{"id":69,"date":"2025-10-08T13:44:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:08:41","slug":"hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/hurricanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-69\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-69-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-69-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-69-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Hurricane season runs from <strong>June 1<\/strong> through <strong>November 30<\/strong> of each year. \u00a0SMCM is a coastal campus and therefore may be subjected to hurricanes throughout the season. \u00a0The SMCM community has a comprehensive response and recovery plan in the event the campus is affected by tropical storm conditions. \u00a0The College does its utmost to ensure the safety of the campus community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should a severe tropical storm occur:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay inside \u2013 Hurricanes can produce winds over <strong>150 mph<\/strong> and heavy rains which may result in falling trees and flooding.<\/li>\n<li>Stay informed \u2013 Check with your RA\/RHC for information. \u00a0Check the SMCM website and your campus email for important information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For more information and tips to prepare for a hurricane please visit the following sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-69-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-69-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-69-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarysmd.com\/es\/emergencyservices.asp\">St. Mary\u2019s County Department of Emergency Services &amp; Technology<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-69-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/\">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-69-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/\">The Weather Channel<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-69-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/storms\/hurricane-central\">Weather Channel Hurricane Central<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-69-1-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/mo2\">The American Red Cross<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-69-1-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/prepare\/disaster\/hurricane\">Red Cross Hurricane Safety<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-69-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-69-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-69-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Hurricane<\/strong> Checklist<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-69-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/219\/2026\/04\/hurricane-checklists-for-departments-1.pdf\"target=\"_blank\">Hurricane Checklist PDF<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30 of each year. \u00a0SMCM is a coastal campus and therefore may be subjected to hurricanes throughout the season. \u00a0The SMCM community has a comprehensive response and recovery plan in the event the campus is affected by tropical storm conditions. \u00a0The College does its utmost to ensure<a class=\"tribe-events-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/hurricanes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" > Find out more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":258,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-69","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/public-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}