{
  "id": "2026-01-26-emporia-state-university-extreme-cold-hazardous-roads-closure",
  "slug": "emporia-state-university-extreme-cold-hazardous-roads-closure-2026-01-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Emporia State University",
    "shortName": "ESU",
    "state": "KS",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "ESU Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-26",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Emporia State closed for extreme cold and hazardous roads (Jan 26, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Emporia State closed for extreme cold and hazardous roads (Jan 26, 2026)",
    "summary": "Emporia State University [closed Monday January 26 for extreme cold temperatures and hazardous road conditions](https://x.com/emporiastate/status/2015515645228806199), expecting normal classes Tuesday January 27.",
    "outcome": "Full day close; normal resume expected next day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-25",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to extreme cold temperatures and hazardous road conditions, Emporia State University will be closed on Monday, January 26. Classes are expected to resume as normal on Tuesday, January 27. Stay warm, #HornetNation!",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/emporiastate/status/2015515645228806199",
      "sourceDescription": "ESU extreme cold close",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @emporiastate X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 217
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b224 Emporia residual extreme-cold weather close.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Extreme cold plus hazardous roads as dual hazard framing."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "ESU close",
      "url": "https://x.com/emporiastate/status/2015515645228806199",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "kansas",
    "winter-storm",
    "public-masters",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}