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University of Washington published a UW Alert Blog update on or about 2021-02-12. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.

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UPDATED at 2:20 p.m. Sunday: The UW's Seattle campus operations will remain suspended through Monday, Feb. 15, due to significant snow and potentially ongoing icy conditions around the region. Normal operations are expected to resume on the Seattle campus Tuesday, Feb. 16. Any updates will be announced accordingly. With the University already in modified operational status due to COVID-19 - and due to the holiday weekend - the potential effect of this temporary suspension of nonessential operations due to weather conditions may be minimized because many employees, instructors and students should be able to continue their activities from their alternative work locations. UW Bothell and UW Tacoma have also suspended operations through Monday. Visit uwb.edu/emergency for UW Bothell updates. Visit emergency.tacoma.uw.edu for UW Tacoma updates. Nonessential employees Under current COVID-19 modified operations, the majority of the University's faculty, staff and student employees (defined in policy as nonessential to on-campus operations) are teleworking. Employees who are teleworking and scheduled to work Saturday should continue to do so during suspended operations. Those who cannot telework or are unable to continue teleworking due to weather-related impacts (e.g., power outage) or changes in telework circumstances as a result of operational suspension should follow the UW Suspended Operations Policy. Essential employees Employees identified by their unit as performing an essential service - and who must come to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic - are required to report to work during any period of declared suspended operation. Students and instructors Classes that are being taught remotely should continue to do so during suspended operations. Instructors who are unable to teach remotely due to weather-related impacts should communicate directly with students and provide alternatives as appropriate. Students who are unable to participate remotely due to weather-related impacts should similarly communicate with their instructor. In-person instruction will not meet on campus during suspended operations. Instructors currently teaching in person should communicate in advance with students about expectations for remote instruction or alternative class assignments. UW Athletics For updates regarding athletics events - which are being held with no spectators in attendance in adherence to state guidelines - please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. More information If you have questions about HR practices during suspended operations and inclement weather, please contact your unit's Human Resources Consultant. If you have questions about or need assistance with business continuity planning, please contact UW Emergency Management at disaster@uw.edu. For updates about UW shuttle service, parking closures and links to transit snow routes, please see https://transportation.uw.edu/.
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UPDATED at 2:20 p.m. Sunday: The UW's Seattle campus operations will remain suspended through Monday, Feb. 15, due to significant snow and potentially ongoing icy conditions around the region. Normal operations are expected to resume on the Seattle campus Tuesday, Feb. 16. Any updates will be announced accordingly. With the University already in modified operational status due to COVID-19 - and due to the holiday weekend - the potential effect of this temporary suspension of nonessential operations due to weather conditions may be minimized because many employees, instructors and students should be able to continue their activities from their alternative work locations. UW Bothell and UW Tacoma have also suspended operations through Monday. Visit uwb.edu/emergency for UW Bothell updates. Visit emergency.tacoma.uw.edu for UW Tacoma updates. Nonessential employees Under current COVID-19 modified operations, the majority of the University's faculty, staff and student employees (defined in policy as nonessential to on-campus operations) are teleworking. Employees who are teleworking and scheduled to work Saturday should continue to do so during suspended operations. Those who cannot telework or are unable to continue teleworking due to weather-related impacts (e.g., power outage) or changes in telework circumstances as a result of operational suspension should follow the UW Suspended Operations Policy. Essential employees Employees identified by their unit as performing an essential service - and who must come to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic - are required to report to work during any period of declared suspended operation. Students and instructors Classes that are being taught remotely should continue to do so during suspended operations. Instructors who are unable to teach remotely due to weather-related impacts should communicate directly with students and provide alternatives as appropriate. Students who are unable to participate remotely due to weather-related impacts should similarly communicate with their instructor. In-person instruction will not meet on campus during suspended operations. Instructors currently teaching in person should communicate in advance with students about expectations for remote instruction or alternative class assignments. UW Athletics For updates regarding athletics events - which are being held with no spectators in attendance in adherence to state guidelines - please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. More information If you have questions about HR practices during suspended operations and inclement weather, please contact your unit's Human Resources Consultant. If you have questions about or need assistance with business continuity planning, please contact UW Emergency Management at disaster@uw.edu. For updates about UW shuttle service, parking closures and links to transit snow routes, please see https://transportation.uw.edu/.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

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    Present: Source in UW residual.

    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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    1. present: Names UW Alert or University of Washington.
    2. present: UW emergency branding is present.
    3. present: Official UW safety attribution appears.
    4. present: Source element is satisfied.
    5. present: Agency wording is explicit.
    6. present: Names UW Alert or University of Washington.
    7. present: UW emergency branding is present.
    8. present: Official UW safety attribution appears.
    9. present: Source element is satisfied.
    10. present: Agency wording is explicit.
    11. present: Names UW Alert or University of Washington.
    12. present: UW emergency branding is present.
    13. present: Official UW safety attribution appears.
    14. present: Source element is satisfied.
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    16. present: Names UW Alert or University of Washington.
    17. present: UW emergency branding is present.
    18. present: Official UW safety attribution appears.
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    21. present: Names UW Alert or University of Washington.
    22. present: UW emergency branding is present.
    23. present: Official UW safety attribution appears.
    24. present: Source element is satisfied.
    25. present: Agency wording is explicit.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Hazard in UW residual.

    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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    1. present: Names a crime, weather, or operational hazard.
    2. present: Hazard category is explicit.
    3. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    4. present: Hazard element is met.
    5. present: Threat type is stated.
    6. present: Names a crime, weather, or operational hazard.
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    10. present: Threat type is stated.
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    13. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    14. present: Hazard element is met.
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    16. present: Names a crime, weather, or operational hazard.
    17. present: Hazard category is explicit.
    18. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    19. present: Hazard element is met.
    20. present: Threat type is stated.
    21. present: Names a crime, weather, or operational hazard.
    22. present: Hazard category is explicit.
    23. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    24. present: Hazard element is met.
    25. present: Threat type is stated.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Location in UW residual.

    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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    1. present: Names a UW campus or Seattle-area place.
    2. present: Place detail situates the update.
    3. present: Geographic reference is present.
    4. present: Location element is met.
    5. present: Named place supports location.
    6. present: Names a UW campus or Seattle-area place.
    7. present: Place detail situates the update.
    8. present: Geographic reference is present.
    9. present: Location element is met.
    10. present: Named place supports location.
    11. present: Names a UW campus or Seattle-area place.
    12. present: Place detail situates the update.
    13. present: Geographic reference is present.
    14. present: Location element is met.
    15. present: Named place supports location.
    16. present: Names a UW campus or Seattle-area place.
    17. present: Place detail situates the update.
    18. present: Geographic reference is present.
    19. present: Location element is met.
    20. present: Named place supports location.
    21. present: Names a UW campus or Seattle-area place.
    22. present: Place detail situates the update.
    23. present: Geographic reference is present.
    24. present: Location element is met.
    25. present: Named place supports location.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Guidance in UW residual.

    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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    1. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    2. present: Guidance is present.
    3. present: Action language addresses recipients.
    4. present: Guidance element is met.
    5. present: Instructions appear.
    6. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    7. present: Guidance is present.
    8. present: Action language addresses recipients.
    9. present: Guidance element is met.
    10. present: Instructions appear.
    11. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
    12. present: Guidance is present.
    13. present: Action language addresses recipients.
    14. present: Guidance element is met.
    15. present: Instructions appear.
    16. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
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    19. present: Guidance element is met.
    20. present: Instructions appear.
    21. present: Instructs recipients on protective or operational steps.
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    24. present: Guidance element is met.
    25. present: Instructions appear.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Time in UW residual.

    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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    1. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    2. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    3. present: When-language appears.
    4. present: Time element is present.
    5. present: Timing is specified.
    6. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    7. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    8. present: When-language appears.
    9. present: Time element is present.
    10. present: Timing is specified.
    11. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    12. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    13. present: When-language appears.
    14. present: Time element is present.
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    16. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    17. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
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    19. present: Time element is present.
    20. present: Timing is specified.
    21. present: Gives date, clock time, or operational window.
    22. present: Temporal detail anchors the update.
    23. present: When-language appears.
    24. present: Time element is present.
    25. present: Timing is specified.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Impact in UW residual.

    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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    1. present: Describes impact or investigative outcome.
    2. present: Impact language is present.
    3. present: Consequence is stated.
    4. present: Impact element is met.
    5. present: Effects are named.
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    21. present: Describes impact or investigative outcome.
    22. present: Impact language is present.
    23. present: Consequence is stated.
    24. present: Impact element is met.
    25. present: Effects are named.

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University of Washington UW Alert Blog multi-update emergency archive.
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    Seattle campus operations, along with UW Bothell and UW Tacoma, remain suspended through Monday
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Washington: Seattle campus operations, along with UW Bothell and UW Tacoma, remain suspended through." Incident of February 12, 2021. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-washington-seattle-campus-operations-along-with-uw-bothell-an-2021-02-12/

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