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Winter weather update

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University of Washington published an official alert update on or about 2022-11-29. Full text is preserved from the official archive.

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Injured
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University of Washington
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Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 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.

INITIAL ALERTMulti-channel
Verified verbatim1534 chars
The UW Weather Status Assessment Group is monitoring the wintery conditions on and around our campuses and throughout the region. We will continue to provide updates here, as needed. Campus operations in Seattle are normal at this time. UW Bothell and UW Tacoma have announced delayed starts for Thursday, Dec. 1. UW Bothell will be on remote operations until 11 a.m., while UW Tacoma will delay the opening of campus until noon. Please continue to check with your individual units, programs and campuses for more information. Units are authorized to implement elements of their Business, Academic and Research Continuity (BARC) plans, as needed, to maintain critical functions. More information will be provided here if there is any change in campus operations. Updates on weather-related plans at UW Bothell will be reported as they become available, and can be found at uwb.edu/emergency. Updates for UW Tacoma can be found at tacoma.uw.edu/emergency. Weather-related Information for UW Medicine sites can be found at uwmedicine.org. Certain areas, such as overpasses and wooden walkways, have been pre-treated, however please use caution when walking or driving on and around UW campuses. Here are some tips from UW Environmental Health & Safety to prevent slips, trips and falls while walking in wet or icy conditions. NOTE: If you don't already receive UW Alert and UW Advisory messages for important updates about emergencies or weather-related notices by text and/or email, click here to subscribe or update your settings.
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Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source.
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.

The UW Weather Status Assessment Group is monitoring the wintery conditions on and around our campuses and throughout the region. We will continue to provide updates here, as needed. Campus operations in Seattle are normal at this time. UW Bothell and UW Tacoma have announced delayed starts for Thursday, Dec. 1. UW Bothell will be on remote operations until 11 a.m., while UW Tacoma will delay the opening of campus until noon. Please continue to check with your individual units, programs and campuses for more information. Units are authorized to implement elements of their Business, Academic and Research Continuity (BARC) plans, as needed, to maintain critical functions. More information will be provided here if there is any change in campus operations. Updates on weather-related plans at UW Bothell will be reported as they become available, and can be found at uwb.edu/emergency. Updates for UW Tacoma can be found at tacoma.uw.edu/emergency. Weather-related Information for UW Medicine sites can be found at uwmedicine.org. Certain areas, such as overpasses and wooden walkways, have been pre-treated, however please use caution when walking or driving on and around UW campuses. Here are some tips from UW Environmental Health & Safety to prevent slips, trips and falls while walking in wet or icy conditions. NOTE: If you don't already receive UW Alert and UW Advisory messages for important updates about emergencies or weather-related notices by text and/or email, click here to subscribe or update your settings.

  • 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.

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

Official UW Alert archive entry.
Analysis

Key Findings

Official archive page preserves complete alert text.
Outcome
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. Official
    Winter weather update
    emergency.uw.edu
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "University of Washington: Winter weather update." Incident of November 29, 2022. Added July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-washington-winter-weather-update-2022-11-29/

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