{
  "id": "2024-08-09-george-washington-university-tornado-warning-shelter",
  "slug": "george-washington-university-tornado-warning-shelter-2024-08-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "George Washington University",
    "shortName": "GW",
    "state": "DC",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "GW Alert / @GWAlert",
    "enrollment": 26000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-09",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Foggy Bottom and MVC shelter for tornado warning",
    "headlinePublic": "Foggy Bottom and MVC shelter for tornado warning",
    "summary": "GW Alert [ordered Foggy Bottom and MVC campuses to shelter under a tornado warning](https://x.com/GWAlert/status/1821887006164840708).",
    "outcome": "Tornado warning expired; continue caution for wind/rain."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-09T08:31:25-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "GWAlert: Emergency, Foggy Bottom & MVC SHELTER for a tornado warning. Get indoors and stay indoors. Go to lowest level. Avoid windows and doors. Beware of debri",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWAlert/status/1821887006164840708",
      "sourceDescription": "@GWAlert",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 160
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-09T08:51:52-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "GW ALERT: The NWS Tornado Warning has expired. Please continue to exercise caution due to wind and rain associated with the ongoing storms",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWAlert/status/1821892152345161792",
      "sourceDescription": "@GWAlert expired",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 138
    }
  ],
  "context": "GW posts GW Alert emergency notices on [@GWAlert](https://x.com/GWAlert).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official multi-campus protective instructions from GW Alert."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@GWAlert",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWAlert/status/1821887006164840708",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@GWAlert",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWAlert/status/1821892152345161792",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "district-of-columbia",
    "gw-alert",
    "tornado"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}