{
  "id": "2026-08-11-indiana-university-northwest-storm-damage-limited-operations",
  "slug": "indiana-university-northwest-storm-damage-limited-operations-2026-08-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Indiana University Northwest",
    "shortName": "IU Northwest",
    "state": "IN",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "IU Notify / IUN Alert",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-11",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Limited operations after storm damage with class cancel",
    "headlinePublic": "Limited operations after storm damage with class cancel",
    "summary": "IU Public Safety [placed IU Northwest on limited operations for storm damage](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087230939403305033), [extended the limited-ops window through the following days](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087317584831992140), and [posted a Final Alert returning the campus to normal operations on August 20](https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2090185207693328587).",
    "outcome": "Limited operations and class cancellations ran from August 11 through August 19; a Final Alert returned the campus to normal operations on August 20."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-11T12:33:29-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Urgent Alert: The campus will be in limited operations beginning 8/11 at 12:30pm CT due to storm damage. Essential personnel should remain on campus.\n\nUse this link to stay up to date on power outages in the area:\nhttps://www.nipsco.com/outages/power-outages",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087230939403305033",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops start",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-16.",
        "Timeline +/-48h and later follow-ups walked 2026-08-16: sequences 2-5 are the further @IUpolice IUN limited-ops posts for this storm.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-11-indiana-university-northwest-lake-county-tornado-warning: different hazard and product (seek-shelter tornado vs multi-day limited ops)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 262
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-11T18:17:47-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Urgent Alert: The campus will be in limited operations through Aug. 12 due to storm damage. Classes will be canceled. Check email for remote work options.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087317584831992140",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops through Aug 12",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-16."
      ],
      "characterCount": 158
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-12T14:04:01-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Urgent Alert: The campus will be in limited operations through Aug. 13 due to storm damage. Check email for Summer Session II info and remote work options.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087616110216532325",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops through Aug 13",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-16."
      ],
      "characterCount": 159
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-13T15:13:41-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Urgent Alert: The campus will be in limited operations through Aug. 16 due to the severe storm. Check email for Summer Session II info and remote work.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087996031694729714",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops through Aug 16",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-16."
      ],
      "characterCount": 155
    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-16T15:31:13-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Urgent Alert: The campus will be in limited operations on Aug. 17 due to the severe storm. Check email for course info and remote work options.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2089087606738825619",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops Aug 17",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-16."
      ],
      "characterCount": 147
    },
    {
      "sequence": 6,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-17T16:10:29-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Urgent Alert: The campus will be in limited operations on Aug. 18 due to the severe storm. Check email for course info and remote work options.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2089459875659010048",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops Aug 18",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-23. Continuation of the Aug 11 storm-damage limited-ops thread (sequences 1-5 captured 2026-08-16)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 147
    },
    {
      "sequence": 7,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-18T15:32:39-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Urgent Alert: The campus will be in limited operations on Aug. 19 due to the severe storm. Check email for course info and remote options.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2089812744547504323",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops Aug 19",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-23. 'remote options' (no 'work') preserved vs prior products."
      ],
      "characterCount": 142
    },
    {
      "sequence": 8,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-19T16:12:41-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "IUN Final Alert: Campus will return to normal operations on Aug. 20. Employees are expected to return to work at their normally scheduled hours.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2090185207693328587",
      "sourceDescription": "@IUpolice IUN Final Alert return Aug 20",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-23. Timeline +/-48h after sequence 8: no further @IUpolice IUN limited-ops posts for this storm."
      ],
      "characterCount": 144
    }
  ],
  "context": "IU Public Safety posts IUN Urgent Alert operational products on [@IUpolice](https://x.com/IUpolice). The live NIPSCO outage map is cited in the first product as the power-status companion.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Eight-message limited-ops sequence from Aug 11 through an Aug 20 return-to-normal Final Alert.",
    "Class-cancellation language appears in the first-evening update; later products shift to course-info and remote-work options."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops start",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087230939403305033",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
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    {
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      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087317584831992140",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
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    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops through Aug 13",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087616110216532325",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
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    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops through Aug 16",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2087996031694729714",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
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    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops Aug 17",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2089087606738825619",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
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    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops Aug 18",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2089459875659010048",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-23; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN limited ops Aug 19",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2089812744547504323",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-23; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@IUpolice IUN Final Alert return Aug 20",
      "url": "https://x.com/IUpolice/status/2090185207693328587",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
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  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "indiana",
    "severe-weather",
    "limited-operations",
    "iun-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-16",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}