Severe Weather Information

• When a tornado or severe weather warning is issued, seek shelter immediately in the nearest building:
  • In interior hallways
  • In lower level of building (away from windows)
  • In bathrooms or interior rooms
• Stay in the shelter until the weather warning has expired or someone from CSB Campus Security or SJU Life Safety notifies you that the weather warning has expired.

• CSB Campus Security and SJU Life Safety will issue severe weather warnings based on information received from the National Weather Service and Stearns County Emergency Management.
• Do not rely solely on sirens as a form of notification. It is important that people follow all instructions via the radio or authorities during a severe weather warning and then be patient waiting for the warning to expire.
  • Keep your “eye on the sky”
  • Listen to AM Radio WJON 1240
  • Listen to FM Radio WWJO 98.1
  • Watch TV reports
  • Monitor radar maps and updates on severe weather on your computer and telephone (remember that some radar images can be up to 15 minutes old)
• Be aware of the location of your shelter areas.
• If you hear civil defense sirens sounding, move to lower-level areas of the building that you are in and stay clear of windows.
• Fire alarms will not be used to announce a severe weather warning.
• Respond to instructions provided by security officers.

• When a severe weather warning is issued, seek shelter immediately in the nearest building.
• In the event the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning for the immediate local area, an alert will go out via Bennie/Johnnie Alert activated by Campus Security or Life Safety with instructions. Be sure that your Bennie/Johnnie Alert  contact information is current.
• It is critical that building occupants comply with requests to shelter. Timing is critical in the safety of all students, staff, faculty and visitors. Please shelter in place until all warnings have expired or you are released from shelter by Life Safety.
• Shelter Areas:
  • Abbey Church – Abbey Church basement or Chapter House basement
  • Abbey Guesthouse – Basement away from windows or tunnel to Chapter House 
  • Abbey Woodworking and Organ Builders – Basement level
  • Alcuin Library – Lower level bathrooms by the Bible gallery
  • Art Center – Side hallways in the lowest level or studio rooms
  • Baseball Field – Warner Palaestra or Clubhouse shower area
  • Beach – Abbey Guesthouse
  • Benet Hall – Basement hallway with all the room doors closed.
  • Bernard Hall – Basement hallway or basement lounge
  • Boniface Hall – Basement bathrooms or basement corridor away from windows. 
  • Clemens Stadium – Palaestra middle locker rooms and bathrooms, overflow to Sexton ground floor
  • Collegeville Institute – Seton Townhomes basement (see Seton)
  • Dome – Warner Palaestra or inside dome bathrooms
  • Emmaus Hall – Basement corridor
  • Frank House – Basement lounge
  • Flynntown Apartments – Basement of the Flynntown Apartment building
  • Greg House – Basement of Greg House away from windows.
  • Guild Hall – Basement level
  • Joseph Hall – Stairwell to basement
  • Learning Commons – Basement level common area
  • Mary Hall – Basement away from windows
  • Maur House – Lowest level bathrooms with the doors closed
  • McKeown Center – Basement away from windows 
  • New Science – Peter Engel basement corridors
  • Patrick Hall – Basement bathrooms or basement corridor away from windows. 
  • Pellegrene Auditorium – Peter Engel basement corridors
  • Peter Engel – Basement corridors
  • Placid House – Lowest level bathrooms with the doors closed
  • Prep School – Maintenance tunnel between Prep dorm and school
  • Quad/Luke/St. Raphael – Basement Admissions area
  • SBH – Basement away from windows
  • Seton Townhomes – Basement of 100 or 300 or McKeown Center basement. (Access basement between units 103 and 104 or between units 301 and 302.)
  • Sexton Commons – Basement bathrooms or basement corridor away from windows. 
  • Simons Hall – Lowest level away from windows
  • St. Francis Chapel – Frank House basement
  • Thomas Hall – Laundry room or short wing basement hallway
  • Vincent Court – Storm shelter area underneath Vincent 10. 
  • Virgil Michel – Basement
  • Warner Palaestra – Middle locker rooms and bathrooms
  • Wimmer Hall – Ground floor communications room

The safety of community members is always our first priority, especially when weather and road conditions are less than ideal. As such, we monitor road conditions and make recommendations to students and staff on traveling in these conditions. As much advance notice as possible will be given prior to discontinuing bus service between the campuses (ideally 1-2 hours).

Shut downs before classes begin need to be announced before 6 am. Cancellations will be announced via Bennie/Johnnie Alerts.