This is a reminder for all students, faculty and staff on the University’s Hattiesburg campus and Gulf Coast locations to monitor news reports concerning the potential for severe weather throughout the day on Monday, Oct. 21. The National Weather Service in Jackson has indicated a slight risk (2 out of 5) for severe weather for the Hattiesburg area, and overnight increased the risk for the Mississippi Gulf Coast from marginal to slight. Damaging wind gusts up to 60 to 70 mph will be possible along with isolated tornadoes.