{
  "id": "2026-08-21-north-carolina-central-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning",
  "slug": "north-carolina-central-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning-2026-08-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "North Carolina Central University",
    "shortName": "NCCU",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "NCCU Alert",
    "enrollment": 8000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-21",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Evening thunderstorm warning with flooded-roadway caution",
    "headlinePublic": "Evening thunderstorm warning with flooded-roadway caution",
    "summary": "NCCU [issued an NCCU Alert for a severe thunderstorm warning around campus](https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2) with flash-flood and flooded-roadway guidance for the 6:34-7:15 p.m. EDT NWS window.",
    "outcome": "Protective flooded-roadway guidance issued for the evening warning window."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-21T18:36:36-04:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "NCCU Alert:\n\nA Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the area around NCCU. Stay aware of Flash Flooding and Strong Winds. Do not cross flooded roadways.\r\n\r\nNOAA:  Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 6:34PM EDT until August 21 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2",
      "sourceDescription": "NCCU Alert Rave RSS (nccu/channel2)",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent Rave RSS fetch 2026-08-23. Feed sha256 bba26fa14a45986090b6d030d10a28ebc6870b1d2cb3dbe0369ff8a7a56144ca both reads. Body sha256 d778891865467237763e87d2f2c214c0a142c58f6637a9578ea0155e05c02ebe.",
        "CR characters (
) preserved as carriage returns from feed.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-16-north-carolina-central-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different NWS window (Aug 21 6:34-7:15 p.m. vs Aug 16 2:43-3:45 p.m.).",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-08-north-carolina-central-university-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different NWS product day."
      ],
      "characterCount": 279
    }
  ],
  "context": "NCCU issues NCCU Alert products via Rave; public feed at [getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2](https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2). Live item at capture is the Aug 21 evening SVR (the Aug 16 afternoon product is no longer in the feed).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Campus-area evening SVR product pairs NWS window with flooded-roadway instruction."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "NCCU Alert Rave RSS SVR Aug 21",
      "url": "https://www.getrave.com/rss/nccu/channel2",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-23",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture 2026-08-23; archive.org save endpoint returned HTTP 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "north-carolina",
    "nccu",
    "severe-weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-23",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-23",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}