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  "id": "2026-09-05-eastern-kentucky-university-madison-county-severe-thunderstorm",
  "slug": "eastern-kentucky-university-madison-county-severe-thunderstorm-2026-09-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Eastern Kentucky University",
    "shortName": "EKU",
    "state": "KY",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "EKU Alert / @EKUEmergency",
    "enrollment": 14000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-05",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Madison County severe thunderstorm warning then expired",
    "headlinePublic": "Madison County severe thunderstorm warning then expired",
    "summary": "EKU Emergency [posted a Critical Alert that a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for Madison County until further notice](https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096212158849646621), then [said the warning had expired](https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096221564714782987).",
    "outcome": "Warning expired about 37 minutes after the in-effect product."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-05T08:21:39-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "E K U Critical Alert: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Madison County Kentucky until further notice.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096212158849646621",
      "sourceDescription": "@EKUEmergency Madison County SVR in effect",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (thread_fetch + fxtwitter) 2026-09-13. sha256 b4bd74e8499888b2093296e289efb81a30859a395608996b899f2d28cf2aace1.",
        "Official spaced E K U branding preserved.",
        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-09-13: sequence 2 expired product is the further @EKUEmergency post for this incident."
      ],
      "characterCount": 114
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-05T08:59:01-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "E K U Critical Alert: The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Madison County has expired.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096221564714782987",
      "sourceDescription": "@EKUEmergency Madison County SVR expired",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-09-13. sha256 4313c01100b7c15cb7699b6404bea5ee5dcaad1abec25fb523fa8d77ee008359."
      ],
      "characterCount": 85
    }
  ],
  "context": "Eastern Kentucky University posts Critical Alert products on [@EKUEmergency](https://x.com/EKUEmergency). Official posts for this incident: the [Madison County severe-thunderstorm initial](https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096212158849646621) and the [expiration](https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096221564714782987). Madison County is the Richmond campus county. Distinct from 2026-07-27-eastern-kentucky-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning-jul-27-evening.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-message in-effect then expired SVR sequence. Official spaced E K U branding preserved."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@EKUEmergency Madison County SVR in effect",
      "url": "https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096212158849646621",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-13",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@EKUEmergency Madison County SVR expired",
      "url": "https://x.com/EKUEmergency/status/2096221564714782987",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-13",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "kentucky",
    "severe-weather",
    "eku-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-13",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-13",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}