{
  "id": "2019-06-11-university-of-washington-uw-advisory-seattle-traffic-disruption-flooding-ne",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-advisory-seattle-traffic-disruption-flooding-ne-2019-06-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-06-11",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "UW Advisory Seattle: Traffic disruption, flooding near Health Sciences Center due to",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Advisory Seattle: Traffic disruption, flooding near Health Sciences Center due to",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/06/11/uw-advisory-seattle-16/) on or about 2019-06-11. 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 2019-06-11",
      "verbatimText": "UPDATE at 2:03 p.m.: The water is clear and traffic is open in front of the Health Sciences Center on NE Pacific Street.\n\nUPDATE at 1:50 p.m.: All lanes of traffic on NE Pacific Street between 15th Ave. NE and Montlake Blvd. are open.\n\nUPDATE at 1:41 p.m.: One lane of eastbound traffic on NE Pacific Street between 15th Ave. NE and Montlake Blvd. is now open to travel. Traffic remains fairly congested in the area.\n\nUPDATE at 1:24 p.m.: UWPD reports that there is standing water near the Rotunda at the Health Sciences Center I-Wing. Please avoid the area until further notice.\n\nMap: https://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/hsi\n\nUPDATE at 1 p.m.: Traffic on eastbound NE Pacific Street is being redirected until further notice. Please avoid the area, if possible.\n\nORIGINAL POST (12:40 p.m.): A water main break near Hitchcock Hall, in proximity to 15th Ave. NE and NE Pacific St. is disrupting traffic in the area. The intersection is currently closed while crews work to stop the flow of water.\n\nMore information will be provided here as it becomes available.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/06/11/uw-advisory-seattle-16/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1058,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Advisory Seattle: Traffic disruption, flooding near Health Sciences Center due to water line break",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2019/06/11/uw-advisory-seattle-16/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "other"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}