{
  "id": "2024-09-25-gulf-coast-state-college-hurricane-helene-closure",
  "slug": "gulf-coast-state-college-hurricane-helene-closure-2024-09-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Gulf Coast State College",
    "shortName": "GCSC",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-09-25",
    "endDate": "2024-09-30",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "GCSC multi-day Helene close from 4 p.m. Sept 25 through Sept 27",
    "headlinePublic": "GCSC multi-day Helene close from 4 p.m. Sept 25 through Sept 27",
    "summary": "Gulf Coast State College [closed campuses beginning 4 p.m. Sept 25 through Sept 27, 2024 for Tropical Storm Helene](https://x.com/GCSC1957/status/1839013579049115698), resuming Monday Sept 30.",
    "outcome": "Multi-day Helene close from afternoon Sept 25 through Sept 27; reopen Monday Sept 30."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2024-09-24",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "All GCSC campuses will be closed 9/26/24, due to potential impacts from Tropical Storm Helene. There will be no College services or activities at any of our campuses. We intend to reopen the Panama City, North Bay, and Tyndall campuses on Friday, September 27, 2024.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GCSC1957/status/1838617843056717941",
      "sourceDescription": "GCSC Helene initial Thursday close",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GCSC1957 X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 266
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2024-09-25",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "All College campuses will be closed the remaining of this week beginning at 4:00pm on 9/25 through 9/27/24. There will be no classes, College services, or activities at any of our campuses. The College will resume normal business hours at all campuses on Monday (9/30/24).",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/GCSC1957/status/1839013579049115698",
      "sourceDescription": "GCSC Helene extended through Friday",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @GCSC1957 X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 272
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b364 GCSC residual Hurricane Helene multi-day close near landfall corridor.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Initial Thursday-only plan extended to afternoon Sept 25 through Sept 27.",
    "Panama City area community college near Helene landfall zone."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "GCSC Helene initial X",
      "url": "https://x.com/GCSC1957/status/1838617843056717941",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "GCSC Helene extended X",
      "url": "https://x.com/GCSC1957/status/1839013579049115698",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "florida",
    "hurricane",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}