{
  "id": "2024-01-14-delta-state-university-winter-weather-closure",
  "slug": "delta-state-university-winter-weather-closure-2024-01-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Delta State University",
    "shortName": "Delta State",
    "state": "MS",
    "type": "public",
    "alertSystemName": "DSU Alert",
    "enrollment": 2700
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-01-14",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "contained",
    "headline": "Multi-day winter weather campus closure",
    "headlinePublic": "Multi-day winter weather campus closure",
    "summary": "Delta State’s [Emergency Response Team](https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1746327383882215446) closed campus and shifted to remote operations across successive winter-weather updates in January 2024.",
    "outcome": "Remote operations continued through Jan. 22 per ERT updates.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-13T18:24:28-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the deteriorating weather conditions & out of an abundance of caution for the safety & well-being of the campus community, the Emergency Response Team has made the decision to close the campus through end-of-day on Tuesday, January 16. Please check email for full updates.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1746327383882215446",
      "sourceDescription": "@DeltaState on X (Emergency Response Team notices)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @DeltaState status 1746327383882215446"
      ],
      "characterCount": 279
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-15T13:06:00-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "🚨1.15.24 update🚨\n\nDue to continued weather conditions, DSU’s Emergency Response Team has made the decision to close the campus through Wed., January 17. Essential, critical services will continue to operate on campus, with normal university operations conducted remotely.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1746972014647103546",
      "sourceDescription": "@DeltaState on X (Emergency Response Team notices)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @DeltaState status 1746972014647103546"
      ],
      "characterCount": 273
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-16T15:07:03-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "🚨1.16.24 update🚨\n\nDue to the continued weather conditions, Delta State’s Emergency Response Team has made the decision to close the campus through end-of-day on Friday, January 19.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1747364868464705663",
      "sourceDescription": "@DeltaState on X (Emergency Response Team notices)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @DeltaState status 1747364868464705663"
      ],
      "characterCount": 182
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-19T15:31:30-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "🚨1.19.24 update🚨\n\nDSU’s Emergency Response Team has made the decision to continue operating remotely through Monday, January 22. For more information on move-in day, dining hall hours, meeting virtually, etc., students, faculty and staff should check their university email.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1748458185717891333",
      "sourceDescription": "@DeltaState on X (Emergency Response Team notices)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @DeltaState status 1748458185717891333"
      ],
      "characterCount": 276
    }
  ],
  "context": "Delta State University Emergency Response Team transmitted campus operational closures via the official @DeltaState X account.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Sequenced multi-day campus closure updates",
    "Complete official short-form ERT text"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@DeltaState closure",
      "url": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1746327383882215446",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@DeltaState",
      "url": "https://x.com/DeltaState",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "DSU update update",
      "url": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1746972014647103546",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "DSU update update",
      "url": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1747364868464705663",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "DSU update update",
      "url": "https://x.com/DeltaState/status/1748458185717891333",
      "type": "official-social"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "winter-weather",
    "closure",
    "delta-state"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}