{
  "id": "2026-01-24-montgomery-college-winter-storm-code-red-multi-day",
  "slug": "montgomery-college-winter-storm-code-red-multi-day-2026-01-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Montgomery College",
    "shortName": "MC",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "MC Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 20000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-24",
    "endDate": "2026-01-30",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Montgomery College code RED multi-day winter closures (Jan 24-30, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Montgomery College code RED multi-day winter closures (Jan 24-30, 2026)",
    "summary": "Montgomery College [entered code RED winter closure Jan. 24](https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2015189851084087623) and [extended day-by-day through Jan. 30](https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2016999852492677387) for hazardous winter conditions.",
    "outcome": "Code RED multi-day campus closures through Jan 30."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-24",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "MC ALERT: Montgomery College will CLOSE at 7 p.m. Saturday evening and remain closed Sunday and Monday due to the winter storm forecast and resulting weather conditions. The College will operate under code RED from 7 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2026 until 7 a.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2026.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2015189851084087623",
      "sourceDescription": "MC initial code RED multi-day close",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @montgomerycoll X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 288
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "MC ALERT: URGENT: Montgomery College will remain CLOSED Tuesday, January 27 due to hazardous conditions. The College will operate under code RED. See your MC email or https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2015877183294578967",
      "sourceDescription": "MC remain closed Jan 27",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @montgomerycoll X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 201
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-27",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "MC ALERT: URGENT: Montgomery College will remain CLOSED Wednesday, January 28 due to hazardous conditions. The College will operate under code RED. See your MC email or visit https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2016232974438601036",
      "sourceDescription": "MC remain closed Jan 28",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @montgomerycoll X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 209
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-28",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "MC ALERT: URGENT: Montgomery College will remain CLOSED Thursday, January 29 due to hazardous conditions. The College will operate under code RED. See your MC email or visit https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2016641522746208675",
      "sourceDescription": "MC remain closed Jan 29",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @montgomerycoll X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 208
    },
    {
      "sequence": 5,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-29",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "MC ALERT: URGENT: Montgomery College will remain CLOSED Friday, January 30 due to hazardous conditions. The College will operate under code RED. See your MC email or visit https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2016999852492677387",
      "sourceDescription": "MC remain closed Jan 30",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @montgomerycoll X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 206
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b214 Montgomery College CC residual multi-day winter code RED.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Color-coded code RED winter protocol with successive day extensions."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "MC initial RED",
      "url": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2015189851084087623",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "MC Jan 27",
      "url": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2015877183294578967",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "MC Jan 28",
      "url": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2016232974438601036",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "MC Jan 29",
      "url": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2016641522746208675",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "MC Jan 30",
      "url": "https://x.com/montgomerycoll/status/2016999852492677387",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "maryland",
    "winter-storm",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}