Hurricane Idalia Updates

The IMG Academy campus has been deemed safe for full operations beginning tomorrow, including in-person learning and sport and APD delivery. Because we are still in hurricane operations, we do not have the adequate staff to accommodate check-ins or arrivals this afternoon. We will open the gates beginning at 6 a.m. Student check-in for families who have not yet checked in will take place noon – 5 p.m. in the Academic Center. Any additional updates will be shared via the Parent Relations email.

The hurricane operations team is in the final stages of assessing storm damage on campus. Students are wrapping up lunch in the Campus Center and headed back to their dorms for the afternoon where they may continue asynchronous, independent, and self-paced virtual learning.

An update this afternoon on when campus will reopen will be shared on IMGAcademy.com and to families via the Parent Relations email.

The hurricane operations team continues to assess the campus for storm damage from Hurricane Idalia. Only minor damage has been reported thus far. Lunch is currently being prepped for students and will be served out of the Campus Center beginning at 11:30 a.m. with transportation for students to and from the dorms. Students should plan to continue asynchronous, independent, and self-paced virtual learning this morning, and our Student Life team is actively planning indoor activities for this afternoon when conditions are deemed appropriate. There will be no official Sport or APD programming this afternoon.

The next update is expected to come at 1 P.M.

Idalia has made landfall in the “Big Bend” region of Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. We continue to experience rain and wind from the outermost bands and expect these conditions to continue into the afternoon. Students are now enjoying breakfast in the dorms. They have also been provided instructions for asynchronous, independent, and self-paced virtual learning to their IMG.Education emails.

Our next scheduled update will be at 11 A.M.

We continue to experience rain and wind from the outermost bands of Hurricane Idalia as it approaches the “Big Bend” portion of Florida. We are currently preparing a grab-and-go continental breakfast for students which will be available from 7:30 – 10 a.m. When the sun rises and conditions allow, our hurricane operations team will begin to survey the campus for any damage, but we are happy to report none of our buildings lost power during the overnight hours.

Our next scheduled update will be at 9 A.M.

Hurricane Idalia is moving north-northeast through the Gulf of Mexico and away from our campus. We continue to experience wind and rain from the outermost bands of Idalia as it approaches the “Big Bend” portion of Florida later this morning. When our students awake this morning they will enjoy a grab-and-go continental breakfast in the dorms beginning at 7:30 a.m.

The next scheduled update will be at 7 A.M.

Hurricane Idalia continues to move north through the Gulf of Mexico and is now northwest of Bradenton. With the eye of Idalia more than 150 miles off the coast we are occasionally experiencing the outermost bands of the storm, which include heavy rain and winds approaching tropical storm speeds. We expect much of the same throughout the evening before the storm clears out of the area tomorrow morning. Our students have experienced a relatively normal evening in the dorms with dinner, activities, and relaxation. We have completed final head counts and bed checks and students are in their rooms preparing to sleep.

The next update will be at 5 A.M.

Hurricane Idalia is currently 160 miles south-southwest of Tampa Bay and moving north with a forecasted landfall near Cedar Key and the Big Bend area of Florida tomorrow morning. Tropical storm force winds are expected in Bradenton overnight with a likely departure from our area around 5 a.m. tomorrow. In the dorms, dinner service is complete, and student-athletes are settling in. Activities in the dorms include a movie night and board games before bed at 10:30 p.m. We will provide one additional update tonight at 11 p.m.

Morning updates will begin at 5 A.M.

Hurricane Idalia has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane, but forecasts continue to leave the storm well off the coast of Bradenton with a possible landfall overnight in the “Big Bend” portion of Florida. Conditions on campus are mild with light wind and rain. In the dorms, student-athlete roll call is complete and dinner is being served.

The next update will be at 9 P.M.

IMG Academy has transitioned to hurricane operations in preparation for the potential arrival of Hurricane Idalia. We will provide updates from campus every two hours here on IMGAcademy.com

The next update will be at 7 P.M.