Though the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area isn’t in the path for a head-on crash with Hurricane Milton, the possibilities of wind, rain and flooding have altered several events in South Florida and closed some college campuses across the state.
This is what we know as of Monday afternoon:
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Colleges and Universities
▪ University of Florida: Classes canceled Wednesday and Thursday and campus offices closed.
▪ University of Central Florida: All campus operations and classes are suspended for Tuesday through Thursday.
▪ University of South Florida: No classes Tuesday and Wednesday and the campus will be closed.
▪ Florida Gulf Coast University: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. A decision on Thursday will be made Wednesday.
▪ Miami Dade College: The college will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. There will be no classes or operations on Wednesday.
▪ University of Miami: All classes on the Coral Gables and Marine campuses will move to remote format at 5 p.m. Tuesday and continue as such through Thursday. All in-person meetings and campus events (both indoor and outdoor) during this time are canceled. Libraries on both campuses, and the wellness center and student center complex on the Gables campus are also closed as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. These will reopen Friday at normal schedules.