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  "id": "2024-05-10-tuskegee-university-storm-cleanup-gate-change",
  "slug": "tuskegee-university-storm-cleanup-gate-change-2024-05-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Tuskegee University",
    "shortName": "Tuskegee",
    "state": "AL",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "TIGER_ALERT / @TuskegeeUniv",
    "enrollment": 2800
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-05-10",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Storms down trees and power lines and visitors use another gate",
    "headlinePublic": "Storms down trees and power lines and visitors use another gate",
    "summary": "The university newsroom said Thursday-night storms downed trees and power lines, closed the Lincoln Gates, and asked people to use the Brimmer gate and limit movement while crews cleaned up.",
    "outcome": "The main gate was damaged. Visitors were sent to the Brimmer gate. Friday events continued."
  },
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      "timestampApprox": "2024-05-10",
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      "verbatimText": "As Tuskegee University prepares to celebrate its 2024 graduation class on Saturday, the campus is in clean-up mode after severe storms moved through on Thursday night, downing trees and power lines. A tree fell at the main entrance, the Lincoln Gates, damaging the most used entry to campus. Visitors are asked to use the Brimmer gate instead.\n\nA number of buildings remained without power early Friday morning and crews were on campus to remove a 500-seat overflow tent erected for Commencement guests. Overflow guests will now be able to watch the ceremony from Logan Hall, the Chapel or Henderson Hall.\n\nThe university is asking students, faculty and staff to minimize movement on campus to allow crews to conduct clean-up efforts. All scheduled events for Friday will continue as planned.\n\nTuskegee guests are advised that as crews will work throughout Friday, campus clean-up may continue into Saturday as crowds arrive on campus for the ceremony. All students, staff and visitors are asked to take precautions on campus as some storm debris may remain.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/2024/05/Clean-Up-Begins-After-Severe-Storms.html",
      "sourceDescription": "Tuskegee notice, storm cleanup and gate change",
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  "context": "The notice is the university newsroom post dated May 10, 2024, the Friday after the Thursday-night storms.",
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    "Visitors were asked to use the Brimmer gate.",
    "People were asked to minimize movement while crews cleared debris."
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      "title": "Storm cleanup and gate change",
      "url": "https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/2024/05/Clean-Up-Begins-After-Severe-Storms.html",
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  "confidence": "high",
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    "alabama",
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