{
  "id": "2020-08-20-brazosport-college-tropical-storms-laura-marco-monitoring",
  "slug": "brazosport-college-tropical-storms-laura-marco-monitoring-2020-08-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Brazosport College",
    "shortName": "Brazosport",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "BC Alert System",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-08-20",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Brazosport monitoring Tropical Storms Laura and Marco (Aug 2020)",
    "headlinePublic": "Brazosport monitoring Tropical Storms Laura and Marco (Aug 2020)",
    "summary": "Brazosport College [posted a BC Alert](https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2020/tropical-storms-laura-and-marco.php) monitoring Tropical Storms Marco and Laura while keeping Fall classes on schedule.",
    "outcome": "Fall classes remained on schedule under dual-storm monitoring; Laura later forced multi-day closure."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2020-08-20",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "Brazosport College continues to monitor advisories from the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service regarding Tropical Storms Marco and Laura. All Fall classes are scheduled to begin as planned, either online, face to face, or in a hybrid/blended format. We will continue to monitor and post updates 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/2020/tropical-storms-laura-and-marco.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Official Brazosport College BC Alert archive page",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official Brazosport College BC Alert archive."
      ],
      "characterCount": 459,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b134 Brazosport residual. Pre-Laura dual-storm monitoring notice.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed-verbatim dual-storm monitoring BC Alert."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Laura and Marco monitoring",
      "url": "https://www.brazosport.edu/bcalert/2020/tropical-storms-laura-and-marco.php",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "texas",
    "hurricane",
    "wider-reach",
    "bc-alert-archive"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}