{
  "id": "2026-08-15-ohio-state-university-columbus-tornado-warning",
  "slug": "ohio-state-university-columbus-tornado-warning-2026-08-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "The Ohio State University",
    "shortName": "Ohio State",
    "state": "OH",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Buckeye Alert / @OSU_EMFP",
    "enrollment": 60000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-15",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Columbus campus tornado warning from regional NWS office",
    "headlinePublic": "Columbus campus tornado warning from regional NWS office",
    "summary": "Ohio State Emergency Management [posted a Buckeye Alert Columbus tornado warning](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2088819408785531199) and [the matching Columbus Campus product](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2088819427806777697) late on August 15, 2026.",
    "outcome": "Campus-named tornado warning product issued for Columbus until 11:15 p.m. EDT."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-15T22:45:30-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Buckeye Alert OSU Columbus:\n Tornado Warning issued August 15 at 10:43PM EDT until August 15 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2088819408785531199",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP Buckeye Alert Columbus tornado",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-16.",
        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-08-16: sequence 2 is the paired Columbus Campus product four seconds later; no all-clear posted for this warning.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-09-ohio-state-university-lima-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus, hazard, and date."
      ],
      "characterCount": 128
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-15T22:45:34-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "OSU Columbus Campus - \n Tornado Warning issued August 15 at 10:43PM EDT until August 15 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2088819427806777697",
      "sourceDescription": "@OSU_EMFP Columbus Campus tornado",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-16."
      ],
      "characterCount": 123
    }
  ],
  "context": "Ohio State posts Buckeye Alert and regional-campus weather products on [@OSU_EMFP](https://x.com/OSU_EMFP). The same NWS Wilmington tornado warning was transmitted as both a Buckeye Alert and an OSU Columbus Campus header.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Paired four-second dual-channel transmission of the same 10:43-11:15 p.m. EDT tornado warning."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@OSU_EMFP Buckeye Alert Columbus tornado",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2088819408785531199",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    },
    {
      "title": "@OSU_EMFP Columbus Campus tornado",
      "url": "https://x.com/OSU_EMFP/status/2088819427806777697",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "ohio",
    "tornado",
    "buckeye-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-16",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}