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Multi-day ice weather close then fully remote Tuesday

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TXsevere weatheremergency notificationhigh confidence

McLennan @McLennanCC closed January 24–26 for weather, remaining closed Monday and fully remote Tuesday January 27 for ice.

Alerts
2
Response
Killed
Injured
Institution
McLennan Community College
Community College · TX
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~9,000 studentsMyAlert / @McLennanCC
Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence · 2 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatim107 chars
CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be closed Jan. 24 - Jan. 26, due to inclement weather. ❄️ #MCCHighlanders
Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03. SPN 523.
UPDATETwitter/X+3d
Verified verbatim280 chars
CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will remain closed today, Monday, Jan. 26 and will be fully remote tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 27 due to icy conditions, and concern for student and staff safety. Students, please check Brightspace and student email for communications from your professors.
Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03. SPN 523.
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.

CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be closed Jan. 24 - Jan. 26, due to inclement weather. ❄️ #MCCHighlanders

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Institutional branding appears via "The College", which marks the sender.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Institutional branding appears via "The College", which marks the sender.
    2. present: The notice identifies who is speaking through "The College".
    3. present: Source is present because "The College" names the issuing campus or alert brand.
    4. present: A campus or alert signature ("The College") supplies the authority line.
    5. present: Sender identity is clear from the wording "The College".
    6. present: The alert tags an official issuer with "The College".
    7. present: Who is sending this is stated through "The College".
    8. present: Branded language "The College" functions as the source element.
    9. present: Campus naming in "The College" tells recipients the origin of the message.
    10. present: An official voice is established by "The College".
    11. present: The opening or body includes "The College" as institutional source.
    12. present: "The College" is enough to code source present under the branding rule.
    13. present: Recipients can tell the sender from "The College".
    14. present: Source scores present: "The College" is an authority marker.
    15. present: The university or college is referenced as "The College".
    16. present: Alert-system or school labeling ("The College") covers source.
    17. present: Issuing body is identifiable from "The College".
    18. present: "The College" operates as a branded signature for source.
    19. present: The text attributes the message via "The College".
    20. present: Source present: campus authority language "The College".
    21. present: Readers see "The College" and know which campus is speaking.
    22. present: Official sender cue "The College" is explicit in the text.
    23. present: Source is coded yes based on "The College".
    24. present: The phrase "The College" identifies the responding institution.
    25. present: Authority is named through the fragment "The College".
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Hazard is specific: the text names "inclement weather".

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Hazard is specific: the text names "inclement weather".
    2. present: A concrete threat appears as "inclement weather".
    3. present: The what of the emergency is "inclement weather", not a vague incident label.
    4. present: "inclement weather" satisfies hazard by naming the condition or threat.
    5. present: Readers learn the hazard type from "inclement weather".
    6. present: Hazard present via the explicit phrase "inclement weather".
    7. present: The threat is particularized as "inclement weather".
    8. present: Coding H=1 because "inclement weather" is a named hazard.
    9. present: Specific danger language: "inclement weather".
    10. present: The alert states the problem as "inclement weather".
    11. present: Hazard element met by "inclement weather".
    12. present: "inclement weather" is more than a generic emergency word.
    13. present: Threat identity is clear from "inclement weather".
    14. present: The message pins the hazard to "inclement weather".
    15. present: Named condition "inclement weather" counts as hazard.
    16. present: H is present: "inclement weather" tells what is wrong.
    17. present: Concrete hazard wording includes "inclement weather".
    18. present: The incident type is given as "inclement weather".
    19. present: "inclement weather" is the stated threat or weather/system hazard.
    20. present: Hazard codes yes on "inclement weather".
    21. present: Specifics beat generics here: "inclement weather".
    22. present: The text's hazard signal is "inclement weather".
    23. present: What happened is labeled "inclement weather".
    24. present: Hazard present with the phrase "inclement weather".
    25. present: Threat naming succeeds through "inclement weather".
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Location is given through "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".

    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: Location is given through "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    2. present: Place is specified as "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    3. present: Where is answered by "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    4. present: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" functions as the location element.
    5. present: The alert situates the event with "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    6. present: Geographic or campus place: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    7. present: L=1 because "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" names where this applies.
    8. present: Recipients are told the place via "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    9. present: Location present in the phrase "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    10. present: A campus or building reference "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" covers location.
    11. present: The where cue is "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    12. present: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" identifies the affected area.
    13. present: Place naming succeeds with "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    14. present: Location codes yes on "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    15. present: Site detail appears as "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    16. present: The message anchors place with "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    17. present: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" is enough location under the rubric.
    18. present: Affected place language: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    19. present: L is present via "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    20. present: Campus geography is marked by "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    21. present: Where this matters is "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    22. present: The text localizes to "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    23. present: Location element met by "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    24. present: Place is not left blank: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    25. present: Spatial reference "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" supports L=1.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Guidance is the instruction "closed".

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Guidance is the instruction "closed".
    2. present: Protective action appears as "closed".
    3. present: Recipients are told to act via "closed".
    4. present: "closed" is a direct what-to-do line.
    5. present: G=1 because "closed" instructs the audience.
    6. present: The alert directs action with "closed".
    7. present: Guidance present: "closed".
    8. present: A clear instruction is "closed".
    9. present: What to do is stated as "closed".
    10. present: "closed" counts as protective guidance.
    11. present: Action language "closed" meets guidance.
    12. present: The message tells people "closed".
    13. present: Guidance codes yes on "closed".
    14. present: Operational direction: "closed".
    15. present: Instructional content includes "closed".
    16. present: "closed" is audience-facing guidance.
    17. present: G is present via the cue "closed".
    18. present: Protective or operational order "closed" is explicit.
    19. present: The text's guidance signal is "closed".
    20. present: Recipients receive the directive "closed".
    21. present: What-to-do element satisfied by "closed".
    22. present: "closed" tells the public how to respond or operate.
    23. present: Guidance met through "closed".
    24. present: Action instruction present: "closed".
    25. present: The alert's order to the audience is "closed".
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Time is marked by "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Time is marked by "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    2. present: A temporal cue appears as "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    3. present: When is answered with "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    4. present: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" supplies timing or recency.
    5. present: T=1 because "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" is a time reference.
    6. present: Clock or calendar language: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    7. present: The alert times the event with "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    8. present: Temporal detail "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" is present.
    9. present: Time element met by "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    10. present: Recipients see timing via "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    11. present: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" counts as the time cue.
    12. present: When-language includes "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    13. present: T codes yes on "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    14. present: A schedule or day marker "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" appears.
    15. present: Timing is explicit: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    16. present: The text anchors time with "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    17. present: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" is enough for the time element.
    18. present: Recency or clock cue "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" is stated.
    19. present: T is present via "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    20. present: Date or hour language "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" supports T=1.
    21. present: Temporal reference: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    22. present: The when signal is "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    23. present: Time present through "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…".
    24. present: "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" tells recipients the relevant when.
    25. present: Schedule wording "CAMPUS UPDATE: The College will be clos…" meets time.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 absent. No consequence or severity language appears beyond naming a hazard.

    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.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. absent: No consequence or severity language appears beyond naming a hazard.
    2. absent: Impact is absent: the text does not say what the threat could do.
    3. absent: Nothing states danger level, injuries, or disruptive effect.
    4. absent: I=0 because severity or harm is not conveyed.
    5. absent: Hazard may be named, but impact language is missing.
    6. absent: The alert omits consequence wording.
    7. absent: Impact fails the harm-or-severity test.
    8. absent: Readers are not told stakes or effects.
    9. absent: No life-safety or operational impact phrase is present.
    10. absent: Impact element codes absent.
    11. absent: Without consequence language, I is zero.
    12. absent: Severity is left unstated.
    13. absent: The text stops short of impact.
    14. absent: Harm potential is not described.
    15. absent: I fails on bare description without effects.
    16. absent: No dangerous/closed/injury-style impact cue appears.
    17. absent: Impact not established by the wording.
    18. absent: Consequence detail is missing.
    19. absent: The message lacks severity framing.
    20. absent: I is absent under the impact rule.
    21. absent: Stakes for people or property are not stated.
    22. absent: No disruption or harm language is included.
    23. absent: Impact cannot be coded present here.
    24. absent: Effect-on-campus language is omitted.
    25. absent: Severity/consequence element fails.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

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

About this analysis
Context

Background

McLennan Community College posts CAMPUS UPDATE weather notices on @McLennanCC.
Analysis

Key Findings

Multi-day weather close with fully remote Tuesday.
Outcome
Multi-day close ending in fully remote Tuesday.
Provenance

Sources

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Campus Alert Archive. "McLennan Community College: Multi-day ice weather close then fully remote Tuesday." Incident of January 24, 2026. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/mclennan-community-college-multi-day-ice-weather-close-2026-01-24/

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