West Virginia University Police issued a Community Notice Saturday (April 19) after fast-moving storms knocked out power service throughout the Morgantown area.
Teams with Facilities Management, University Police and others were working in coordination with Mon Power and additional outside agencies to identify and address storm effects on buildings, infrastructure and operating systems.
Multiple buildings on both the Downtown and Evansdale areas of campus did not have power as of Saturday night (April 19).
Find more information about outages from Mon Power, including restoration status updates.
The WVU Health Sciences Center experienced a brief power outage during which generators kicked on to provide back-up power to the building. As of 9:15 p.m., power was restored to the building and Facilities Management was monitoring the situation.
A roof was damaged in high winds at a barn at the WVU Animal Science Research, Education and Outreach Center on Stewartstown Road. No people or animals were hurt.
Urgent on-campus Facilities requests should be reported by phone at 304-293-4357. Non-urgent, on-campus Facilities requests can be reported by email at FacilitiesandServices@mail.wvu.edu.
Additional Resources:
• WVU Police Department — 911, 304-293-2677, 304-293-3136
• WVU CARE Team
• WVU Carruth Center — 304-293-4431
• WVU Division of Campus Engagement and Compliance — 304-293-5600
• WVU Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities — 304-293-8111
• WVU Faculty-Staff Assistance Program — 304-293-5590
• Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center — 304-292-5100
• WVU Office of Campus and Community Life — 304-293-5611
• WVU Student Health — 304-285-7200
• WVU Division of Student Life — 304-293-5811
Health, safety, preparedness and training resources are posted at safety.wvu.edu and police.wvu.edu.
Students and employees are encouraged to follow the WVU Safety and Wellness Facebook page as well as @WVUsafety on X, and download the LiveSafe app and allow push notifications for the latest safety information.
A Community Notice is part of the WVU three-tiered emergency notification system used to enhance student and employee safety and provide useful information to the community.
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304-293-8302; sjohns13@mail.wvu.edu
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