{
  "id": "2018-09-11-beaufort-county-community-college-hurricane-florence-closure",
  "slug": "beaufort-county-community-college-hurricane-florence-closure-2018-09-11",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Beaufort County Community College",
    "shortName": "BCCC",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 2000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-09-11",
    "endDate": "2018-09-18",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Beaufort County CC Hurricane Florence multi-day close (Sep 2018)",
    "headlinePublic": "Beaufort County CC Hurricane Florence multi-day close (Sep 2018)",
    "summary": "Beaufort County Community College [closed at noon September 11 through September 16 for Hurricane Florence with a voluntary county evacuation note](https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1039491952411070471), then [remained closed September 17](https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1041355595780112386) and [September 18 for service-area conditions](https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1041759252921106432).",
    "outcome": "Multi-day Florence close extending past initial weekend for road conditions."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2018-09-11",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "BCCC is closing today at 12:00 p.m. The college will remain closed through Sunday, September 16. Students should check Blackboard for assignments. \nBeaufort County is under a voluntary evacuation. Please take this storm seriously. Make preparations now.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1039491952411070471",
      "sourceDescription": "BCCC Florence early close Sep 11 2018",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @beaufortccc X account. Hurricane Florence era."
      ],
      "characterCount": 253
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2018-09-16",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "We will remain closed on Monday, September 17 due to road conditions around the service area. We will keep you updated here, on our website and through media outlets.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1041355595780112386",
      "sourceDescription": "BCCC closed Sep 17 2018",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @beaufortccc X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 166
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2018-09-17",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "We will remain closed on Tuesday, September 18 due to conditions around the service area. We will keep you updated here, on our website and through media outlets.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1041759252921106432",
      "sourceDescription": "BCCC closed Sep 18 2018",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @beaufortccc X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 162
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b334 Beaufort County CC residual Hurricane Florence multi-day sequence.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Noon early close into multi-day Florence recovery with voluntary evacuation note."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "BCCC Florence initial",
      "url": "https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1039491952411070471",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "BCCC Sep 17",
      "url": "https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1041355595780112386",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "BCCC Sep 18",
      "url": "https://x.com/beaufortccc/status/1041759252921106432",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "hurricane",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}