{
  "id": "2017-09-11-clemson-university-tropical-storm-irma-high-wind-rain-and-flood-guidance",
  "slug": "clemson-university-tropical-storm-irma-high-wind-rain-and-flood-guidance-2017-09-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Clemson University",
    "shortName": "Clemson",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CU Alerts / CU SAFE ALERT",
    "enrollment": 27000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2017-09-11",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Tropical Storm Irma high wind rain and flood guidance",
    "headlinePublic": "Tropical Storm Irma high wind rain and flood guidance",
    "summary": "Clemson [published a CU Alert](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2017/09/11/tropical-storm-irma-scemd-warns-of-high-wind-heavy-rain-flooding) with storm monitoring and preparedness guidance.",
    "outcome": "See official CU Alerts archive for follow-on campus closure decisions if any."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "CU Alerts dated 2017-09-11",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The hurricane, which is now Tropical Storm Irma continues to affect the state. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) urges residents to be aware of the potential of 3 to 6 inches of rain, with up to 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts and flooding in low-lying areas.\n\nSCEMD reports that mandatory evacuations are still in effect for barrier islands, including Edisto Beach in Colleton County; Daufuskie, Fripp, Harbor, Hunting and Hilton Head Islands in Beaufort County; and Knowles and Tullifiny in Jasper County.\n\nResidents who need safe shelter from the storm may go to one of 24 emergency shelters that are open across the state. A complete list of shelters is available at SCEMD’s website: scemd.org/shelters-rss.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2017/09/11/tropical-storm-irma-scemd-warns-of-high-wind-heavy-rain-flooding",
      "sourceDescription": "Clemson CU Alerts archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official alerts.clemson.edu archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 730,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official Clemson CU Alerts archive at alerts.clemson.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete official storm preparedness CU Alert text recovered."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Clemson CU Alert - Tropical Storm Irma high wind rain and flood guidance",
      "url": "https://alerts.clemson.edu/2017/09/11/tropical-storm-irma-scemd-warns-of-high-wind-heavy-rain-flooding",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "clemson",
    "weather",
    "hurricane",
    "2017"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}