{
  "id": "2019-02-11-university-of-washington-campus-operations-suspended-tuesday-at-uw-seattle-",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-campus-operations-suspended-tuesday-at-uw-seattle--2019-02-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-02-11",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Campus operations suspended Tuesday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell campuses; watch for",
    "headlinePublic": "Campus operations suspended Tuesday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell campuses; watch for",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/02/11/uw-advisory-seattle-12/) on or about 2019-02-11. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2019-02-11",
      "verbatimText": "Due to continued snow accumulation, operations are suspended on the UW Seattle campus on Tuesday. Classes, activities and other events will be canceled. Please use caution if walking or driving on and around campus. The weight of accumulated snow on tree branches has caused some to break and fall. Please be aware of low-hanging or potentially falling branches. [UPDATE AT 7 a.m. Tuesday: Stevens Way has reopened after being closed overnight between Grant Lane and Rainier Vista, due to fallen branches.]\n\nFaculty, staff and students with concerns about specific work, events or activities are encouraged to communicate with their supervisors, instructors and event organizers.\n\nEmployees identified by their unit as performing an essential service are required to report to work during any period of declared suspended operation. Employees in positions that are not designated as essential do not report to work when operations are suspended. These employees are covered by the pay and time-off policies that apply during periods of suspended operations.\n\nTelework may be a feasible option both for employees in essential positions and for regular employees who would not normally work during a suspension of operations, so long as they have the advance written approval of their supervisor or manager. Non-essential employees and essential employees whose responsibilities can be accomplished through telework should not come to campus.\n\nLearn more about the UW's suspended operations policy here: https://hr.uw.edu/policies/suspended-operations/\n\nWith several area schools also closing, classified and professional staff can learn about the UW's leave time for emergency family care in the event here: https://hr.uw.edu/ops/leaves/family-care-emergency-absences/\n\nFor updates regarding athletics events Tuesday, please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. Fans attending athletics events, if they proceed, are encouraged to take public transit, including light rail, if possible.\n\nClick here for a message from UW President Ana Mari Cauce about the unique nature of the storms hitting the Puget Sound region, the challenges they present, and the decision-making process that goes into determining if or when to suspend operations.\n\nUW Tacoma has announced it will also suspend operations Tuesday. Updates for UW Tacoma can be found at emergency.tacoma.uw.edu.\n\nUW Bothell has announced it will also suspend operations Tuesday. Updates for UW Bothell can be found at uwb.edu/emergency.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/02/11/uw-advisory-seattle-12/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2500,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Campus operations suspended Tuesday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell campuses; watch for low, falling tree branches",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/02/11/uw-advisory-seattle-12/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}