{
  "id": "2026-01-26-eastern-kentucky-university-winter-weather-plan-b-a-virtual",
  "slug": "eastern-kentucky-university-winter-weather-plan-b-a-virtual-2026-01-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Eastern Kentucky University",
    "shortName": "EKU",
    "state": "KY",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "EKU Alert / Weather Plans",
    "enrollment": 14000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-26",
    "endDate": "2026-01-30",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "EKU winter Plan B closure then Plan A virtual days (Jan 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "EKU winter Plan B closure then Plan A virtual days (Jan 2026)",
    "summary": "Eastern Kentucky University [operated Plan B with all-campus class cancellations Jan. 26](https://x.com/eku/status/2015507953831330021), then [Plan A virtual operations Jan. 27](https://x.com/eku/status/2015853642465644728) and [Jan. 28-30](https://x.com/eku/status/2016259452266025223), before [returning to normal operations Feb. 2](https://x.com/eku/status/2017659144241594558).",
    "outcome": "Plan B full cancellation then multi-day Plan A virtual ops; normal Feb 2."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-25",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Weather Plan B - Urgent: EKU is operating on Plan B 01/26/26. Classes cancelled at all campuses. Model Lab School on NTI. More schedule info: https://www.eku.edu/in/guides/weather-plan/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/eku/status/2015507953831330021",
      "sourceDescription": "EKU Weather Plan B Jan 26",
      "characterCount": 185,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @eku X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Weather Plan A - Urgent:  EKU Virtual Operations 01/27/26. Designated Employees report to work. More schedule info: https://www.eku.edu/in/guides/weather-plan/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/eku/status/2015853642465644728",
      "sourceDescription": "EKU Weather Plan A Jan 27",
      "characterCount": 159,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @eku X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-27",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Weather Plan A - Urgent:  EKU Virtual Operations 01/28/26 - 01/30/26. Designated Employees report to work. More schedule info: https://www.eku.edu/in/guides/weather-plan/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/eku/status/2016259452266025223",
      "sourceDescription": "EKU Weather Plan A Jan 28-30",
      "characterCount": 170,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @eku X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-31",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Weather Plan Normal - Urgent: EKU Normal Operations 02/02/26.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/eku/status/2017659144241594558",
      "sourceDescription": "EKU Weather Plan Normal Feb 2",
      "characterCount": 61,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @eku X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b191 EKU residual public-masters winter weather-plan chain.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed multi-day Plan B/A winter operations with return-to-normal notice."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "EKU Plan B Jan 26",
      "url": "https://x.com/eku/status/2015507953831330021",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "EKU Plan A Jan 27",
      "url": "https://x.com/eku/status/2015853642465644728",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "EKU Plan A Jan 28-30",
      "url": "https://x.com/eku/status/2016259452266025223",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "EKU normal Feb 2",
      "url": "https://x.com/eku/status/2017659144241594558",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "kentucky",
    "winter-storm",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}