{
  "id": "2026-01-24-james-madison-university-winter-storm-multi-day-closure",
  "slug": "james-madison-university-winter-storm-multi-day-closure-2026-01-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "James Madison University",
    "shortName": "JMU",
    "state": "VA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "JMU Urgent Alert / campus status",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-24",
    "endDate": "2026-01-27",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "JMU winter storm multi-day campus closures (Jan 24-27, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "JMU winter storm multi-day campus closures (Jan 24-27, 2026)",
    "summary": "James Madison University [announced early campus building closures under a winter storm warning Jan. 24](https://x.com/JMU/status/2015136281374679490), then [closed Monday Jan. 26](https://x.com/JMU/status/2015553505872760936) and [Tuesday Jan. 27](https://x.com/JMU/status/2015973118783758737) for inclement weather.",
    "outcome": "Early Friday facilities close plus two full campus closure days."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-24",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WEATHER UPDATE (1/24): Winter storm warning is in full effect. Campus buildings close tonight at 8 p.m. (Libraries at 4 p.m.) HDPT buses end at 4:30 p.m. Dining halls close at 8 p.m. with limited hours through the weekend. \n\nContinue to stay up to date at https://www.jmu.edu/status",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/JMU/status/2015136281374679490",
      "sourceDescription": "JMU winter storm warning facilities close",
      "characterCount": 282,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @JMU X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-25",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "NOTICE: Due to inclement weather, James Madison University is closed Monday, Jan. 26. \n\nVisit https://www.jmu.edu/status for more details on campus operations and class impacts.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/JMU/status/2015553505872760936",
      "sourceDescription": "JMU closed Jan 26",
      "characterCount": 177,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @JMU X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "NOTICE: Due to inclement weather, James Madison University will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 27. Visit https://www.jmu.edu/status for more details on campus operations and class impacts.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/JMU/status/2015973118783758737",
      "sourceDescription": "JMU closed Jan 27",
      "characterCount": 181,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @JMU X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b196 JMU residual public-r2 winter multi-day.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed multi-day winter storm closures with early facilities shutdown."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "JMU winter storm facilities",
      "url": "https://x.com/JMU/status/2015136281374679490",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "JMU closed Jan 26",
      "url": "https://x.com/JMU/status/2015553505872760936",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "JMU closed Jan 27",
      "url": "https://x.com/JMU/status/2015973118783758737",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "virginia",
    "winter-storm",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}