{
  "id": "2019-02-07-university-of-washington-update-normal-operations-suspended-saturday-and-su",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-update-normal-operations-suspended-saturday-and-su-2019-02-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-02-07",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UPDATE: Normal operations suspended Saturday and Sunday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell",
    "headlinePublic": "UPDATE: Normal operations suspended Saturday and Sunday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/02/07/uw-advisory-seattle-10/) on or about 2019-02-07. 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 2019-02-07",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 2:25 p.m.: The UW Seattle campus will suspend normal operations on Sunday due to significant snowfall.\n\nUW Athletics plans to proceed with hosting gymnastics and tennis events Sunday. For updates regarding athletics events, please visit gohuskies.com or @UWAthletics on Twitter. Fans attending athletics events are encouraged to take public transit, including light rail, if possible.\n\nORIGINAL POST (Friday at 5:08 p.m.) In anticipation of significant snowfall Friday afternoon, the UW will suspend operations early at 12:30 p.m. Friday. Classes, activities and other events after that time will be canceled. Operations will also be suspended on Saturday. Please use caution when walking and driving on and around campus.\n\nFaculty, staff and students are encouraged to communicate with their supervisors and instructors, and make other appropriate arrangements.\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. Employees may telework during suspended operations so long as they have the advance written approval of their supervisor or manager.\n\nLearn more about the UW's suspended operations policy here: https://hr.uw.edu/policies/suspended-operations/\n\nFor updates regarding athletics events Friday and Saturday, 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\nUW Tacoma has announced it will suspend operations at 12:15 p.m. Friday through the weekend. Updates for UW Tacoma can be found at emergency.tacoma.uw.edu.\n\nUPDATE at 7:41 p.m.: UW Bothell has announced it will suspend operations at 1 p.m. Friday through the weekend. Updates on weather-related plans at UW Bothell will be reported as they become available, and can be found at uwb.edu/emergency.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/02/07/uw-advisory-seattle-10/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 2297,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
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    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UPDATE: Normal operations suspended Saturday and Sunday at UW Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell campuses",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/02/07/uw-advisory-seattle-10/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}