{
  "id": "2026-01-27-george-mason-university-winter-weather-multi-day-operations",
  "slug": "george-mason-university-winter-weather-multi-day-operations-2026-01-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "George Mason University",
    "shortName": "GMU",
    "state": "VA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Mason Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 39000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-27",
    "endDate": "2026-01-29",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "GMU multi-day winter close then delayed opens (Jan 27-29, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "GMU multi-day winter close then delayed opens (Jan 27-29, 2026)",
    "summary": "George Mason University [closed all campuses for in-person classes Jan. 27](https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016200962046603571), [delayed administrative offices to noon Jan. 28](https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016510350812688669), and [opened at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 29](https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016656456221598201) for inclement weather.",
    "outcome": "Full close day then successive delayed opens."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-27",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Mason Alert: On Tuesday, January 27th, administrative offices are closed, and in-person classes and events will not meet on campus across all campuses of @GeorgeMasonU due to inclement weather. #MasonNation",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016200962046603571",
      "sourceDescription": "GMU full close Jan 27",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GeorgeMasonU X account. Leading emoji and trailing emoji hashtags normalized."
      ],
      "characterCount": 206
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-28",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Mason Alert: @GeorgeMasonU administrative offices will open at Noon on Wednesday, January 28th, due to Inclement Weather. In-person classes and events that begin before noon will not meet on campus on Wednesday. #MasonNation https://www.gmu.edu/campus-status",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016510350812688669",
      "sourceDescription": "GMU noon delay Jan 28",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GeorgeMasonU X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 258
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-28",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Mason Alert: @GeorgeMasonU will open at 9:30am on Thursday, January 29th, due to inclement weather. See email for more information. #MasonNation https://www.gmu.edu/campus-status",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016656456221598201",
      "sourceDescription": "GMU 9:30 open Jan 29",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GeorgeMasonU X account. Emoji shorthand flattened to 'email'."
      ],
      "characterCount": 178
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b217 GMU residual multi-day winter operations. Note: GMU is R1; kept for residual VA coverage while batch remains majority non-R1 overall.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "All-campus close then staged delayed opens."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "GMU Jan 27 close",
      "url": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016200962046603571",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GMU Jan 28 noon",
      "url": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016510350812688669",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GMU Jan 29 9:30",
      "url": "https://x.com/GeorgeMasonU/status/2016656456221598201",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "virginia",
    "winter-storm",
    "r1",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}