{
  "id": "2025-08-19-murray-state-university-wilson-hall-water-evacuation",
  "slug": "murray-state-university-wilson-hall-water-evacuation-2025-08-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Murray State University",
    "shortName": "MSU",
    "state": "KY",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "RacerAlert / @murraystateuniv",
    "enrollment": 9700
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-08-19",
    "type": "infrastructure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Residence or academic hall evacuated after rain-driven interior water leaks",
    "headlinePublic": "Residence or academic hall evacuated after rain-driven interior water leaks",
    "summary": "Murray State University [evacuated and temporarily closed Wilson Hall after heavy rainfall caused water leaking inside](https://x.com/murraystateuniv/status/1958009225348518223). Facilities Management and SSC staff responded on site; the university anticipated normal operating hours the next day with a few isolated areas possibly still closed.",
    "outcome": "Building evacuated and closed due to water intrusion; reopening expected next day with possible isolated closed areas."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-08-19T22:32:32-05:00",
      "timestampApprox": "August 19–20, 2025 evening (X snowflake 2025-08-20 03:32 UTC)",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to heavy rainfall earlier, Wilson Hall has been temporarily evacuated and is currently closed due to water leaking inside. FM and SSC staff are on site. We anticipate the building opening for normal operating hours tomorrow with a few isolated areas that may be closed.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/murraystateuniv/status/1958009225348518223",
      "sourceDescription": "@murraystateuniv on X (official)",
      "annotations": [
        "EXPANSION new case 2026-08-02: second-blind dual-tool match; textSha256 73956828dd9e7dd97d6d22d6840e2a04e6f2f96fe4a771bb8e74f29e8c311493",
        "SPN 523 at capture."
      ],
      "characterCount": 273
    }
  ],
  "context": "Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky is a [public master's-granting institution](https://www.murraystate.edu/). On the evening of August 19, 2025 (UTC timestamp August 20), the official [@murraystateuniv account posted](https://x.com/murraystateuniv/status/1958009225348518223) that Wilson Hall had been temporarily evacuated and closed after heavy rainfall caused water leaking inside. Facilities Management (FM) and SSC staff were on site. The message anticipated reopening for normal operating hours the next day with a few isolated areas that might remain closed.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Alert named the building, the cause (heavy rainfall/water leaking), and the operational status (evacuated/closed).",
    "Message set an expected reopen horizon (next day normal hours) rather than an indefinite closure.",
    "Official social channel used as the public full-text artifact for a facilities emergency."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@murraystateuniv Wilson Hall water evacuation",
      "url": "https://x.com/murraystateuniv/status/1958009225348518223",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "kentucky",
    "public-masters",
    "infrastructure",
    "water-intrusion",
    "building-evacuation",
    "raceralert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}