Center will be open Sunday despite bad weather. Please review our adverse weather policy explained here for details.

Friends of Pride Lafayette,

As of the time of this message, Lafayette is under a Winter Weather Advisory.  If this doesn't change, the Pride Lafayette Community Center will be open on Sunday for both the Trans Lafayette Support Group (3-4:30PM) and Center Social Hours (5-9PM).  If the status changes to Winter Storm Warning, we will be closed for the duration of the warning period.

Please see the red underlined text under 7-day Forecast on the National Weather Service - Lafayette, IN page for the latest status.  You can also register for free local weather email alerts by signing up on the Accuweather.com Alert page.

Following is a quick summary of what to expect in terms of when the Pride Lafayette Community Center will be open during adverse weather conditions:

The Center will be open when the National Weather Service has the City of Lafayette under:

• A winter storm watch
• An ice storm watch
• A winter weather advisory
• A freezing rain advisory
• A severe thunderstorm watch
• A severe thunderstorm WARNING when not under a tornado watch (no sirens will be sounding; see below)
• A tornado watch

Warnings are different than Watches because they mean bad weather is definitely coming to Lafayette.  The Center will be closed when the National Weather Service has the City of Lafayette under:

• A winter storm WARNING
• A blizzard WARNING
• An ice storm WARNING
• A severe thunderstorm WARNING when a tornado watch is in effect (sirens will sound)
• OR a tornado WARNING.  In a tornado warning or a severe thunderstorm warning issued under a tornado watch, doors will remain unlocked if the Center was already open so those coming to the Center can opt to seek shelter with those at the Center.  However, it is advised to seek shelter below ground if possible when sirens have sounded.  Note that the Center has no basement.  Also, be aware that the ground level shelter space at the Center is limited to our accessible restroom and the small interior office room.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this policy.  Be safe out there today!

Kelly Leonard

Board member and weather enthusiast, Pride Lafayette, Inc.