{
  "id": "2026-04-14-rogers-state-university-tornado-warning-shelter",
  "slug": "rogers-state-university-tornado-warning-shelter-2026-04-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Rogers State University",
    "shortName": "RSU",
    "state": "OK",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "RSU Critical Alert",
    "enrollment": 3500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-04-14",
    "endDate": "2026-04-15",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "RSU tornado warning shelter and multi-campus tornado watch (Apr 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "RSU tornado warning shelter and multi-campus tornado watch (Apr 2026)",
    "summary": "Rogers State University [issued a Critical Alert tornado WARNING for Rogers County](https://x.com/RogersStateU/status/2044248658640810074) directing immediate shelter, then [warned that a Tornado Watch covered all three campuses](https://x.com/RogersStateU/status/2044507648867942893) the following evening.",
    "outcome": "Immediate shelter for tornado warning; multi-campus weather awareness under tornado watch."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-04-14",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "RSU Critical Alert: Tornado WARNING in effect for Rogers County. Seek shelter immediately and stay weather aware.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RogersStateU/status/2044248658640810074",
      "sourceDescription": "RSU Critical Alert tornado WARNING",
      "characterCount": 113,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @RogersStateU X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-04-15",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "RSU Community: A large portion of northeast Oklahoma is under a Tornado Watch this evening, April 15, until 9 p.m. The Tornado Watch area includes all three RSU campuses. Threats include heavy rains, wind, hail and tornadoes. Please remain weather aware. Stay safe, Hillcats! #rsu",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RogersStateU/status/2044507648867942893",
      "sourceDescription": "RSU Tornado Watch multi-campus notice",
      "characterCount": 280,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @RogersStateU X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b180 Rogers State residual public-masters tornado chain.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed Critical Alert tornado WARNING with seek-shelter guidance plus multi-campus tornado watch."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "RSU tornado WARNING",
      "url": "https://x.com/RogersStateU/status/2044248658640810074",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "RSU tornado watch",
      "url": "https://x.com/RogersStateU/status/2044507648867942893",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "oklahoma",
    "tornado",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}