{
  "id": "2024-11-06-loyola-university-new-orleans-hurricane-rafael",
  "slug": "loyola-university-new-orleans-hurricane-rafael-2024-11-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Loyola University New Orleans",
    "shortName": "Loyola",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "private-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "Loyno Alert",
    "enrollment": 4500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-11-06",
    "endDate": "2024-11-08",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Normal operations while a Gulf hurricane is monitored",
    "headlinePublic": "Normal operations while a Gulf hurricane is monitored",
    "summary": "Loyola University New Orleans [posted that it was closely monitoring Hurricane Rafael with no expected change to class schedules](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status) on November 6, then [confirmed the campus was open under normal operations](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status) on November 8 while still watching the storm.",
    "outcome": "Campus stayed open. Two situation-status teasers on the live listing; dedicated permalinks have empty Drupal field-body."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-11-06T10:07:50-06:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "We are closely monitoring Hurricane Rafael as it develops and enters the Gulf of Mexico. The storm’s exact track remains uncertain at this time, but it is likely to weaken significantly as it moves into the northern Gulf with landfall projected for Sunday or Monday. We anticipate minimal impact on our campus and do not foresee significant changes to class schedules or campus operations.\n\nWe expect to have more detailed information within the next 24-36 hours and will share updates on any university plans or preparations as more details become available. For guidance on actions to take before, during, and after a weather event, please review the personal preparedness resources available on our website at https://emergency.loyno.edu/personal-preparedness.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status",
      "sourceDescription": "emergency.loyno.edu situation-status listing teaser: Normal Operations + Monitoring Hurricane Rafael (Nov 6)",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual HTML match + second-blind of the listing teaser on https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status (HTTP 200). Dedicated permalink https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/normal-operations-monitoring-hurricane-rafael has an empty Drupal field-body (logo-only); the product is the views-field-body teaser. sha256 b59565fdb70478ecf5bf93bd23b25d42efa94abb591d3a4caf71ca254f409950. Interior U+2019 in storm's preserved.",
        "Thread checked N/A (situation-status CMS, not an X thread).",
        "Distinct from 2024-09-11-loyola-university-new-orleans-hurricane-francine and the 2026 Arthur/Bertha remote-ops cases."
      ],
      "characterCount": 763
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-11-08T09:06:59-06:00",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Loyola University New Orleans is open and under normal operations. All classes, activities, and services are on schedule.\n\nWe continue to monitor Hurricane Rafael. While its track remains somewhat uncertain, no hurricane-force impacts are forecast for the New Orleans area. The system is expected to weaken as it moves through the Gulf, though it may bring heavy rain and possible street flooding to our area on Sunday.\n\nWe will continue to monitor the storm closely through the weekend. Based on current forecasts, we do not anticipate any changes to class schedules or campus operations. Further updates will be provided if the situation changes.\nFor guidance on actions to take before, during, and after a weather event, please review the personal preparedness resources available on our website.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status",
      "sourceDescription": "emergency.loyno.edu situation-status listing teaser: Normal Operations + Monitoring Hurricane Rafael (Nov 8)",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual HTML match + second-blind of the listing teaser. Dedicated permalink https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/normal-operations-monitoring-hurricane-rafael-0 has an empty Drupal field-body. sha256 0523ec8479b0a89080e59eff0ea59586b49ad542598488e9ae6b68dd758a6a7d. Served single newline before the preparedness sentence (not a third blank line).",
        "Thread checked N/A (situation-status CMS, not an X thread)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 799
    }
  ],
  "context": "Loyola University New Orleans posts situation-status updates at [emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status). The Rafael teasers are also linked as [Normal Operations + Monitoring Hurricane Rafael (Nov 6)](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/normal-operations-monitoring-hurricane-rafael) and [Nov 8 follow-up](https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status/normal-operations-monitoring-hurricane-rafael-0) (dedicated Drupal permalinks render empty field-body; the transmitted text is the listing teaser).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-product Rafael sequence on the situation-status listing: Nov 6 monitoring with no expected schedule change, Nov 8 campus open under normal operations."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Situation Status listing (Rafael teasers)",
      "url": "https://emergency.loyno.edu/situation-status",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "loyola-nola",
    "rafael",
    "2024",
    "hurricane"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}