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  "id": "2020-01-14-university-of-washington-seattle-campus-operations-delayed-until-9-30-a-m-w",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-seattle-campus-operations-delayed-until-9-30-a-m-w-2020-01-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-01-14",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Seattle campus operations DELAYED until 9:30 a.m. Weds.; Bothell delayed until 10:30;",
    "headlinePublic": "Seattle campus operations DELAYED until 9:30 a.m. Weds.; Bothell delayed until 10:30;",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published a UW Alert Blog update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/01/14/seattle-campus-operations-decision-to-come-by-430-a-m-wednesday-pending-weather-conditions/) on or about 2020-01-14. Full text is preserved from the official emergency blog.",
    "outcome": "See official update page for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2020-01-14",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 4:30 a.m.: Operations at the UW's Seattle campus will be delayed until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday due to icy conditions surrounding campus affecting transportation in the area.\n\nIf you feel your commute is unsafe, please contact your instructors or supervisors to discuss alternate arrangements.\n\nUW Bothell has announced it will delay opening until 10:30 a.m. and further updates for Bothell can be found at uwb.edu/emergency. Updates for UW Tacoma remains on a normal schedule, and updates can be found at emergency.tacoma.uw.edu.\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 about UW shuttle service, parking closures and links to transit snow routes, please see https://transportation.uw.edu/.\n\nThere are no athletics events scheduled for Monday. For updates on events this week, please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter.\n\nNOTE: If you don't already receive UW Alert and UW Advisory messages for important updates about emergencies or weather-related notices by text and/or email, click here to subscribe or update your settings.\n\nORIGINAL POST: UW officials are monitoring overnight weather conditions and a decision on Seattle campus operations for Wednesday, Jan. 15, will be announced by 4:30 a.m. With snow and ice in the forecast, UW Facilities crews will continue to pre-treat and clear roadways and walkways around Seattle campus.\n\nThe north end of the Puget Sound region continues to experience the majority of impact from snow and ice accumulation. Updates for UW Bothell, which was closed Tuesday, can be found at uwb.edu/emergency. Updates for UW Tacoma can be found at emergency.tacoma.uw.edu.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/01/14/seattle-campus-operations-decision-to-come-by-430-a-m-wednesday-pending-weather-conditions/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert Blog",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official emergency.uw.edu Alert Blog entry body.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2682,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "University of Washington UW Alert Blog multi-update emergency archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official Alert Blog page preserves complete multi-update alert text."
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    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Seattle campus operations DELAYED until 9:30 a.m. Weds.; Bothell delayed until 10:30; normal schedule in Tacoma",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/01/14/seattle-campus-operations-decision-to-come-by-430-a-m-wednesday-pending-weather-conditions/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
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