{
  "id": "2025-03-05-winston-salem-state-university-tornado-warning-seek-shelter",
  "slug": "winston-salem-state-university-tornado-warning-seek-shelter-2025-03-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Winston-Salem State University",
    "shortName": "WSSU",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "RamALERT / @WSSURAMS",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-03-05",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Tornado warning seek shelter then all-clear with residual watch",
    "headlinePublic": "Tornado warning seek shelter then all-clear with residual watch",
    "summary": "WSSU [RamALERT](https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/1897279221967585524) ordered seek shelter for a tornado warning, then [all-cleared](https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/1897283779582156822) while noting residual tornado watch.",
    "outcome": "All clear for warning; residual tornado watch until 1:00 p.m."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-03-05T08:33:10-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "03/05/2025 - RamALERT: URGENT! A tornado warning is in effect for the WSSU campus. Seek shelter immediately until further advised.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/1897279221967585524",
      "sourceDescription": "@WSSURAMS RamALERT tornado",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 130
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2025-03-05T08:51:17-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "03/05/2025 - 8:48 AM\nRamALERT: ALL CLEAR for the previous alert. You may resume normal activity on campus. The area is still under a tornado watch 1:00PM. REMAIN WEATHER AWARE!",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/1897283779582156822",
      "sourceDescription": "@WSSURAMS RamALERT all-clear",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 176
    }
  ],
  "context": "Winston-Salem State posts RamALERT messages on [@WSSURAMS](https://x.com/WSSURAMS).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Tornado warning seek-shelter with all-clear while residual watch continues."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@WSSURAMS RamALERT tornado",
      "url": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/1897279221967585524",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@WSSURAMS RamALERT all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/WSSURAMS/status/1897283779582156822",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "north-carolina",
    "tornado",
    "wssu",
    "diversity"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}