UPDATE 5:45 P.M. Tuesday – Orange and Seminole County are currently under a tornado warning until 7:00 p.m., and a tornado watch until 9:00 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.


ORIGINAL BREAKING NEWS STORY 4:27 P.M. 1/25

According to a text just sent out by UCF, campus will be closing at 6 p.m., and that non-essential employees and students should stay home, due to the oncoming severe weather.

KnightNews.com confirmed with Grant Heston, a spokesperson for UCF, that the campus will be closed, and that the University is attempting to get the word out to students and professors.

Many students have told KnightNews that they are on the text list, but did not receive the text. If you are one of these students, please email us at news@knightnews.com or comment below.