December 2018 winter Condition 2 multi-day operations
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedUNC issued Condition 2 Adverse Weather notices during the December 2018 winter storm.
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- Killed
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- Injured
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Alert Sequence
3 messages in sequence · 3 verified verbatim
Confirmed wording is transcribed character-for-character from a primary source. Use Verify this quote under each message to open that source in a new tab and compare the text yourself.
How the first alert is built
To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: The University will move to Condition 2 at a 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 and stay in Condition 2 until 11:59 p.m. A decision regarding the operating status for Monday, Dec. 10 will be communicated no later than 7 p.m. on Sunday. All libraries will be closed while the University is in Condition 2. All residence halls on campus remain open. If students need assistance, they should contact their resident advisor or Community Office. Students are encouraged to be extra vigilant if they leave the residence halls as walkways may be slippery and snow or ice may slide off nearby buildings. Any changes to parking and transportation will be posted on the Transportation and Parking website. Your safety is our number one consideration. We rely on information from our grounds, public safety and transportation staffs, Chapel Hill Transit, law enforcement agencies, the National Weather Service, and other sources when deciding how the campus will operate during winter weather events. Please refer to alertcarolina.unc.edu for more information on how these decisions are made and communicated. Unless a change in operational status is announced, the University always operates on a regular schedule. Based on a 2016 University of North Carolina system adverse weather policy for all UNC campuses, UNC-Chapel Hill may activate three adverse weather operating conditions: Condition 1 – Reduced Operations. (University is open); Condition 2 – Suspended Operations. (University is open only for mandatory operations); and Condition 3 – Closure (classes are cancelled; offices and facilities are closed). Following is a brief summary of what those three conditions mean for you: Condition 1 – Reduced Operations. The University is open. Classes will operate on a regular schedule. Individual faculty may use discretion to adjust class schedules and arrange make-up work for students unable to report to class due to the weather event. Non-faculty (staff) non-mandatory employees, after informing their supervisors in a timely manner, have the option to report to work late, leave early, or not report to work. These employees must use available personal leave time to cover any time away from regular work hours. Alternatively, and only with supervisor approval, non-mandatory employees may work from home or an alternate site. Mandatory employees must report to or remain at work unless otherwise notified. Condition 2 – Suspended Operations. The University is open for only for mandatory operations. Classes are cancelled. All non-mandatory operations are suspended; only mandatory employees must report to or remain work. Non-faculty (staff) non-mandatory employees must not report, or must leave campus. These employees use leave time if not working or can use make-up time subject to applicable rules. Alternatively, and only with supervisor approval, non-mandatory employees may work from home or an alternate site. Mandatory employees must report to or remain at work unless otherwise notified. Condition 3 – Closure. The University is closed. Classes are cancelled. Offices and facilities are closed. Only mandatory employees must report to or remain at work. The condition descriptions above are only summaries. Please visit “Adverse Weather and Emergency Closing” posted on the Campus Safety and Office of Human Resources websites to view an easy-to-read chart describing the three conditions in greater detail along with a summary explaining the key factors in the decision-making process. Please note that under the UNC System policy, Condition 3 would be an extremely rare event. Also, general notices about state government agency delays and closings do not automatically apply to UNC-Chapel Hill or the UNC system. Under the UNC system policy, neither do “state of emergency” declarations from the governor or travel advisories from the State Highway Patrol. As a general rule, students, faculty and staff must use their own best judgement about whether they can travel safety to and from campus. Information Sources If winter weather changes the University’s operating status, campus communications will include: An email, website post and, if conditions warrant, a text message from Alert Carolina, https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/. You must be signed up to receive an Alert Carolina text message. Posts on the University’s homepage, www.unc.edu, amplified via official social media accounts including @UNC, @Alert_UNCCH (for parents, family, Chapel Hill residents and friends) and @UNC_HR on Twitter. Adverse Weather and Emergency Phone Line: (919) 843-1234. You may call this number to hear recorded announcements about campus operations. UNC Transportation and Parking for information including parking lot conditions and the status of Point-to-Point shuttle operations, which may cease at any point when travel becomes hazardous for drivers and passengers. Refer to http://move.unc.edu. Transportation and Parking updates are also posted on Twitter at @MoveUNC. Area news media websites. Chapel Hill Transit also posts adverse weather news and routes and schedules. Refer to http://www.townofchapelhill.org/government/news-events/emergency/adverse-weather-updates Many University units – including Carolina Dining Services, Campus Health Services, performing arts and cultural venues, the Department of Athletics and School of Dentistry patient clinics – plan to post updates about the status of their operations and events on their individual websites and social media accounts.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present: S in first-burst Alert Carolina (university-of-north-carolina-at-ch).
Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.
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- present: Alert Carolina is the source (b290100).
- present: UNC officials issued the notice (b290101).
- present: Official Alert Carolina archive (b290102).
- present: Campus alerting channel branding (b290103).
- present: University emergency notification source (b290104).
- present: Alert Carolina labels the sender (b290105).
- present: Institutional safety notice provenance (b290106).
- present: UNC Chapel Hill alerting authority (b290107).
- present: Official archive hosts the message (b290108).
- present: First-party Alert Carolina transmission (b290109).
- present: Campus safety office is the sender (b290110).
- present: University-authored alert text (b290111).
- present: Alert Carolina portal is the source (b290112).
- present: Official UNC emergency channel (b290113).
- present: Sender field satisfied by Alert Carolina (b290114).
- present: Institutional branding frames the message (b290115).
- present: Source is the university alert archive (b290116).
- present: UNC public safety alerting channel (b290117).
- present: Official notice from campus authorities (b290118).
- present: Alert Carolina post identifies the sender (b290119).
- present: University-issued community message (b290120).
- present: Archive attributes text to UNC (b290121).
- present: Campus alerting system is the source (b290122).
- present: Official safety transmission (b290123).
- present: UNC Alert Carolina is originating channel (b290124).
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present: H in first-burst Alert Carolina (university-of-north-carolina-at-ch).
What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.
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- present: Hazard is named in the alert body (b290100).
- present: Incident type is explicit (b290101).
- present: Threat or condition is described (b290102).
- present: What happened is stated clearly (b290103).
- present: Hazard framing appears in the lead (b290104).
- present: Risk condition is identified (b290105).
- present: Event type is specified for recipients (b290106).
- present: Danger or disruption is labeled (b290107).
- present: Alert names the emergency condition (b290108).
- present: Problem type is not left vague (b290109).
- present: Hazard language is present (b290110).
- present: Incident category is recoverable (b290111).
- present: Safety hazard is articulated (b290112).
- present: The what is stated for campus (b290113).
- present: Condition requiring attention is named (b290114).
- present: Primary hazard keyword is present (b290115).
- present: Alert identifies the hazard type (b290116).
- present: Emergency subject is explicit (b290117).
- present: Hazard element is satisfied (b290118).
- present: Threat description is included (b290119).
- present: Operational hazard is declared (b290120).
- present: Campus risk is named (b290121).
- present: Hazard content is recoverable (b290122).
- present: Incident hazard is front-loaded (b290123).
- present: What recipients face is stated (b290124).
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present: L in first-burst Alert Carolina (university-of-north-carolina-at-ch).
Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.
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- present: Location is stated for campus (b290100).
- present: Place names appear in the text (b290101).
- present: Where is identified (b290102).
- present: Geographic or building reference present (b290103).
- present: Campus location cues are present (b290104).
- present: Area to avoid or act is named (b290105).
- present: Spatial reference is recoverable (b290106).
- present: Site of the incident is given (b290107).
- present: Location element is present (b290108).
- present: Place of interest is specified (b290109).
- present: Campus geography is referenced (b290110).
- present: Building or road is named (b290111).
- present: Where guidance applies is clear (b290112).
- present: Location detail supports action (b290113).
- present: Spatial scope is stated (b290114).
- present: Affected area is described (b290115).
- present: Place markers are in the message (b290116).
- present: Campus site is identifiable (b290117).
- present: Location wording is present (b290118).
- present: Where clause is recoverable (b290119).
- present: Geographic scope is included (b290120).
- present: Incident location is explicit (b290121).
- present: Place reference is non-empty (b290122).
- present: Location field is satisfied (b290123).
- present: Campus or regional place is named (b290124).
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present: G in first-burst Alert Carolina (university-of-north-carolina-at-ch).
The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.
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- present: Protective guidance is present (b290100).
- present: Recipients get action instructions (b290101).
- present: What to do is stated (b290102).
- present: Operational instructions are present (b290103).
- present: Avoid or shelter-style guidance (b290104).
- present: Actionable guidance is included (b290105).
- present: Community is told how to respond (b290106).
- present: Directive language appears (b290107).
- present: Protective steps are listed or implied (b290108).
- present: Guidance element is satisfied (b290109).
- present: Call or report instructions present (b290110).
- present: Behavioral instruction is recoverable (b290111).
- present: Safety steps are given (b290112).
- present: Do or do-not guidance is present (b290113).
- present: Action requested of recipients (b290114).
- present: Instructions support protective action (b290115).
- present: Guidance wording is explicit (b290116).
- present: Campus is directed how to act (b290117).
- present: Response guidance is in the text (b290118).
- present: Operational do-list is present (b290119).
- present: Protective action language found (b290120).
- present: Recipient instructions are clear (b290121).
- present: Guidance content is recoverable (b290122).
- present: Action element is present (b290123).
- present: What people should do is stated (b290124).
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present: T in first-burst Alert Carolina (university-of-north-carolina-at-ch).
When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.
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- present: Time cues are present (b290100).
- present: Temporal references appear (b290101).
- present: When is stated (b290102).
- present: Dates or hours are given (b290103).
- present: Schedule window is named (b290104).
- present: Clock or calendar cues present (b290105).
- present: Timing of the event is recoverable (b290106).
- present: Temporal element is satisfied (b290107).
- present: Day or time language is present (b290108).
- present: When to act is indicated (b290109).
- present: Timeframe is explicit (b290110).
- present: Duration or deadline is stated (b290111).
- present: Temporal markers are non-empty (b290112).
- present: Clock-time or date appears (b290113).
- present: When clause is recoverable (b290114).
- present: Schedule impact is timed (b290115).
- present: Time of incident is given (b290116).
- present: Temporal scope is included (b290117).
- present: Date language supports the alert (b290118).
- present: Hours window is stated (b290119).
- present: Temporal detail is present (b290120).
- present: When field is satisfied (b290121).
- present: Timing cues are recoverable (b290122).
- present: Time element content found (b290123).
- present: Alert includes when information (b290124).
Impactpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present: I in first-burst Alert Carolina (university-of-north-carolina-at-ch).
What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.
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- present: Impact is described (b290100).
- present: Consequences for campus are stated (b290101).
- present: Effect on people or operations present (b290102).
- present: Impact framing is recoverable (b290103).
- present: What is at stake is stated (b290104).
- present: Operational impact is named (b290105).
- present: Impact element is satisfied (b290106).
- present: Human or facility impact appears (b290107).
- present: Disruption effects are described (b290108).
- present: Why it matters is present (b290109).
- present: Impact language is non-empty (b290110).
- present: Outcome risk is framed (b290111).
- present: Campus impact is articulated (b290112).
- present: Effect of the hazard is stated (b290113).
- present: Impact content is recoverable (b290114).
- present: Consequences are made explicit (b290115).
- present: Operational consequence is present (b290116).
- present: Impact on community is stated (b290117).
- present: Stakes of the incident are named (b290118).
- present: Impact field is satisfied (b290119).
- present: Effects language is present (b290120).
- present: Resulting condition is described (b290121).
- present: Impact cues are recoverable (b290122).
- present: Alert states effects or stakes (b290123).
- present: Impact wording supports coding (b290124).
Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: December 2018 winter Condition 2 multi-day operations." Incident of December 9, 2018. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-winter-condition-2-2018-12-09/
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