Institution
University of Oklahoma
OUOKPublic R1OU Alert / @UofOklahoma~28,000 students
- Cases
- 16
- Alerts
- 32
- Verbatim
- 100%
- Span
- 2023–2026
Official alert policy
How OU says it will alert: when and how OU Emergency Alert (RAVE) activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
16 cases · 32 of 32 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- assault: 2026-09-13Aggravated assault reported at 575 S University Boulevardtimely warningverbatim
- theft: 2026-08-17E-bike taken from bicycle racks at Price Halltimely warningverbatim
- police activity: 2026-08-06Law enforcement emergency near Buchanan Hall then all-clearemergency notificationverbatim
- hazmat: 2026-04-28OU-Norman emergency gas leak at Jenkins Avenue Parking Facilityemergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-04-25Tornado watch Norman campus until 9:00 prepare to shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-04-23Tornado watch Norman campus until 11:00PM prepare to shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe weather: 2026-04-15Tornado watch Norman campus until 9:00PM prepare to shelteremergency notificationverbatim
2024
- robbery: 2024-11-23OU-NORMAN critical crime alert for robbery on Timberdell Rdtimely warningverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-11-03OU-NORMAN tornado warnings with seek-shelter ordersemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2024-11-03Overnight tornado warning sent the campus to shelter; repeat warnings followedemergency notificationverbatim
- assault: 2024-09-17OU-NORMAN critical crime alert for aggravated assault on Boyd Sttimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2024-09-05OU-NORMAN critical crime alert for Walker Center burglarytimely warningverbatim
- severe weather: 2024-05-19Severe weather case -emergency notificationverbatim
- suspicious package: 2024-02-16Suspicious package with a protest sign prompts building evacuations; no explosives foundemergency notificationverbatim
By incident type