{
  "id": "2026-08-13-university-of-south-carolina-columbia-severe-thunderstorm-warning",
  "slug": "university-of-south-carolina-columbia-severe-thunderstorm-warning-2026-08-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of South Carolina",
    "shortName": "South Carolina",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Carolina Alert",
    "enrollment": 35000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-08-13",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Evening severe thunderstorm warning with seek-shelter order",
    "headlinePublic": "Evening severe thunderstorm warning with seek-shelter order",
    "summary": "South Carolina [Carolina Alert issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Columbia campus](https://x.com/CarolinaAlert/status/2088035239931371806) on August 13, 2026.",
    "outcome": "Protective shelter guidance issued for the Columbia campus."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-08-13T18:49:29-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Carolina Alert: A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued for the Columbia Campus. Seek safe shelter immediately. Check https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/ for more information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/CarolinaAlert/status/2088035239931371806",
      "sourceDescription": "@CarolinaAlert severe thunderstorm Aug 13",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-16.",
        "Thread checked 2026-08-16: no further posts from @CarolinaAlert for this incident.",
        "Official archive body at sc.edu Carolina Alerts Archive (08/13/2026 6:53 pm) carries the same seek-shelter product with an until-7:30pm clause.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-10-university-of-south-carolina-columbia-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different NWS product day and status ID.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-08-06-university-of-south-carolina-columbia-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different NWS product day and status ID.",
        "Same-incident Rave restatement on getrave.com/rss/sc/channel1 (pubDate 2026-08-13T22:49:29Z) is a shorter body without the archive URL; X text remains the confirmed longer product."
      ],
      "characterCount": 231
    }
  ],
  "context": "USC posts Carolina Alert messages on [@CarolinaAlert](https://x.com/CarolinaAlert) and the [Carolina Alerts Archive](https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/?alert_year=all).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Standalone evening severe-thunderstorm product with seek-shelter instruction."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@CarolinaAlert severe thunderstorm Aug 13",
      "url": "https://x.com/CarolinaAlert/status/2088035239931371806",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    },
    {
      "title": "Carolina Alerts Archive (2026)",
      "url": "https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/?alert_year=all",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    },
    {
      "title": "Carolina Alert Rave RSS sc/channel1 Aug 13 SVR",
      "url": "https://www.getrave.com/rss/sc/channel1",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-16",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "south-carolina",
    "severe-weather",
    "carolina-alert"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-16",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}
