{
  "id": "2025-01-20-cornell-university-cold-weather-awareness",
  "slug": "cornell-university-cold-weather-awareness-2025-01-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Cornell University",
    "shortName": "Cornell",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CornellALERT",
    "enrollment": 25582
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-20",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Cold weather awareness for subzero wind chill and frostbite risk",
    "headlinePublic": "Cold weather awareness for subzero wind chill and frostbite risk",
    "summary": "On January 20, 2025, Cornell [issued a Cold Weather Awareness CornellALERT](https://emergency.cornell.edu/cornell-alerts/cornellalert-cold-weather-awareness-1-20-2025/) during a period of subzero wind chill and an NWS Cold Weather Advisory, with campus operations expected to continue.",
    "outcome": "Community advisory issued via Cornell Alerts archive; no casualty event.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-01-20 (date on Cornell Alerts archive page; exact clock time not stated)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "CornellALERT: Cold Weather Awareness\n\nThis week Ithaca and the surrounding region will experience a period of cold temperatures and wind chill values below zero degrees Fahrenheit. The National Weather Service has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for part of the week, with the coldest temperatures expected during the overnight and early morning hours each day.\n\nWhile campus operations are expected to continue, Cornell encourages members of all campus communities to prepare for and protect themselves from these cold conditions.\n\nWhen possible, minimize the time you spend outside and protect yourself by dressing for the weather. Precautions include:\n\n• Wearing multiple layers of clothing, including an insulated layer.\n\n• Wearing a windproof outer layer to block the wind.\n\n• Wearing a warm hat that protects your ears.\n\n• Protecting your hands with gloves or mittens.\n\n• Covering exposed skin, especially your nose, with a scarf or face mask.\n\n• Wearing sturdy, water resistant boots with warm socks.\n\nA Cold Weather Advisory means that temperatures in some locations could cause frostbite on unexposed skin in as little as thirty minutes. There is also a risk of hypothermia if you spend enough time outdoors in cold weather.\n\nCheck the National Weather Service’s Binghamton website for updates to the forecast and cold weather advisory.\n\nAdditional information and updates will be posted to the Cornell University Emergency Management website at https://emergency.cornell.edu",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.cornell.edu/cornell-alerts/cornellalert-cold-weather-awareness-1-20-2025/",
      "sourceDescription": "Cornell Office of Emergency Management Cornell Alerts archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Complete text from official emergency.cornell.edu Cornell Alerts page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1483
    }
  ],
  "context": "On January 20, 2025, Cornell [issued a Cold Weather Awareness CornellALERT](https://emergency.cornell.edu/cornell-alerts/cornellalert-cold-weather-awareness-1-20-2025/) during a period of subzero wind chill and an NWS Cold Weather Advisory, with campus operations expected to continue. Official text preserved on emergency.cornell.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Cornell Alerts archive preserves full community advisory wording"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Cornell Alerts archive",
      "url": "https://emergency.cornell.edu/cornell-alerts/cornellalert-cold-weather-awareness-1-20-2025/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cornell Office of Emergency Management",
      "url": "https://emergency.cornell.edu/cornell-alerts/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "cornell",
    "cornellalert",
    "advisory"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}