{
  "id": "2026-08-16-unc-chapel-hill-severe-thunderstorm-warning",
  "slug": "unc-chapel-hill-severe-thunderstorm-warning-2026-08-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill",
    "shortName": "UNC",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Alert Carolina",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-16",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Afternoon severe thunderstorm warning for Chapel Hill area",
    "headlinePublic": "Afternoon severe thunderstorm warning for Chapel Hill area",
    "summary": "Alert Carolina [issued a severe thunderstorm warning](https://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/2089061389822206138) for the Chapel Hill area on August 16, 2026.",
    "outcome": "Informational weather product issued for the NWS warning window."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-16T14:47:02-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "!Alert Carolina! \n 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://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/2089061389822206138",
      "sourceDescription": "@AlertCarolina SVR Aug 16",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-16.",
        "Thread checked 2026-08-16: no further posts from @AlertCarolina for this incident.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-08-unc-chapel-hill-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different date and status ID."
      ],
      "characterCount": 125
    }
  ],
  "context": "UNC issues Alert Carolina products on [@AlertCarolina](https://x.com/AlertCarolina) and [alertcarolina.unc.edu](https://alertcarolina.unc.edu/).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Standalone afternoon severe thunderstorm informational product."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@AlertCarolina SVR Aug 16",
      "url": "https://x.com/AlertCarolina/status/2089061389822206138",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "north-carolina",
    "severe-weather",
    "alert-carolina"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-16",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}