{
  "id": "2026-09-02-syracuse-university-onondaga-tornado-warning",
  "slug": "syracuse-university-onondaga-tornado-warning-2026-09-02",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Syracuse University",
    "shortName": "Syracuse",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Orange Alert / DPS Notice",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-09-02",
    "type": "tornado",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Tornado warning for Onondaga County",
    "headlinePublic": "Tornado warning for Onondaga County",
    "summary": "Syracuse DPS [posted an URGENT SU ALERT for an Onondaga County tornado warning](https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095313098982764653), then [reported the warning was no longer in effect](https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095324771093299316).",
    "outcome": "Warning cancelled about 46 minutes later. Remain-alert clause for severe thunderstorms preserved. Distinct from 2025-03-16 Onondaga tornado-warning case."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-02T20:49:06-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "URGENT SU ALERT: National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Onondaga County. Remain indoors and away from windows until all clear is issued.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095313098982764653",
      "sourceDescription": "@SyracuseDPS Onondaga tornado warning",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (thread_fetch + fxtwitter) 2026-09-14. sha256 8f69e2528a84d0ab88f739161ff6e248c9047f0d3af2eee1280d833fbba9a955.",
        "Official URGENT SU ALERT all-caps ALERT on seq 1 vs SU Alert mixed case on seq 2 preserved.",
        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-09-14: sequence 2 warning-cancelled is an unthreaded follow-up. No further @SyracuseDPS posts for this incident after the cancel.",
        "Distinct from 2025-03-16-syracuse-university-onondaga-tornado-warning-remain-indoors."
      ],
      "characterCount": 155
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-02T21:35:29-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "URGENT SU Alert: Onondaga County is no longer under a tornado warning. Please remain alert in case of severe thunderstorms.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095324771093299316",
      "sourceDescription": "@SyracuseDPS Onondaga tornado warning cancelled",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (thread_fetch + fxtwitter) 2026-09-14. sha256 9b153bc27621d9d0ac72efba9b1a5561187e855e7ce8062dd3e23228a240797d."
      ],
      "characterCount": 123
    }
  ],
  "context": "Syracuse DPS posts Orange Alert products on [@SyracuseDPS](https://x.com/SyracuseDPS). Official posts for this incident: the [Onondaga tornado-warning product](https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095313098982764653) and the [warning-cancelled follow-up](https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095324771093299316).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-message tornado-warning then cancel sequence. Official ALERT vs Alert casing split preserved."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@SyracuseDPS Onondaga tornado warning",
      "url": "https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095313098982764653",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SyracuseDPS Onondaga tornado warning cancelled",
      "url": "https://x.com/SyracuseDPS/status/2095324771093299316",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "syracuse",
    "tornado",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}