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  "id": "2020-04-13-clemson-university-storm-outage-operations-closed",
  "slug": "clemson-university-storm-outage-operations-closed-2020-04-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Clemson University",
    "shortName": "Clemson",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CU Alert",
    "enrollment": 28000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-04-13",
    "type": "severe-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "University ops closed Monday after severe storms and power outages",
    "headlinePublic": "University ops closed Monday after severe storms and power outages",
    "summary": "Clemson [CU Alerts](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2020/04/13/all-online-instruction-and-closed-university-operations-for-monday-april-13/) published a community operations notice.",
    "outcome": "See alert text.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2020-04-13 (CU Alerts)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Following severe storms resulting in more than 230,000 power outages across the State of South Carolin a, Clemson University has suspended all online instruction and closed University operations for Monday, April 13.\n\nOnline testing and exams scheduled for today will be rescheduled. Those students who have begun exams and are able to continue should complete their current testing. Faculty and instructors needing assistance rescheduling exams should contact ITHelp@clemson.edu.\n\nEmployees should not enter leave requests until after the weather event and further guidance from Human Resources.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2020/04/13/all-online-instruction-and-closed-university-operations-for-monday-april-13/",
      "sourceDescription": "CU Alerts official archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from alerts.clemson.edu"
      ],
      "characterCount": 596
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official full text from [alerts.clemson.edu](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2020/04/13/all-online-instruction-and-closed-university-operations-for-monday-april-13/).",
  "keyFindings": [
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  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "CU Alerts",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2020/04/13/all-online-instruction-and-closed-university-operations-for-monday-april-13/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "CU Alerts index",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "clemson"
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}