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Multi-campus midday close with planned noon reopen next day

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Del Mar College issued a DMC Alert closing East and West campuses plus satellite centers at 12:30 p.m. on January 16, 2018, planning to reopen at noon January 17.

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Institution
Del Mar College
Community College · TX
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~12,000 studentsDMC Alert
Official alert policy
Read when and how Del Mar says it will use DMC Alert: summarized, quoted, and analyzed.
Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Confirmed wording is transcribed character-for-character from a primary source. Use Verify this quote under each message to open that source in a new tab and compare the text yourself.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
Verified verbatim908 chars
DMC Alert - Del Mar College’s East and West Campuses, the Center for Economic Development and the Northwest Center in Calallen will close at 12:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 16. The College plans to reopen at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17. Off-campus classes in neighboring communities will follow the closure schedules of the independent school districts in those communities. Students should contact their instructors regarding class information they may miss. DMC employees and students should check the College’s website at www.delmar.edu, social media channels on Facebook and Twitter, and local news media and their sites for any updates. Students can also check the College’s information line at 698-1600. As always, individuals are urged to use caution when traveling to and from Del Mar College and make responsible decisions based on the specific conditions they encounter.
Verify this quote
DMC Alert Rave RSS (delmar/channel2)getrave.comfind archived copies
Dual independent Rave RSS fetch 2026-08-10. SPN 523.
pubDate 2018-01-16T15:08:19Z; CST applied (January). CR/LF line endings preserved from RSS.
Thread checked N/A (RSS single product).
Distinct incident from 2024-01-16-del-mar-college-inclement-weather-closure: 2018 midday multi-site close vs 2024 weather product.
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

DMC Alert - Del Mar College’s East and West Campuses, the Center for Economic Development and the Northwest Center in Calallen will close at 12:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 16. The College plans to reopen at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17. Off-campus classes in neighboring communities will follow the closure schedules of the independent school districts in those communities. Students should contact their instructors regarding class information they may miss. DMC employees and students should check the College’s website at www.delmar.edu, social media channels on Facebook and Twitter, and local news media and their sites for any updates. Students can also check the College’s information line at 698-1600. As always, individuals are urged to use caution when traveling to and from Del Mar College and make responsible decisions based on the specific conditions they encounter.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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    1. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (named in the message body)
    8. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (named in the message body)
    18. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: DMC Alert branding identifies the institutional sender. (supported by the alert language)
  • Hazardabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. Vote total supports verdict 0.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not present in the transmitted text)
    2. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (no clear instance in this product)
    3. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (element is absent from the wording)
    4. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (cannot identify this element here)
    5. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not stated in the alert copy)
    6. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (missing from this product)
    7. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (no support in the verbatim text)
    8. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (reader cannot find this element)
    9. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not encoded in this message)
    10. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (absent from the official product)
    11. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not present in the transmitted text)
    12. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (no clear instance in this product)
    13. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (element is absent from the wording)
    14. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (cannot identify this element here)
    15. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not stated in the alert copy)
    16. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (missing from this product)
    17. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (no support in the verbatim text)
    18. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (reader cannot find this element)
    19. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not encoded in this message)
    20. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (absent from the official product)
    21. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not present in the transmitted text)
    22. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (no clear instance in this product)
    23. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (element is absent from the wording)
    24. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (cannot identify this element here)
    25. absent: No named weather hazard type beyond closure product. (not stated in the alert copy)
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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    1. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (named in the message body)
    8. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (named in the message body)
    18. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: East and West Campuses and named centers are locations. (supported by the alert language)
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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    1. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Close at 12:30 p.m. and check channels is guidance. (supported by the alert language)
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. Vote total supports verdict 1.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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    1. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (present in the transmitted text)
    2. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (explicitly stated in the product)
    3. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    4. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (reader can locate this element)
    5. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (supported by the alert language)
    6. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (carried in the official product)
    7. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (named in the message body)
    8. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (available to the recipient)
    9. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (encoded in the alert copy)
    10. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    11. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (present in the transmitted text)
    12. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (explicitly stated in the product)
    13. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    14. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (reader can locate this element)
    15. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (supported by the alert language)
    16. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (carried in the official product)
    17. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (named in the message body)
    18. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (available to the recipient)
    19. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (encoded in the alert copy)
    20. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (verifiable from the verbatim text)
    21. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (present in the transmitted text)
    22. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (explicitly stated in the product)
    23. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (clearly identifiable in wording)
    24. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (reader can locate this element)
    25. present: Tuesday January 16 and noon Wednesday are time cues. (supported by the alert language)
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Arbitrator synthesis: No injury language is present. Vote total supports verdict 0.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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    1. absent: No injury language is present. (not present in the transmitted text)
    2. absent: No injury language is present. (no clear instance in this product)
    3. absent: No injury language is present. (element is absent from the wording)
    4. absent: No injury language is present. (cannot identify this element here)
    5. absent: No injury language is present. (not stated in the alert copy)
    6. absent: No injury language is present. (missing from this product)
    7. absent: No injury language is present. (no support in the verbatim text)
    8. absent: No injury language is present. (reader cannot find this element)
    9. absent: No injury language is present. (not encoded in this message)
    10. absent: No injury language is present. (absent from the official product)
    11. absent: No injury language is present. (not present in the transmitted text)
    12. absent: No injury language is present. (no clear instance in this product)
    13. absent: No injury language is present. (element is absent from the wording)
    14. absent: No injury language is present. (cannot identify this element here)
    15. absent: No injury language is present. (not stated in the alert copy)
    16. absent: No injury language is present. (missing from this product)
    17. absent: No injury language is present. (no support in the verbatim text)
    18. absent: No injury language is present. (reader cannot find this element)
    19. absent: No injury language is present. (not encoded in this message)
    20. absent: No injury language is present. (absent from the official product)
    21. absent: No injury language is present. (not present in the transmitted text)
    22. absent: No injury language is present. (no clear instance in this product)
    23. absent: No injury language is present. (element is absent from the wording)
    24. absent: No injury language is present. (cannot identify this element here)
    25. absent: No injury language is present. (not stated in the alert copy)

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

Del Mar College issues DMC Alert products via Rave; public feed at getrave.com/rss/delmar/channel2.
Analysis

Key Findings

Long-form multi-site weather close with reopen plan and multi-channel update guidance.
Outcome
Campuses closed 12:30 p.m. Jan 16; planned reopen noon Jan 17; off-campus sites follow ISD schedules.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Official
    DMC Alert Rave RSS January 2018 multi-campus close
    getrave.com
    archived copy
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "Del Mar College: Multi-campus midday close with planned noon reopen next day." Incident of January 16, 2018. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/del-mar-college-severe-weather-midday-closure-2018-01-16/

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Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion