{
  "id": "2026-08-16-north-carolina-central-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning",
  "slug": "north-carolina-central-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning-2026-08-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "North Carolina Central University",
    "shortName": "NCCU",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "NCCU Alert",
    "enrollment": 8000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-16",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Afternoon thunderstorm warning with flooded-roadway caution",
    "headlinePublic": "Afternoon thunderstorm warning with flooded-roadway caution",
    "summary": "NCCU [issued an NCCU Alert for a severe thunderstorm warning around campus](https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2) with flash-flood and flooded-roadway guidance for the 2:43-3:45 p.m. EDT NWS window.",
    "outcome": "Protective awareness guidance issued for the afternoon warning window."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-16T14:44:14-04:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "NCCU Alert:\n\nA Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the area around NCCU. Stay aware of Flash Flooding and Strong Winds. Do not cross flooded roadways.\r\n\r\nNOAA:  Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 2:43PM EDT until August 16 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2",
      "sourceDescription": "NCCU Alert Rave RSS (nccu/channel2)",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent Rave RSS fetch 2026-08-16. sha256 1f0f3afb273279435df377c7d6f9d3309fca0849cb313082924a235a3ff2f35d.",
        "CR characters (
) preserved as carriage returns from feed.",
        "Thread checked N/A (RSS single current product).",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-08-north-carolina-central-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different NWS window (Aug 16 2:43-3:45 p.m. vs Aug 8 6:39-7:30 p.m.)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 279
    }
  ],
  "context": "NCCU issues NCCU Alert products via Rave; public feed at [getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2](https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Campus-area afternoon SVR product pairs NWS window with flooded-roadway instruction."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "NCCU Alert Rave RSS SVR Aug 16",
      "url": "https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "north-carolina",
    "nccu",
    "severe-weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-16",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}