{
  "id": "2026-07-17-polk-state-college-lakeland-power-outage-early-closure",
  "slug": "polk-state-college-lakeland-power-outage-early-closure-2026-07-17",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Polk State College",
    "shortName": "Polk State",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Polk State College Alert",
    "enrollment": 10000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-17",
    "type": "utility-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Polk State Lakeland early close for weather power outage (July 17, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Polk State Lakeland early close for weather power outage (July 17, 2026)",
    "summary": "Polk State College [closed Lakeland Campus early July 17, 2026](https://x.com/PolkState/status/2078192844192309546) after a power outage caused by inclement weather; other locations remained open.",
    "outcome": "Lakeland closed early; other campuses stayed open."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-07-17",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Polk State Lakeland Campus has closed early Friday, July 17, due to a power outage caused by inclement weather. All other locations remain open. Students who need assistance can call 863.297.1004 or email:\n\nregistrar@polk.edu for admission and registration\nonlineadvisinga@polk.edu for last names A-M\nonlineadvisingz@polk.edu for last names N-Z\nfinancialaid@polk.edu for financial aid\nderegistration@polk.edu for dual enrollment",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/PolkState/status/2078192844192309546",
      "sourceDescription": "Polk State official X Lakeland power outage closure",
      "characterCount": 428,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @PolkState X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b179 Florida CC residual utility failure.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed single-campus early close for weather-driven power outage."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Polk State Lakeland power outage",
      "url": "https://x.com/PolkState/status/2078192844192309546",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "florida",
    "utility-failure",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}