{
  "id": "2026-01-25-american-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closure",
  "slug": "american-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closure-2026-01-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "American University",
    "shortName": "AU",
    "state": "DC",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "AU Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 14000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-25",
    "endDate": "2026-01-28",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "AU multi-day closed with instructional continuity (Jan 25-28, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "AU multi-day closed with instructional continuity (Jan 25-28, 2026)",
    "summary": "American University [closed with instructional continuity Sunday Jan. 25](https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015177193165308405), [Monday Jan. 26](https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015501921612620083), [Tuesday Jan. 27](https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015901938269757832), and [Wednesday Jan. 28](https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2016278500806697366) for winter weather.",
    "outcome": "Four consecutive closed days with instructional continuity."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-24",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "AU Alert: Due to the incoming inclement weather, AU will be closed with instructional continuity on Sunday, January 25, 2026. For more information, visit the incident page: https://www.american.edu/emergency/aualerts/?id=86",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015177193165308405",
      "sourceDescription": "AU close Jan 25",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @AmericanU X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 223
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-25",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the inclement weather, AU will be closed with instructional continuity on Monday, January 26, 2026. For more information, visit the incident page: https://www.american.edu/emergency/aualerts/?id=86",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015501921612620083",
      "sourceDescription": "AU close Jan 26",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @AmericanU X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 204
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the inclement weather, AU will be closed with instructional continuity on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. For more information, visit the incident page: https://www.american.edu/emergency/aualerts/?id=86",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015901938269757832",
      "sourceDescription": "AU close Jan 27",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @AmericanU X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 205
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-27",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the ongoing weather impacts, AU will be closed with instructional continuity on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. For more information, visit the incident page: https://www.american.edu/emergency/aualerts/?id=86",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2016278500806697366",
      "sourceDescription": "AU close Jan 28",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @AmericanU X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 213
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b221 American University residual multi-day winter instructional continuity.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Repeated closed-with-instructional-continuity day notices."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "AU Jan 25",
      "url": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015177193165308405",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "AU Jan 26",
      "url": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015501921612620083",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "AU Jan 27",
      "url": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2015901938269757832",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "AU Jan 28",
      "url": "https://x.com/AmericanU/status/2016278500806697366",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "district-of-columbia",
    "winter-storm",
    "private",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}