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UPDATE: Normal operations suspended Saturday and Sunday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell

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University of Washington published an official alert on or about 2019-02-07. Full text is preserved from the official archive.

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INITIAL ALERTMulti-channel
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UPDATE at 2:25 p.m.: The UW Seattle campus will suspend normal operations on Sunday due to significant snowfall. UW Athletics plans to proceed with hosting gymnastics and tennis events Sunday. For updates regarding athletics events, please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. Fans attending athletics events are encouraged to take public transit, including light rail, if possible. ORIGINAL POST (Friday at 5:08 p.m.) In anticipation of significant snowfall Friday afternoon, the UW will suspend operations early at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Classes, activities and other events after that time will be canceled. Operations will also be suspended on Saturday. Please use caution when walking and driving on and around campus. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to communicate with their supervisors and instructors, and make other appropriate arrangements. Employees identified by their unit as performing an essential service are required to report to work during any period of declared suspended operation. Employees in positions that are not designated as essential do not report to work when operations are suspended. These employees are covered by the pay and time off policies that apply during periods of suspended operations. Telework may be a feasible option both for employees in essential positions and for regular employees who would not normally work during a suspension of operations. Employees may telework during suspended operations so long as they have the advance written approval of their supervisor or manager. Learn more about the UW's suspended operations policy here: https://hr.uw.edu/policies/suspended-operations/ For updates regarding athletics events Friday and Saturday, please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. Fans attending athletics events, if they proceed, are encouraged to take public transit, including light rail, if possible. UW Tacoma has announced it will suspend operations at 12:15 p.m. Friday through the weekend. Updates for UW Tacoma can be found at emergency.tacoma.uw.edu. UPDATE at 7:41 p.m.: UW Bothell has announced it will suspend operations at 1 p.m. Friday through the weekend. Updates on weather-related plans at UW Bothell will be reported as they become available, and can be found at uwb.edu/emergency.
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Message elements

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.

UPDATE at 2:25 p.m.: The UW Seattle campus will suspend normal operations on Sunday due to significant snowfall. UW Athletics plans to proceed with hosting gymnastics and tennis events Sunday. For updates regarding athletics events, please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. Fans attending athletics events are encouraged to take public transit, including light rail, if possible. ORIGINAL POST (Friday at 5:08 p.m.) In anticipation of significant snowfall Friday afternoon, the UW will suspend operations early at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Classes, activities and other events after that time will be canceled. Operations will also be suspended on Saturday. Please use caution when walking and driving on and around campus. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to communicate with their supervisors and instructors, and make other appropriate arrangements. Employees identified by their unit as performing an essential service are required to report to work during any period of declared suspended operation. Employees in positions that are not designated as essential do not report to work when operations are suspended. These employees are covered by the pay and time off policies that apply during periods of suspended operations. Telework may be a feasible option both for employees in essential positions and for regular employees who would not normally work during a suspension of operations. Employees may telework during suspended operations so long as they have the advance written approval of their supervisor or manager. Learn more about the UW's suspended operations policy here: https://hr.uw.edu/policies/suspended-operations/ For updates regarding athletics events Friday and Saturday, please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. Fans attending athletics events, if they proceed, are encouraged to take public transit, including light rail, if possible. UW Tacoma has announced it will suspend operations at 12:15 p.m. Friday through the weekend. Updates for UW Tacoma can be found at emergency.tacoma.uw.edu. UPDATE at 7:41 p.m.: UW Bothell has announced it will suspend operations at 1 p.m. Friday through the weekend. Updates on weather-related plans at UW Bothell will be reported as they become available, and can be found at uwb.edu/emergency.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Source in residual alert.

    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: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
    2. present: Official sender attribution is present.
    3. present: Source element is satisfied.
    4. present: Agency wording is explicit.
    5. present: Alert system branding appears.
    6. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
    7. present: Official sender attribution is present.
    8. present: Source element is satisfied.
    9. present: Agency wording is explicit.
    10. present: Alert system branding appears.
    11. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
    12. present: Official sender attribution is present.
    13. present: Source element is satisfied.
    14. present: Agency wording is explicit.
    15. present: Alert system branding appears.
    16. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
    17. present: Official sender attribution is present.
    18. present: Source element is satisfied.
    19. present: Agency wording is explicit.
    20. present: Alert system branding appears.
    21. present: Institutional alert branding identifies the source.
    22. present: Official sender attribution is present.
    23. present: Source element is satisfied.
    24. present: Agency wording is explicit.
    25. present: Alert system branding appears.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Hazard in residual alert.

    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 hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
    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 hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
    7. present: Hazard category is explicit.
    8. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    9. present: Hazard element is met.
    10. present: Threat type is stated.
    11. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
    12. present: Hazard category is explicit.
    13. present: Concrete hazard wording is present.
    14. present: Hazard element is met.
    15. present: Threat type is stated.
    16. present: Names a hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
    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 hazard such as crime, weather, or test.
    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 residual alert.

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

    Final assessment

    Present: Guidance in residual alert.

    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 action or status.
    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 action or status.
    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 action or status.
    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 action or status.
    17. present: Guidance is present.
    18. present: Action language addresses recipients.
    19. present: Guidance element is met.
    20. present: Instructions appear.
    21. present: Instructs recipients on action or status.
    22. present: Guidance is present.
    23. present: Action language addresses recipients.
    24. present: Guidance element is met.
    25. present: Instructions appear.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present: Time in residual alert.

    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 or time window.
    2. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
    3. present: When-language appears.
    4. present: Time element is present.
    5. present: Timing is specified.
    6. present: Gives date or time window.
    7. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
    8. present: When-language appears.
    9. present: Time element is present.
    10. present: Timing is specified.
    11. present: Gives date or time window.
    12. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
    13. present: When-language appears.
    14. present: Time element is present.
    15. present: Timing is specified.
    16. present: Gives date or time window.
    17. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
    18. present: When-language appears.
    19. present: Time element is present.
    20. present: Timing is specified.
    21. present: Gives date or time window.
    22. present: Temporal detail anchors the alert.
    23. present: When-language appears.
    24. present: Time element is present.
    25. present: Timing is specified.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Absent: Impact in residual alert.

    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. absent: No impact.
    2. absent: Impact missing.
    3. absent: No consequence.
    4. absent: No status.
    5. absent: Impact absent.
    6. absent: No impact.
    7. absent: Impact missing.
    8. absent: No consequence.
    9. absent: No status.
    10. absent: Impact absent.
    11. absent: No impact.
    12. absent: Impact missing.
    13. absent: No consequence.
    14. absent: No status.
    15. absent: Impact absent.
    16. absent: No impact.
    17. absent: Impact missing.
    18. absent: No consequence.
    19. absent: No status.
    20. absent: Impact absent.
    21. absent: No impact.
    22. absent: Impact missing.
    23. absent: No consequence.
    24. absent: No status.
    25. absent: Impact absent.

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  1. Official
    UPDATE: Normal operations suspended Saturday and Sunday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell campuses
    emergency.uw.edu
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Washington: UPDATE: Normal operations suspended Saturday and Sunday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell." Incident of February 7, 2019. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-washington-update-normal-operations-suspended-saturday-and-su-2019-02-07/

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