visitwww.harvard.edu/emergency. Here is a recent update from the National Weather Service: Hurricane Irene has weakened to a Category 1 storm. Currently projected to arrive as a Category 1 hurricane and weaken to a tropical storm as it crosses southern New England. It is forecast to make landfall between Long Island and Hartford, CT on early or mid Sunday afternoon, and move through central Massachusetts as a Tropical Storm or...