{
  "id": "2026-09-09-ohio-state-university-newark-tornado-warning",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-newark-tornado-warning-2026-09-09",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "Ohio State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert / @OSU_EMFP",
    "enrollment": 60000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-09",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Newark and COTC tornado warning after thunderstorm product",
    "headlinePublic": "Newark and COTC tornado warning after thunderstorm product",
    "summary": "Ohio State Emergency Management [relayed an NWS severe thunderstorm warning for the Newark campus](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097849493626466467) then [a Buckeye Alert tornado warning for OSU Newark/COTC](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097851855812337775).",
    "outcome": "NWS tornado warning relayed for Newark/COTC until 9:30 p.m. EDT. No extra shelter clause. Do not invent shelter language."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-09T20:47:50-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "OSU Newark Campus - \n Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 9 at 8:46PM EDT until September 9 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097849493626466467",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP Newark SVR 8:46PM",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch 2026-09-14 oembed+fxtwitter EQUAL sha256 18c5789829fc5de8c7b15cd9333e811ff1bd4069558fe355957e10a8929bbd6f chars=135.",
        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-09-14: sequence 2 is the Newark/COTC tornado warning 10 minutes later. Columbus SVRs the same evening are a distinct campus case.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-03-07-ohio-state-university-newark-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different product window."
      ],
      "characterCount": 135
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-09T20:57:13-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert OSU Newark/COTC: \n Tornado Warning issued September 9 at 8:57PM EDT until September 9 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097851855812337775",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP Newark/COTC tornado warning",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch 2026-09-14 oembed+fxtwitter EQUAL sha256 55b33d678aa4d26f4fedcb68a61c151e096f749b43c964f943d9ca7142536bf7 chars=134. Official slash Newark/COTC preserved."
      ],
      "characterCount": 134
    }
  ],
  "context": "Ohio State posts regional campus weather alerts on [@OSU_EMFP](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP). Official posts: the [Newark SVR](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097849493626466467) and the [Newark/COTC tornado warning](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097851855812337775).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Newark SVR then Buckeye Alert Newark/COTC tornado warning the same evening; NWS-header form with no extra shelter clause."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@OSU_EMFP Newark SVR 8:46PM",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097849493626466467",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@OSU_EMFP Newark/COTC tornado warning",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2097851855812337775",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "ohio",
    "tornado",
    "ohio-state",
    "newark"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}