{
  "id": "2026-04-23-kansas-state-university-manhattan-tornado-warning",
  "slug": "kansas-state-university-manhattan-tornado-warning-2026-04-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Kansas State University",
    "shortName": "K-State",
    "state": "KS",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "K-State Alert / @KSUPoliceDept",
    "enrollment": 20000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-04-23",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Tornado warning for Manhattan campus; take shelter",
    "headlinePublic": "Tornado warning for Manhattan campus; take shelter",
    "summary": "K-State posted an [Urgent K-State Alert tornado warning](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/2047439707240628573) and an [allowed to expire](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/2047450836981387710) notice on [@KSUPoliceDept](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept).",
    "outcome": "Tornado warning allowed to expire. Dangerous conditions may still be present."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-04-23T17:17:20-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Urgent K-State Alert: A TORNADO WARNING has been issued for K-State Manhattan Campus and surrounding area. Take shelter immediately!",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/2047439707240628573",
      "sourceDescription": "@KSUPoliceDept seq 1",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 eea069158b237365e5931697e4ffdece98dc28bf0da9f0907b131af9c3ed34e7 chars=132.",
        "Thread walked 2026-09-14 @KSUPoliceDept: warning then allowed-to-expire. Distinct from the 2008 tornado case."
      ],
      "characterCount": 132
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-04-23T18:01:33-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Urgent K-State Alert: The TORNADO WARNING for K-State in Manhattan has been allowed to expire. Dangerous Conditions may still be present. Please use caution!",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/2047450836981387710",
      "sourceDescription": "@KSUPoliceDept seq 2",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 27ea5c3e78712c904995e58fd410a45a9840cad1c33bf1e4411484e349cc3964 chars=157.",
        "Official capital C on Conditions."
      ],
      "characterCount": 157
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official K-State Alert products on [@KSUPoliceDept](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept) tracked the warning through it being [allowed to expire](https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/2047450836981387710) 44 minutes later.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-message Manhattan tornado-warning thread in 44 minutes."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@KSUPoliceDept Manhattan tornado warning",
      "url": "https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/2047439707240628573",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@KSUPoliceDept warning expired",
      "url": "https://x.com/KSUPoliceDept/status/2047450836981387710",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "ks",
    "tornado"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}