{
  "id": "2026-01-30-mcdowell-technical-community-college-weekend-in-person-cancel",
  "slug": "mcdowell-technical-community-college-weekend-in-person-cancel-2026-01-30",
  "institution": {
    "name": "McDowell Technical Community College",
    "shortName": "McDowell Tech",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 1500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-30",
    "endDate": "2026-02-01",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "McDowell Tech weekend in-person classes cancelled (Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "McDowell Tech weekend in-person classes cancelled (Jan 30-Feb 1, 2026)",
    "summary": "McDowell Technical Community College [cancelled all in-person weekend classes Friday evening through Sunday](https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2017299736013725778), with virtual classes continuing and select clinicals as directed.",
    "outcome": "In-person weekend cancel; virtual continues; clinical exceptions by program."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-30",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to inclement weather, all in-person weekend classes (Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday) at McDowell Tech are cancelled. Virtual classes will continue, as will some clinical and other unique programs as directed by your Instructor, Dean or VP.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2017299736013725778",
      "sourceDescription": "MTCC weekend in-person cancel",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @McDowellTechCC X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 248
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b331 McDowell Tech residual weekend in-person cancel with virtual continue.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "In-person weekend cancel with virtual and clinical exception pathway."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "MTCC weekend in-person cancel",
      "url": "https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2017299736013725778",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}