{
  "id": "2026-01-31-gaston-college-weekend-weather-closure",
  "slug": "gaston-college-weekend-weather-closure-2026-01-31",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Gaston College",
    "shortName": "Gaston",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "GC Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-31",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Gaston College weekend closed Jan 31-Feb 1 (2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Gaston College weekend closed Jan 31-Feb 1 (2026)",
    "summary": "Gaston College [closed all campuses Saturday January 31 and Sunday February 1, 2026 due to the winter weather forecast](https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2017359443009110180).",
    "outcome": "All campuses closed weekend."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-30",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "GC ALERT: Due to the winter weather forecast for this weekend, all campuses will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 31, and Sunday, Feb. 1. We will continue to monitor conditions and provide updates on https://www.gaston.edu/ and via the GC Alerts system.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2017359443009110180",
      "sourceDescription": "Gaston weekend close",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @Gaston_College X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 248
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b296 Gaston residual weekend weather closure.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Weekend full campus close for winter forecast."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Gaston weekend close",
      "url": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2017359443009110180",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}