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Emergency Closing - Hurricane Isaias

UPDATE AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM

The University of West Florida will be closed due to Hurricane Isaias from Thursday, 10/08/2026 at 5:00 am through Tuesday, 10/13/2026 at 4:59 am. All essential personnel are asked to report to work as assigned. If you are essential personnel and required to report to work, your supervisor will notify you. Otherwise please follow your departmental emergency closing procedures.

For information on how to report time and leave during the closure, please refer to the Reporting Hours during Emergency Closing document.

As always, the safety of our students, faculty and staff are the University’s top priority. In the event of an emergency, please contact the UWF Police Department at 850.474.2415.

Additional Resources:

 

Emergency Closing - Hurricane Isaias

UPDATE AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM

All University of West Florida locations, including the Pensacola campus, Fort Walton Beach campus and UWF Historic Trust, will remain closed through Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, to allow the University to assess any potential damage on campus and provide those who have evacuated time to return to campus safely.

Please check back here for information as we will provide updates as we know more.

The University of West Florida will be closed due to Tropical Storm Isaias from Thursday, 10/08/2026 at 5:00 am through Monday, 10/12/2026 at 4:59 am. All essential personnel are asked to report to work as assigned. If you are essential personnel and required to report to work, your supervisor will notify you. Otherwise please follow your departmental emergency closing procedures.

All non-exempt, hourly employees should report Administrative Leave on their timesheet for their regularly scheduled work shifts for the period of the closure and indicate “Emergency Closing” in the comment section.

As always, the safety of our students, faculty and staff are the University’s top priority. In the event of an emergency, please contact the UWF Police Department at 850.474.2415.

Additional Resources:

Quick checklist for the coming June through November Hurricane Season and potential Campus Closings for 2026

  • Please be sure to review your office procedure for closing and securing offices.
  • Instructions for leave reporting for each emergency closing will be posted to the Human Resources homepage.   
  • Remember to bring your leave reports and timesheets up-to-date prior to your departure.
  • Please print out a copy of the Insurance Contact Information details. 
  • Be sure to print out a copy of the Workers' Compensation Report of Injury‌ Form. 
  • You may want to bookmark the University Police and Environmental Health and Safety web pages.
  • Remember that official information regarding the closing and reopening for University of West Florida employees is FM Radio 88.1 WUWF and the UWF Home Page.

Those who will be on the critical work team during the closing should confirm their contact information is up to date with their supervisor prior to departure and review the emergency Worker’s Compensation Injury reporting process for that period.