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  "id": "2026-01-23-dakota-state-university-extreme-cold-closure",
  "slug": "dakota-state-university-extreme-cold-closure-2026-01-23",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Dakota State University",
    "shortName": "DSU",
    "state": "SD",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "official X / @DakotaState",
    "enrollment": 3500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-23",
    "type": "winter-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Extreme cold closes campus with yellow remote option",
    "headlinePublic": "Extreme cold closes campus with yellow remote option",
    "summary": "Dakota State [closed Friday January 23 for extreme cold with condition yellow remote instruction option](https://x.com/DakotaState/status/2014471171555602506).",
    "outcome": "Campus closed Friday; planned reopen Monday; evening athletics proceeded."
  },
  "alerts": [
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-01-22T16:52:09-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Dakota State University will be closed on Friday, Jan. 23 due to extreme cold weather in the region. All in-person classes and normal business operations are canceled. Only essential personnel should report as directed.\n \nFor Jan. 23 classes, the university will operate in condition “yellow” under DSU Policy 2.3 (Remote Learning During Inclement Weather) with optional remote instruction. Faculty should communicate any plans to assign remote instructional activities to students ahead of time.\n \nFriday evening and weekend activities, including DSU basketball games, will operate as scheduled as the warning is expected to expire by the scheduled start time.\n \nThe Marketplace and Bits ‘N Bytes C-Store will operate as normal Friday. 8th Street Square and The Queue will be closed.\n \nThe university plans to fully reopen for regular business on Monday, Jan. 26. \n \nAn extreme cold weather warning has been issued for the Madison area, with dangerously cold air and wind chills as low as -40. It is important to limit time outside, dress in layers, and cover up exposed skin. Frostbite may occur in less than 30 minutes, and as few as ten minutes without proper clothing.\n \nVisit the National Weather Service Sioux Falls website at https://t.co/pIKy1D1ifD for additional information and stay tuned to official university channels for updates.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/DakotaState/status/2014471171555602506",
      "sourceDescription": "@DakotaState extreme cold close",
      "characterCount": 1344,
      "textSha256": "913d87a020f52d83a19e5548d32227d790771caf206ed0eb1f3956712dfb858c",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (keyword + thread_fetch) 2026-08-04; second blind sha256 match.",
        "SPN 523 at capture (web.archive.org/save returned 523).",
        "Distinct incident from 2025-03-28-dakota-state-university-concealed-weapon-report-not-a-weapon: weather vs weapons."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official university X channel.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official full-text X capture with dual blind confirmation."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@DakotaState extreme cold close",
      "url": "https://x.com/DakotaState/status/2014471171555602506",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "south-dakota",
    "winter-weather",
    "dakota-state"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}