{
  "id": "2026-03-16-george-mason-university-inclement-weather-early-close",
  "slug": "george-mason-university-inclement-weather-early-close-2026-03-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "George Mason University",
    "shortName": "George Mason",
    "state": "VA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Mason Alert / @GeorgeMasonU",
    "enrollment": 39000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Inclement weather closes offices at 1:30 p.m. and cancels late in-person classes",
    "headlinePublic": "Inclement weather closes offices at 1:30 p.m. and cancels late in-person classes",
    "summary": "George Mason [closed administrative offices at 1:30 p.m. for weather](https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2033533055579639814).",
    "outcome": "Offices closed 1:30 p.m.; in-person classes/events from 1:30 canceled."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-03-16T09:17:16-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "🚨 Mason Alert: @GeorgeMasonU administrative offices will close at 1:30pm on Monday, March 16, 2026, due to inclement weather. In-person classes and events that begin at or after 1:30pm will not meet on campus today.\n\nLearn more ⬇️! #MasonNation https://www.gmu.edu/campus-status",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2033533055579639814",
      "sourceDescription": "@GeorgeMasonU weather early close",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual X fetch. SPN 523.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-01-27-george-mason-university-winter-weather-multi-day-operations: March early close vs January multi-day; distinct status ID."
      ],
      "characterCount": 279
    }
  ],
  "context": "George Mason weather Mason Alerts on [@GeorgeMasonU](https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Timed early close with class/event cancel threshold."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@GeorgeMasonU weather close",
      "url": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2033533055579639814",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "virginia",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}