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  "id": "2018-05-15-ohio-state-university-columbus-severe-thunderstorm-and-tornado",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-columbus-severe-thunderstorm-and-tornado-2018-05-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "Ohio State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
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    "enrollment": 60000
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    "date": "2018-05-15",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Columbus campus mid-May afternoon storm escalating to tornado warning",
    "headlinePublic": "Columbus campus mid-May afternoon storm escalating to tornado warning",
    "summary": "Ohio State Emergency Management [relayed NWS weather product(s)](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/996469543013961728) for the Columbus campus, including multi-wave severe thunderstorm then tornado warnings. Distinct incident from 2018-05-14-ohio-state-university-newark-severe-thunderstorm-warnings: separate main-campus product stream (Columbus) on a different calendar day from Newark mid-May products.",
    "outcome": "NWS product(s) relayed for campus."
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2018-05-15T15:17:07-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "OSU Columbus Campus - \n Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 3:15PM EDT expiring May 15 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/996469543013961728",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 426."
      ],
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    },
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2018-05-15T15:23:06-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "OSU Columbus Campus - \n Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 3:21PM EDT expiring May 15 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/996471051679911940",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 426."
      ],
      "characterCount": 130
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2018-05-15T15:40:07-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "OSU Columbus Campus - \n Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 3:39PM EDT expiring May 15 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/996475334026579968",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 426."
      ],
      "characterCount": 130
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2018-05-15T18:01:07-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert OSU Columbus:\n Tornado Warning issued May 15 at 6:00PM EDT expiring May 15 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/996510816559157248",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 426."
      ],
      "characterCount": 123
    },
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      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2018-05-15T18:16:05-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert OSU Columbus:\n Tornado Warning issued May 15 at 6:15PM EDT expiring May 15 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/996514583828488192",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 426."
      ],
      "characterCount": 123
    },
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      "sequence": 6,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2018-05-15T18:22:04-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert OSU Columbus:\n Tornado Warning issued May 15 at 6:21PM EDT expiring May 15 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/996516090229542912",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP residual",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02 (keyword_search family + second fetch). SPN 523.",
        "EXPANSION batch 426."
      ],
      "characterCount": 123
    }
  ],
  "context": "Ohio State Buckeye Alert residual on [@OSU_EMFP](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "2018 Columbus multi-product severe weather residual.",
    "Distinct incident from 2018-05-14-ohio-state-university-newark-severe-thunderstorm-warnings: separate main-campus product stream (Columbus) on a different calendar day from Newark mid-May products."
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  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
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