warningMU Alert: Severe Weather Notice
The mid-Missouri area is under a tornado watch from 4:06 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2025, until 11:00 p.m. and a wind advisory until 1 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2025. Winds will be sustained between 20 and 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph.
Additionally, a line of severe storms will move into the area late this afternoon and evening. These thunderstorms are anticipated to be potentially life-threating.
The information from National Weather Service can be found linked here.
Tips:
- Know how to receive and check weather alerts and information frequently.
- When thunder roars, go indoors! When looking for a shelter outside find a sturdy building and go inside.
- Seek shelter in interior rooms and corridors away from windows.
- Do not use elevators.
- Resist temptation to go outside and check the weather conditions.
- Await further instructions via MU Alert and emergency personnel.
This is the official University of Missouri emergency alert website.
If you have received a text and/or email alert message recently and are seeking additional information, we are currently obtaining and confirming information from first responders. Every alert tool used by the university provides you information and will often provide recommended actions for you to take. Please, follow the recommendation you have received and reserve any calls to the University of Missouri Police Department for reporting injuries or an additional emergency.
You will receive updates via MU Alert as new information becomes available.
Students, during an emergency, please call or text your loved ones and let them know you are safe once you reach a secure location.
This website, MU Alert communications, the Show Me Mizzou site, and Mizzou’s primary social media channels (links available on this page) are the only official sources of information or verification for the public and the news media.