{
  "id": "2026-07-27-indiana-university-northwest-tornado-warning-seek-shelter",
  "slug": "indiana-university-northwest-tornado-warning-seek-shelter-2026-07-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Indiana University Northwest",
    "shortName": "IU Northwest",
    "state": "IN",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "IU Notify / IUN Alert",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-27",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Lake County tornado warning SEEK SHELTER NOW for Northwest campus",
    "headlinePublic": "Lake County tornado warning SEEK SHELTER NOW for Northwest campus",
    "summary": "IU Public Safety [IUN Alert](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2081800710341996659) ordered SEEK SHELTER for a Lake County tornado warning covering the IU Northwest area, then [refreshed](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2081801002135466001) the product times.",
    "outcome": "Tornado warning product relayed with seek-shelter instruction."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-27T12:55:41-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Alert:Lake County:SEEK SHELTER NOW.\n\nTornado Warning issued July 27 at 12:50PM CDT until July 27 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2081800710341996659",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02. SPN 523.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-06-11-indiana-university-northwest-tornado-warning: different NWS product day July 27."
      ],
      "characterCount": 132
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-27T12:56:51-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Alert:Lake County:SEEK SHELTER NOW.\n\nTornado Warning issued July 27 at 12:55PM CDT until July 27 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2081801002135466001",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN Alert refresh",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 132
    }
  ],
  "context": "IU Public Safety posts multi-campus IU Notify alerts on [@IUpolice](https://x.com/IUpolice).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "IUN-prefixed Lake County tornado warning with 5-minute product refresh."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN Alert",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2081800710341996659",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN Alert refresh",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2081801002135466001",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "indiana",
    "tornado",
    "iu-northwest",
    "diversity"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "annotations": [
    "Distinct incident from 2026-06-11-indiana-university-northwest-tornado-warning: different NWS product day July 27."
  ]
}