{
  "id": "2026-01-25-george-washington-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closure",
  "slug": "george-washington-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closure-2026-01-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "George Washington University",
    "shortName": "GWU",
    "state": "DC",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Campus Advisories / official X",
    "enrollment": 26000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-25",
    "endDate": "2026-01-30",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "GWU multi-day physical campus closures for winter weather (Jan 25-30, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "GWU multi-day physical campus closures for winter weather (Jan 25-30, 2026)",
    "summary": "George Washington University [physically closed all campuses and centers across a multi-day winter weather sequence from Jan. 25 through Jan. 30](https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2014812972414009815), with successive [Campus Advisories](https://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/) updates citing road/transport impacts including Mount Vernon Express disruptions.",
    "outcome": "Physical multi-day closures through Jan 30; class/work details by email."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-23",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to winter weather, all university campuses and centers are physically closed on Sunday, January 25, 2026. See email for details on classes and work schedules. The university will provide an update by early Sunday afternoon regarding its operating status for Monday.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2014812972414009815",
      "sourceDescription": "GWU close Jan 25",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GWtweets X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 269
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-24",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to winter weather, all university campuses and centers are physically closed on both Sunday, January 25 and Monday, January 26, 2026. See email for details on classes and work schedules. Read more: https://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2015157737542332849",
      "sourceDescription": "GWU close Jan 25-26",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GWtweets X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 235
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to winter weather, all university campuses and centers are physically closed on both Monday, January 26 and Tuesday, January 27, 2026. See email for details on classes and work schedules. Read more: https://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2015842149653209290",
      "sourceDescription": "GWU close Jan 26-27",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GWtweets X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 236
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-27",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to ongoing winter weather impacts, including hazardous road conditions across the region, all university campuses and centers are physically closed on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. See email for details on classes and work schedules. Read more: https://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2016189529518911919",
      "sourceDescription": "GWU close Jan 28",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GWtweets X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 281
    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-28",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to ongoing winter weather impacts, including transportation impacts on public roads across the region, all university campuses and centers are physically closed on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Read more: https://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2016602678202089937",
      "sourceDescription": "GWU close Jan 29",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GWtweets X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 240
    },
    {
      "sequence": 6,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-29",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to ongoing winter weather impacts, including transportation across the region, and disruptions to the Mount Vernon Express, all university campuses and centers are physically closed on Friday, January 30, 2026. See email for details. Read more: https://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2016938524159725645",
      "sourceDescription": "GWU close Jan 30",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GWtweets X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 282
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b223 GWU residual multi-day winter physical close chain.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Six successive physical-close notices across nearly a full week."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "GWU close Jan 25",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2014812972414009815",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GWU close Jan 25-26",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2015157737542332849",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GWU close Jan 26-27",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2015842149653209290",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GWU close Jan 28",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2016189529518911919",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GWU close Jan 29",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2016602678202089937",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GWU close Jan 30",
      "url": "https://x.com/GWtweets/status/2016938524159725645",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GWU Campus Advisories",
      "url": "https://campusadvisories.gwu.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "district-of-columbia",
    "winter-storm",
    "r1",
    "private",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}