Campus Alert Archive

Institution

Iowa State University

ISUIAPublic R1ISU Alerts~27,000 students

Cases: 11
Alerts: 24
Verbatim: 13%
Span: 2005–2026

Official alert policy

How ISU says it will alert — when and how ISU Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.

Case log

Every documented incident

11 cases · 3 of 24 alert messages verbatim-confirmed

2026

infrastructure failure: 2026-04-24Bus Duct Explodes in Hamilton Hall Basement, Knocking Out Power to Three East Campus Buildings and Triggering Smoke Evacuationadvisory

2025

2024

tornado: 2024-05-21Ames Shelters Through a Multi-Hour Tornado Watch as the Greenfield EF4 Levels a Town 80 Miles to the Southwestemergency notification

2023

fire: 2023-08-24A Basement Oil Fire Kills the AC on the First Full Day of Classes, Pushing ISU Online for Three Daysemergency notification

2022

bomb threat: 2022-02-22Two Freshmen, Two Anonymous Yik Yak Posts, Two Terrorism Charges: ISU's Anonymous-App Reckoningemergency notification

2020

severe storm: 2020-08-10100 MPH Winds Across Ames: Iowa State Loses Power in the August 2020 Derechoemergency notificationverbatim

2018

severe storm: 2018-09-01Four Minutes Into the Season: Lightning Cancels Iowa State's Home Opener at Jack Trice Stadiumadvisory

2014

civil unrest: 2014-04-08Flipped Cars on Welch Avenue: The Veishea Riot That Killed a 92-Year-Old Traditionemergency notification1 injured

2005

tornado: 2005-11-12The Tornado Game: Sirens Clear Jack Trice Stadium One Hour Before Colorado Kicked Offemergency notificationverbatim

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What ISU has alerted about

Weather · 5 Fire · 2 Bomb Threat · 1 Civil Unrest · 1 Infrastructure · 1 Swatting · 1

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