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  "id": "2023-02-27-university-of-illinois-tornado-warning-feb",
  "slug": "university-of-illinois-tornado-warning-feb-2023-02-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign",
    "shortName": "Illinois",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Illini-Alert",
    "enrollment": 56000
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-02-27",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "all-clear",
    "headline": "Tornado warnings February 2023",
    "headlinePublic": "Tornado warnings February 2023",
    "summary": "UIUC [Illini-Alert](https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1630219873715617793) issued successive tornado warning shelter orders, then ended the warning with a remaining tornado watch.",
    "outcome": "Tornado warning ended; tornado watch remained until 3:00PM.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2023-02-27T08:54:40-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency. There is a tornado warning that may affect campus until 9:15AM. Take shelter indoors immediately. More information to come.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1630219873715617793",
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2023-02-27T09:44:33-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert Emergency. There is a tornado warning that may affect campus until 10:15AM. Take shelter indoors immediately. More information to come.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
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    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2023-02-27T10:15:44-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Illini-Alert. The Tornado Warning emergency has ended. A Tornado Watch is now in effect until 3:00PM. It is safe to resume regular activities.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1630240272654409728",
      "sourceDescription": "@IlliniAlert on X",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from @IlliniAlert 1630240272654409728"
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      "characterCount": 142
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  ],
  "context": "UIUC Illini-Alert via @IlliniAlert.",
  "keyFindings": [
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      "title": "@IlliniAlert",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1630219873715617793",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IlliniAlert account",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert",
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    },
    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert update",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1630232425535086594",
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    {
      "title": "Illini-Alert all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/IlliniAlert/status/1630240272654409728",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "tornado",
    "illini-alert",
    "uiuc"
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  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
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