Weather

Campus Weather
Announcements & Updates

Check this page for the latest information during weather events.

Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 4:30 p.m.

Classes are cancelled and offices are closed through Friday, September 27.

• Springs Student Center, including the Fitness Center, will close at 8 p.m. tonight; the building will reopen at 10 a.m. on Friday.

• Greenville Dining Hall will continue its normal operating hours: Dinner tonight 5-9 p.m., Breakfast tomorrow 7-9:30 a.m. and lunch 11 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.

• Springs Dining: Fresh Market will be open tonight until 8 p.m. and Craft will open at 5 p.m. There will be no late night dining in Springs after 8 p.m. tonight. On Friday, Boar’s Head and Fresh Market plan to reopen at 11 a.m.

• The Thomason Library will close at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and reopen for regular operating hours at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The 24-hour study space will remain open for students.

• The Mailroom will close at 4:30 p.m. today and will reopen on Monday at 8:30 a.m.

Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 11:30 a.m. 

There is a forecast of severe weather for Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27. The National Weather Service is warning of the potential for heavy rain, flooding, wind gusts, and possible tornadoes associated with this storm system.

Severe Weather Preparation:

• Charge your cell phone, laptop, or other important electronic devices before the weather arrives.
• Monitor your PC email, PC official social media accounts, Rave Campus Alerts, and the local news stations for updates.
• Stay up to date from trusted sources like the National Weather Service.

Heavy rainfall coupled with high winds may create hazards such as flooding and downed trees and power lines on Campus and the roadways leading to Campus. Please exercise good judgment and be safe should you decide to travel to and from Campus in these conditions.

Students on campus should continue to follow the direction of PC Residence Life staff. In an emergency, please contact Campus Police at 864-872-4050. 

Flooding

Tornado Safety

If a Tornado Warning or a Tornado Watch is issued for the College’s location, and if time permits, an emergency text message and email relaying the weather alert will be transmitted through the Rave system and through any other means available at the time.

• A Tornado Watch is issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area, it does not mean that they will occur. It only means they are possible.
• A Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado is imminent. If a tornado warning is issued, seek safe shelter immediately.

If you are notified of a tornado warning, please follow these important safety items:

• Take immediate shelter in corridors or hallways on the ground floor of buildings away from windows and, if possible, alert others to do the same.
• Assist the handicapped in moving to a shelter.
• Avoid shelter locations with glass windows, shelves, and heavy equipment.
• Sit close to corridor walls and cover your head and face with your arms.
• If outdoors, move quickly to the ground floor of a building or seek refuge in a ditch. Always avoid power or utility lines and trees as they can be energized.
• If in an automobile, stop in the safest place available, preferably away from power lines and trees. Stop as quickly as safety permits; exit the vehicle for appropriate shelter.

After the storm passes, evaluate the situation and, if emergency help is necessary, call Campus Safety at 864-872-4050. Campus Safety will also send an All-CLEAR message via Rave.

For students who are on campus, essential services such as dining services and campus security will be available. However, please follow the guidelines from PC Residence Life staff.

Ensure that you have saved the Campus Safety phone number in your cell phone – 864-872-4050 and contact them immediately if there is an emergency.

Tornado Shelter Locations

Advancement House: Hall, right of kitchen
Alumni House: Internal Corridor or Basement
Bailey Hall: First Floor Corridors
New Bailey Stadium: Bathrooms
Barron Hall: First Floor Corridors
Belk Auditorium: Basement Area
Belk Hall: First Floor Corridors
Brown Commons: Basement Stairwell
Campus Police: Conference Room/Locker Storage
Clinton Hall: First Floor Corridors
Carol International House (CIH): CIH spaces that meet corridor issues indicated above
Douglas House: Basement Areas, Lower Stairwell
Edmunds Hall: First Floor Corridors
Fraternity Houses: Center Hallway in Resident Areas
Georgia Hall: First Floor Corridors and Basement or Laundry Area
Godfrey House: Center Corridor
Grotnes Hall: First Floor Corridors
Harper Center: Washrooms in front of building
Health & Counseling Center (Harrison House): Center Hallway
Harrington-Peachtree: Basement
Harrison House: Back Hallway
Jacobs Hall: Basement Corridors
Laurens Hall: First Floor Corridor
Lassiter Hall: Main Hallway
Maintenance Complex: Bathrooms at New Bailey Stadium
Moorefield House: Center Hallway
MSU: Hall, right of entrance
Neville Hall: Kuhne Auditorium
New Apartments: Interior hallways and bathrooms
Patrick Center: Smith Administration Basement
Reynolds Hall: First Floor Corridors
Richardson Science Building: North/South Corridor
Russell House: Front Hallway
Scottish Arms: Apartment Interiors, away from windows
Spradley Hall: First Floor Corridors
Senior Townhouses: Templeton Center Locker Rooms
Smith Administration Building: Basement Area
Smyth Hall: First Floor Corridors
Springs Campus Center: First floor rest rooms
Templeton Annex: Shower Area
Templeton Center: Shower Area
Thomason Library: Basement