{
  "id": "2026-08-06-university-of-south-carolina-columbia-flash-flood-warning",
  "slug": "university-of-south-carolina-columbia-flash-flood-warning-2026-08-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of South Carolina",
    "shortName": "South Carolina",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Carolina Alert",
    "enrollment": 35000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-06",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Flash flood warning for Columbia campus with low-lying caution guidance",
    "headlinePublic": "Flash flood warning for Columbia campus with low-lying caution guidance",
    "summary": "South Carolina [Carolina Alert issued a flash flood warning for the Columbia campus](https://x.com/CarolinaAlert/status/2085434154163016034) on August 6, 2026.",
    "outcome": "Low-lying area caution issued for flash flooding on campus."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-06T14:33:42-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Carolina Alert: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING has been issued for the Columbia campus. Use caution in low-lying areas. Check https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/ for more info.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/CarolinaAlert/status/2085434154163016034",
      "sourceDescription": "@CarolinaAlert flash flood Aug 6",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-10. SPN 523.",
        "Thread checked 2026-08-10: no further posts from @CarolinaAlert for this specific warning product.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-01-university-of-south-carolina-columbia-flash-flood-warning: different date and status ID. Distinct from same-day severe thunderstorm case: different hazard product.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-05-university-of-south-carolina-columbia-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different date and hazard product",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-06-university-of-south-carolina-columbia-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different hazard product same day: flash flood vs severe thunderstorm"
      ],
      "characterCount": 217
    }
  ],
  "context": "USC posts Carolina Alert messages on [@CarolinaAlert](https://x.com/CarolinaAlert). Same afternoon as a separate severe-thunderstorm product; filed separately under one-incident-one-case (different hazard products).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Flash-flood product uses caution language rather than shelter order, contrasting same-day severe-thunderstorm guidance."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@CarolinaAlert flash flood Aug 6",
      "url": "https://x.com/CarolinaAlert/status/2085434154163016034",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-10",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "south-carolina",
    "severe-weather",
    "flash-flood",
    "carolina-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-10",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-10",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}