{
  "id": "2026-08-16-university-of-illinois-springfield-severe-thunderstorm-warning",
  "slug": "university-of-illinois-springfield-severe-thunderstorm-warning-2026-08-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Illinois Springfield",
    "shortName": "UIS",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "UIS Emergency Alert",
    "enrollment": 4364
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-16",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Seek-shelter notice for a Sangamon County thunderstorm warning",
    "headlinePublic": "Seek-shelter notice for a Sangamon County thunderstorm warning",
    "summary": "UIS [issued a UIS Emergency Alert telling the campus to seek shelter](https://x.com/UISedu/status/2089057584141509106) after NWS placed Sangamon County under a severe thunderstorm warning until 2:00 p.m.",
    "outcome": "Protective seek-shelter product issued for the NWS warning window. No further @UISedu posts for this incident."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-16T13:31:55-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UIS Emergency Alert: Severe weather approaching UIS. Seek shelter now. The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 2:00 PM for Sangamon County.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UISedu/status/2089057584141509106",
      "sourceDescription": "@UISedu UIS Emergency Alert SVR Aug 16",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-16. sha256 cc9dc52ab3b4f8679c87f7106b1a8d77341d37b76ea3fe04d201daba664e3d03.",
        "Thread checked 2026-08-16: no further posts from @UISedu for this incident.",
        "Timeline ±48h walked: 2026-08-14 @UISedu State Fair promo is unrelated."
      ],
      "characterCount": 175
    }
  ],
  "context": "UIS posts UIS Emergency Alert products on the official university account [@UISedu](https://x.com/UISedu). getrave.com/rss/uis/channel1 exists but holds only a 2023 OWS integration test fixture, not a live alert archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Standalone seek-shelter product naming UIS and the Sangamon County NWS warning window."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UISedu UIS Emergency Alert SVR Aug 16",
      "url": "https://x.com/UISedu/status/2089057584141509106",
      "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-masters",
    "illinois",
    "severe-weather",
    "uis-emergency-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-16",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}