{
  "id": "2021-09-13-brazosport-college-tropical-storm-nicholas-multi-day-closure",
  "slug": "brazosport-college-tropical-storm-nicholas-multi-day-closure-2021-09-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brazosport College",
    "shortName": "Brazosport",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "BC Alert System",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2021-09-13",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Brazosport multi-day closure for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Nicholas (Sept 2021)",
    "headlinePublic": "Brazosport multi-day closure for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Nicholas (Sept 2021)",
    "summary": "Brazosport College [posted a multi-day BC Alert sequence](https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2021/brazosport-college-closed-monday-september-13-2021-due-to-tropical-storm-nicholas.php) closing campus for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Nicholas from September 13 through 17, 2021, reopening September 20.",
    "outcome": "Campus closed Sept 13-17 for Nicholas impacts and power outages; resumed Monday Sept 20."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2021-09-13",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Brazosport College continues to monitor advisories from the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service regarding Tropical Storm Nicholas. Out of an abundance of caution, all College classes and operations will be closed, Monday, September 13, 2021, including dual credit courses, online, face-to-face, hybrid format, as well as the Bill & Julia May Children's Center. We will continue to monitor the storm and post updates on the Brazosport College website and all BC social media accounts. Decisions regarding Tuesday, September 14, 2021, will be made tomorrow afternoon.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2021/brazosport-college-closed-monday-september-13-2021-due-to-tropical-storm-nicholas.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Brazosport College BC Alert archive page",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Brazosport College BC Alert archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 584,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2021-09-14",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Brazosport College classes and operations will remain closed, Tuesday, September 14, 2021, including dual credit courses, online, face-to-face, hybrid format, as well as the Bill & Julia May Children's Center. Brazosport College continues to monitor advisories from the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service regarding Tropical Storm Nicholas. Further updates will be posted on the Brazosport College website and all BC social media accounts. Decisions regarding Wednesday, September 15, 2021, will be made tomorrow afternoon.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2021/brazosport-college-remains-closed-tuesday-september-14-2021-due-to-tropical-storm-nicholas.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Brazosport College BC Alert archive page",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Brazosport College BC Alert archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 542,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2021-09-15",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the impacts and widespread power issues from Hurricane Nicholas, Brazosport College classes and operations will remain closed, Wednesday, September 15, 2021, including dual credit courses, online, face-to-face, hybrid format, as well as the Bill & Julia May Children's Center. Further updates will be posted on the Brazosport College website and all BC social media accounts. Decisions regarding Thursday, September 16, 2021, will be made tomorrow afternoon. Please know the safety of our students and staff is always our top priority.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2021/brazosport-college-closed-wednesday-september-15-2021-due-to-impacts-from-hurricane-nicholas.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Brazosport College BC Alert archive page",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Brazosport College BC Alert archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 542,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2021-09-16",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Due to widespread power issues from Hurricane Nicholas, Brazosport College will remain closed through Friday, September 17, 2021. At this time, we plan to resume normal operations Monday, September 20, 2021. Due to campus closure from Hurricane Nicholas, students are not responsible for assignment deadlines during the campus closure. Students should communicate with their instructors concerning coursework. Any future updates will be posted on the Brazosport College website and all BC social media accounts. Please know the safety of our students and staff is always our top priority.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2021/brazosport-college-closed-thursday-and-friday-september-16-17-2021-due-to-power-outages-from-hurricane-nicholas.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Brazosport College BC Alert archive page",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Brazosport College BC Alert archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 588,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2021-09-20",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "All Brazosport College classes and operations will resume, Monday, September 20, 2021, including dual credit courses, online, face-to-face, hybrid format, as well as the Bill & Julia May Children's Center.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2021/brazosport-college-will-reopen-monday-september-20-2021.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Brazosport College BC Alert archive page",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Brazosport College BC Alert archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 205,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b129 Brazosport BC Alert archive residual non-R1 CC.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "5 confirmed-verbatim BC Alert archive notice(s)."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Brazosport multi-day closure for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Nicholas (Sept 2021)",
      "url": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2021/brazosport-college-closed-monday-september-13-2021-due-to-tropical-storm-nicholas.php",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "texas",
    "wider-reach",
    "bc-alert-archive"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}