{
  "id": "2024-08-29-university-of-minnesota-severe-weather-alert",
  "slug": "university-of-minnesota-severe-weather-alert-2024-08-29",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Minnesota",
    "shortName": "UMN",
    "state": "MN",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "SAFE-U"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-29",
    "type": "severe-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Severe weather at approximately 5pm (8/29/24). The Weather Service",
    "headlinePublic": "Severe weather at approximately 5pm (8/29/24). The Weather Service",
    "summary": "UMN Public Safety posted [1 Safety Notification(s)](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2024-08-29. Verbatim from the official alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "Official SAFE-U/Dinkytown sequence of 1 message(s).",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "August 29, 2024 at 3:45 PM (UMN publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts)",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "U of M Twin Cities: U of M Twin Cities: Severe weather at approximately 5pm (8/29/24). The Weather Service predicts the storm will last an hour. Public Safety recommends campus members stay indoors or seek shelter. High winds, hail and lightning are part of this storm. Both Williams Arena and 3M Arena at Mariucci will be open for anyone needing an indoor space. The football game will be delayed until 8pm and stadium public gates open at 6:30pm",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "sourceDescription": "UMN Department of Public Safety Safety Notifications (SAFE-U / Dinkytown)",
      "annotations": [
        "Exact text from official publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts archive page."
      ],
      "characterCount": 447,
      "timestamp": "2024-08-29T15:45:00-05:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "From the official [UMN Safety Notifications archive](https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts) on 2024-08-29: 1 transmitted notice(s).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Verbatim from publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts.",
    "1 confirmed message(s)."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMN Safety Notifications (Alerts)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "UMN Department of Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.umn.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "severe-storm",
    "safe-u",
    "minnesota",
    "umn-alerts"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}