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  "id": "2024-07-16-amherst-college-tornado-warning-shelter",
  "slug": "amherst-college-tornado-warning-shelter-2024-07-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Amherst College",
    "shortName": "Amherst",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "private-liberal-arts",
    "alertSystemName": "AC Alert / @AmherstCollege",
    "enrollment": 1900
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-07-16",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "NWS tornado warning shelter then cancel",
    "headlinePublic": "NWS tornado warning shelter then cancel",
    "summary": "Amherst [issued a tornado-warning shelter order](https://x.com/AmherstCollege/status/1813363518357324123) then [cancelled the warning and resumed normal activities](https://x.com/AmherstCollege/status/1813368573579919631).",
    "outcome": "Warning cancelled; normal activities resumed."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-07-16T20:02:08-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "ALERT: @NWS issued a tornado warning affecting campus. Seek shelter indoors in the basement or lowest floor of a sturdy building away from windows and outside walls. Further updates will be provided via text, email and alert system.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AmherstCollege/status/1813363518357324123",
      "sourceDescription": "@AmherstCollege tornado warning",
      "characterCount": 232,
      "annotations": [
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-07-16T20:22:13-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "AC Alert - Emergency: The tornado warning affecting campus has been cancelled. Normal activities may resume.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AmherstCollege/status/1813368573579919631",
      "sourceDescription": "@AmherstCollege tornado cancelled",
      "characterCount": 108,
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-04; second blind sha256 match.",
        "SPN 523 at capture (web.archive.org/save returned 523)."
      ],
      "textSha256": "806e75cb5b2ad0786454843f8c14752a8dba70a21157e18155e4b7fb70cb4098"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official institutional X channel.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official full-text X capture with dual blind confirmation."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@AmherstCollege tornado warning",
      "url": "https://x.com/AmherstCollege/status/1813363518357324123",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@AmherstCollege tornado cancelled",
      "url": "https://x.com/AmherstCollege/status/1813368573579919631",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-liberal-arts",
    "massachusetts",
    "tornado",
    "amherst"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}