{
  "id": "2025-02-12-auburn-university-lee-county-tornado-watch",
  "slug": "auburn-university-lee-county-tornado-watch-2025-02-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Auburn University",
    "shortName": "Auburn",
    "state": "AL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "AU ALERT",
    "alertPlatform": "X",
    "enrollment": 33000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-02-12",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Lee County tornado watch with campus shelters open",
    "headlinePublic": "Lee County tornado watch with campus shelters open",
    "summary": "AU ALERT [@AuburnSafety](https://x.com/AuburnSafety/status/1889878199016050703) posted a Lee County tornado watch until 3 a.m. and then opened campus shelters.",
    "outcome": "RBD Library and Greene Hall were opened until the watch expired. No all-clear post was part of this pair."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-02-12T21:24:09-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Tornado watch in effect for Lee county (including the city of Auburn) until 3am. \n\nHave phones charged. Have a reliable way to get weather updates. Know where your safe place is (lowest floor, interior room, away from windows). \n\n#auburnsafe #tigersafe",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AuburnSafety/status/1889878199016050703",
      "sourceDescription": "@AuburnSafety Lee County tornado watch",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent thread fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 95b76c54e93205b5c29cfc2b1b2bbe94937a847ba1027ec1c7c8c8aa5b4f89c7. Times are America/Chicago CST (UTC-6).",
        "Thread checked 2026-10-04: no further posts from @AuburnSafety for this incident. The shelter opening is 1889878908448932095, filed as sequence 2."
      ],
      "characterCount": 252
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-02-12T21:26:58-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Campus shelters are open. RBD Library and Greene Hall (pet friendly) are open until the tornado watch ends. At this time, the watch is set to expire at 3am.\n\nStay safe! #weatheraware #auburnsafe #tigersafe",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AuburnSafety/status/1889878908448932095",
      "sourceDescription": "@AuburnSafety campus shelters open",
      "annotations": [
        "Sequence 2 shelter opening. sha256 86ff29f00319f7d414435551b0eadb91a60172c6f3dba2e4bd7add3509527a4a. No replies."
      ],
      "characterCount": 205
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official posts: the [tornado watch](https://x.com/AuburnSafety/status/1889878199016050703) and the [shelter opening](https://x.com/AuburnSafety/status/1889878908448932095).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Tornado watch for Lee County, including Auburn, with RBD Library and Greene Hall opened as shelters until 3 a.m."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@AuburnSafety Lee County tornado watch",
      "url": "https://x.com/AuburnSafety/status/1889878199016050703",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    },
    {
      "title": "@AuburnSafety campus shelters open",
      "url": "https://x.com/AuburnSafety/status/1889878908448932095",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "alabama",
    "auburn",
    "severe-weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}