Institution
University of Iowa
IowaIAPublic R1Hawk Alert / Crime Alert~30,000 students
- Cases
- 135
- Alerts
- 169
- Verbatim
- 100%
- Span
- 2020–2026
Official alert policy
How Iowa says it will alert: when and how Hawk Alert activates, summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Case log
Every documented incident
135 cases · 169 of 169 alert messages verbatim-confirmed
2026
- tornado: 2026-09-08Evening tornado warning followed by a severe-thunderstorm shelter alertemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2026-07-24Crime alert for a reported sexual assault at the medical center campustimely warningverbatim
- severe storm: 2026-07-20Severe thunderstorm warning with 70 mph wind; seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2026-06-17Severe storm warning until 8:00 AM for parts of Johnson Coemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2026-06-17Two severe thunderstorm Hawk Alerts with 70–80 mph wind and hailemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2026-06-11Tornado and severe thunderstorm Hawk Alerts with seek-shelter guidanceemergency notificationverbatim
- evacuation: 2026-04-28Evacuation ordered for a building or campus area; near Slater Residence Hall, evacuation iemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2026-04-25Building fire at University Capitol Centre; small fire extinguishedemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2026-04-23Tornado warning until midnight; seek immediate shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2026-04-22Shooting investigation updatetimely warningverbatim
- shooting: 2026-04-19Five people shot during a large downtown fight; alert issued within minutesemergency notification5 injuredverbatim
- weather: 2026-04-17NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:15 PM for parts of Johnson Co. Storm includes 90emergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-04-14NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:15pm for parts of Johnson Co. Storm includes 2emergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2026-04-03Crime alert after a reported sexual assault by an acquaintance in a residence halltimely warningverbatim
- tornado: 2026-04-02Two afternoon tornado warnings with seek-immediate-shelter guidanceemergency notificationverbatim
- gas leak: 2026-03-30Gas leak reported with avoid or evacuate gdanceemergency notificationverbatim
- test: 2026-03-25This is a test of the Hawk Alert system. No emergency action is required. This is only aemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2026-03-10NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 7:45 for parts of Johnson Co. Storm includes tennisemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2026-03-08Crime alert after gunfire evidence near South Clinton Streettimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2026-02-08Crime alert after reported sexual assault in a west-side residence halltimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2026-01-29Crime alert after reported sexual assault in an east-side residence halltimely warningverbatim
- winter weather: 2026-01-23Campus operations changed under an extreme cold warningemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2026-01-23Extreme cold warning for Johnson County area — county areaemergency notificationverbatim
2025
- gas leak: 2025-12-09Gas smell reported near Chemistry Building; area cleared lateremergency notificationverbatim
- active threat: 2025-11-07Gunshots in the area of Burlington and Governor suspect heading EB avoid the area andemergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2025-11-07Off-campus shooting prompts three alerts tracking a fleeing suspect; arrest followedemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-10-27Sexual assault case - crime alert assault 7timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-10-10Sexual assault case - crime alert assault 6timely warningverbatim
- test: 2025-09-25This is a test of the Hawk Alert system. There are no emergency actions associated toemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-09-15Sexual assault case - crime alert assault 5timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-09-01Sexual assault case - crime alert assault 4timely warningverbatim
- severe storm: 2025-08-15Severe storm warning until 7:30pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2025-08-15Severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 pmemergency notificationverbatim
- gas leak: 2025-08-14Gas leak at Bowen Science Building has been resolved. Crews are still on scene. Resume noremergency notificationverbatim
- gas leak: 2025-07-15Gas leak near Bowen Science Building; crews on sceneemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-03-24Sexual assault case - crime alert assault 3timely warningverbatim
- other: 2025-03-18Incident at Bowen Science resolved. Building remains closed tonight for remediation. More:emergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2025-03-14Severe storm warning until 8:30 PMemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2025-03-14Severe thunderstorm warning until 9:00pmemergency notificationverbatim
- gas leak: 2025-03-07Gas leak at Bowen Science prompts avoid-area alert; building closed for remediationemergency notificationverbatim
- gas leak: 2025-03-07Gas leak at Bowen Science. Avoid the area. More: emergency.uiowa.eduemergency notificationverbatim
- winter weather: 2025-02-18Extreme cold warning for Johnson County areaemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-02-10Sexual assault case - crime alert assault 2timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2025-02-08Sexual assault case - crime alert assaulttimely warningverbatim
- robbery: 2025-01-26Armed robbery report near Market and Dubuque streetsemergency notificationverbatim
- winter storm: 2025-01-15Extreme cold with wind chills near -35 moved most classes onlineemergency notificationverbatim
2024
- infrastructure failure: 2024-12-12Campus Safety non-emergency line down; emergency calls routed to 911emergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-10-29Sexual assault incident - crime alert assault 2timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-10-07Sexual assault incident - crime alert assaulttimely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-09-20Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 14timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-09-12Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 13timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-09-09Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 12timely warningverbatim
- police activity: 2024-09-09Police continue investigation resume normal activityemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2024-09-04Other - alert icpd area gilbertburlemergency notificationverbatim
- suspicious package: 2024-08-30Suspicious package closes Capitol Street Ramp until police clear the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- power outage: 2024-08-25Campus power outage prompts elevator warning and later restoration alertemergency notificationverbatim
- other: 2024-07-22Other - alert city policeemergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2024-07-20Gunshots confirmed at Dubuque and Burlington. Police on Scene. Avoid the area. More: emergemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2024-07-15Severe storm warning until 6:30pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2024-07-15Severe storm warning until 7:15 pemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2024-07-15Severe thunderstorm warning until 7pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2024-07-02Severe storm warning until 6:30 pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2024-07-02Severe storm warning until 7:00 pmemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2024-07-02Severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15 pmemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2024-07-02Tornado warning for Johnson County seek shelter — seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2024-06-25Tornado warning prompts a shelter order; no touchdown confirmed on campusemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2024-05-24Severe storm warning until 6:45amemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2024-05-08Robbery - crime alert robberytimely warningverbatim
- tornado: 2024-04-16Tornado warning alert directed campus to shelter as a storm passed directly overheademergency notificationverbatim
- armed person: 2024-04-04Knife threats near a science building prompt alert; suspect later arrestedemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-04-01Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 11timely warningverbatim
- gas leak: 2024-03-29Confirmed gas line break near Dubuque and Washingtonemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-02-26Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 10timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2024-02-14Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 9timely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2024-01-25Shots fired on 200 block of S Van Buren Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2024-01-13NWS wind chill warning; frostbite possible in 10 minutesemergency notificationverbatim
2023
- sexual assault: 2023-12-08Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 8timely warningverbatim
- suspicious package: 2023-11-17Suspicious package at Burge Hall; evacuate buildingemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2023-11-06Robbery at gunpoint near Burlington and Dubuqueemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-10-31Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 7timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-10-26Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 6timely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2023-09-18Burglary - crime alert burglary 5timely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2023-09-11Burglary - crime alert burglary 4timely warningverbatim
- fire: 2023-09-01Fire - advanced technology lab avoidemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2023-08-31Fire - technology lab avoid areaemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-08-28Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 5timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-08-25Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 4timely warningverbatim
- stabbing: 2023-08-22Campus safety advisory after stabbing at Mercy Hospitaltimely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2023-08-21Burglary - crime alert burglary 3timely warningverbatim
- severe storm: 2023-07-31Severe thunderstorm warning until 9:15pmemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-07-09Gunshots reported near College and Clinton streetsemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-07-06Sexual assault suspect reported near Lucas and Boweryemergency notificationverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2023-06-03Motor vehicle theft - crime alert motor vehicle 2timely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-05-25Shots fired near Van Buren and College Streetemergency notificationverbatim
- burglary: 2023-05-17Burglary - crime alert burglary 2timely warningverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-05-14Shots fired - men guns police sceneemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2023-05-07Severe storm warning until 5:30 pemergency notificationverbatim
- stabbing: 2023-05-06Stabbing near Gilbert and Burlington; avoid the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-05-01Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 3timely warningverbatim
- burglary: 2023-04-11Burglary - crime alert burglarytimely warningverbatim
- tornado: 2023-03-31Back-to-back tornado-warning alerts as polygons covered SW then NW Johnson Countyemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2023-02-26Confirmed gunshot near Clinton Street alleyemergency notificationverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-01-31Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assault 2timely warningverbatim
- sexual assault: 2023-01-23Sexual assault - crime alert sexual assaulttimely warningverbatim
- motor vehicle theft: 2023-01-10Motor vehicle theft - crime alert motor vehicletimely warningverbatim
2022
- shooting: 2022-12-12Avoid the area of Court street ramp. Man with a gun. See e.uiowa.edu for further informatiemergency notificationverbatim
- suspicious package: 2022-08-12Suspicious package north of Schaeffer Hallemergency notificationverbatim
- shooting: 2022-08-07H-Bar shooting. Avoid the area. Shooter at large. Investigation still ongoing. See e.uiowaemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2022-08-01Shots fired - ave short black maleemergency notificationverbatim
- assault: 2022-06-04Police are on scene at Cactus 3 for an assault with weapon. Suspect is a BM or Latinoemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2022-05-09Report of shots fired and subject injured at Medical Education Building. Avoid the areaemergency notification1 injuredverbatim
- assault: 2022-04-25Assault with injury outside Art Building Westemergency notificationverbatim
- hazardous condition: 2022-03-24Strong smell of gas at Chemistry Building. Avoid the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- suspicious package: 2022-02-18Suspicious package in the area of Dubuque and Market, avoid the area,emergency notificationverbatim
2021
- fire: 2021-12-17UIHC Boyd Tower elevator fire evacuation in progress. Avoid the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2021-12-15Severe thunderstorm warning until 9:15 PMemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2021-12-05There have been multiple shots fired in the area of the Old Capitol Ramp downtownemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2021-09-23Fire incident at Spence Labs requires evacuationemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2021-09-12Shots fired call near Calvin Hall; avoid the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- robbery: 2021-09-02Strong-arm robbery at Ramp 4; suspect in all blackemergency notificationverbatim
- hazardous condition: 2021-08-26Smell of gas near Mayflower Hall; avoid the areaemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2021-07-29Shots fired reported in Ped Mall; stay away from areaemergency notificationverbatim
- hazardous condition: 2021-06-23Gas line break near Melrose and Melrose Courtemergency notificationverbatim
- weapons: 2021-05-25Armed subject with knife in University ER; avoid areaemergency notificationverbatim
- shots fired: 2021-05-07Shots fired near Westwinds apartments on Mormon Trekemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2021-02-13NWS wind chill warning; avoid outdoor activity if possibleemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2021-02-09NWS wind chill warning until 10 a.m.; avoid outdoor activityemergency notificationverbatim
- weather: 2021-02-06NWS wind chill warning; stay indoors for extreme coldemergency notificationverbatim
2020
- suspicious package: 2020-11-05Suspicious package near Gilbert and Washington streetsemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2020-08-10Derecho with winds over 100 mph damages library, water plant, and greenhousesemergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2020-07-11Severe storm warning until 615pmemergency notificationverbatim
- crime: 2020-06-21Stay away from Hospital Ramp 2 and surrounding areaemergency notificationverbatim
- tornado: 2020-05-23Tornado warning for Johnson County seek shelteremergency notificationverbatim
- severe storm: 2020-04-22Severe storm warning until 8:45 pemergency notificationverbatim
- fire: 2020-03-24Structure fire at Communications Building near Madison and Washingtonemergency notificationverbatim
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