{
  "id": "2026-06-18-worcester-state-university-tornado-warning-shelter",
  "slug": "worcester-state-university-tornado-warning-shelter-2026-06-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Worcester State University",
    "shortName": "WSU",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "WSU Alert",
    "enrollment": 5500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-06-18",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "WSU tornado warning seek shelter then all-clear (June 18, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "WSU tornado warning seek shelter then all-clear (June 18, 2026)",
    "summary": "Worcester State University [issued a WSU Alert for a NWS tornado warning](https://x.com/WorcesterState/status/2067723899429949466) directing indoor shelter, then [all-clear to normal operations](https://x.com/WorcesterState/status/2067732517797683414).",
    "outcome": "Shelter during warning; all-clear and normal operations restored."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-06-18",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WSU Alert 06/18/2026, 5:40pm: The NWS has issued a TORNADO WARNING for parts of Worcester County until 6:15pm. Seek shelter indoors.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WorcesterState/status/2067723899429949466",
      "sourceDescription": "WSU Alert tornado warning",
      "characterCount": 132,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @WorcesterState X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-06-18",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WSU Alert 06/18/26 6:13 pm: All-clear to return to normal operations. Report anything unusual/suspicious to University Police 508-929-8911.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WorcesterState/status/2067732517797683414",
      "sourceDescription": "WSU Alert all-clear",
      "characterCount": 139,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @WorcesterState X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b183 Worcester State residual public-masters tornado.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed tornado WARNING shelter + all-clear WSU Alert pair."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "WSU tornado warning",
      "url": "https://x.com/WorcesterState/status/2067723899429949466",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "WSU all-clear",
      "url": "https://x.com/WorcesterState/status/2067732517797683414",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "massachusetts",
    "tornado",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}