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  "id": "2025-01-18-rice-university-winter-storm-closure",
  "slug": "rice-university-winter-storm-closure-2025-01-18",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Rice University",
    "shortName": "Rice",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Rice ALERT",
    "enrollment": 8800
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-18",
    "endDate": "2025-01-23",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "all-clear",
    "headline": "Winter storm watch leading to campus closure and remote day",
    "headlinePublic": "Winter storm watch leading to campus closure and remote day",
    "summary": "Rice [RiceAlert](https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1880739172245516712) issued a winter storm watch, closed campus Tuesday Jan. 21 with exceptions, moved to remote classes Wednesday, and reopened Thursday Jan. 23.",
    "outcome": "Campus reopened and resumed all services Thursday Jan. 23.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-18T16:08:55-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "#RiceAlert – A Winter Storm Watch is in effect. Please prepare for cold temps. Additional information can be found in your Rice email or at https://t.co/3ffIgbu1YF.  @RiceUniversity",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1880739172245516712",
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-19T19:48:27-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "#RiceAlert will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 21, with some exceptions. Check https://t.co/3ffIgbu1YF for details. We are monitoring the weather for decisions about Jan 22.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881156804534804723",
      "sourceDescription": "@RiceAlert on X",
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      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-21T16:18:15-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "#RiceAlert – Rice will move to remote classes and work on Wednesday. No in-person classes are allowed for safety reasons. Visit https://t.co/3ffIgbu1YF for more info. @RiceUniversity",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881828683562037541",
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      "characterCount": 182
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-22T13:46:20-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "#RICEALERT – Rice will reopen and resume all services and activities on Thursday, Jan. 23.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1882152838564073511",
      "sourceDescription": "@RiceAlert on X",
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      "characterCount": 90
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  ],
  "context": "Rice Emergency Management @RiceAlert goldmine residual — Winter Storm Enzo-era campus closure sequence Jan 2025.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete RiceAlert short-form winter-ops chain from watch through reopen"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@RiceAlert watch",
      "url": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1880739172245516712",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@RiceAlert remote day",
      "url": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881828683562037541",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@RiceAlert reopen",
      "url": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1882152838564073511",
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    },
    {
      "title": "@RiceAlert account",
      "url": "https://x.com/RiceAlert",
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  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "winter-storm",
    "rice-alert",
    "rice",
    "closure"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}