{
  "id": "2026-03-16-montgomery-college-code-orange-to-red-weather-closure",
  "slug": "montgomery-college-code-orange-to-red-weather-closure-2026-03-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Montgomery College",
    "shortName": "MC",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "MC Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 20000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Montgomery College code ORANGE upgraded to RED weather close (Mar 16, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Montgomery College code ORANGE upgraded to RED weather close (Mar 16, 2026)",
    "summary": "Montgomery College [opened March 16 under code ORANGE remote/closed campuses](https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2033350177877086346), then [upgraded to code RED close beginning at noon](https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2033510512298717499).",
    "outcome": "Color-code escalation from ORANGE to RED; campuses closed/remote."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-03-16",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "MC ALERT: Montgomery College will operate under code ORANGE beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 16, due to the forecast that anticipates hazardous weather conditions. As a result, all campuses and locations will be closed, and all on-site events and activities scheduled for tomorrow, including the MC Experience at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, are CANCELLED. Please read your MC email for additional details.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2033350177877086346",
      "sourceDescription": "MC code ORANGE Mar 16",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @montgomerycoll X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 419
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-03-16",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "MC ALERT: Montgomery College will CLOSE (code RED) beginning at noon today, Monday, March 16, 2026, because of the forecast that calls for hazardous weather conditions. Until noon today, the College will operate under code ORANGE, as previously announced. This means that College services and operations will be remote only, and all campuses and locations are closed. Please read your MC email for further details.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2033510512298717499",
      "sourceDescription": "MC upgrade to code RED noon Mar 16",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @montgomerycoll X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 414
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b214 MC residual color-code weather escalation.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "ORANGE-to-RED escalation same day with remote-only services language."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "MC ORANGE",
      "url": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2033350177877086346",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "MC RED",
      "url": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2033510512298717499",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "maryland",
    "severe-weather",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}