{
  "id": "2025-01-21-rice-university-winter-weather-close-remote",
  "slug": "rice-university-winter-weather-close-remote-2025-01-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Rice University",
    "shortName": "Rice",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "RiceAlert / @RiceAlert",
    "enrollment": 8000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-21",
    "endDate": "2025-01-23",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Winter close Tuesday then remote Wednesday before Thursday reopen",
    "headlinePublic": "Winter close Tuesday then remote Wednesday before Thursday reopen",
    "summary": "Rice University [@RiceAlert](https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881156804534804723) closed Tuesday January 21 with exceptions for winter weather, [moved to remote classes and work Wednesday](https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881828683562037541), then [reopened Thursday January 23](https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1882152838564073511).",
    "outcome": "Multi-day winter ops: closed Tue, remote Wed, reopen Thu."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "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,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881156804534804723",
      "sourceDescription": "@RiceAlert closed Tue",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 166
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "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,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881828683562037541",
      "sourceDescription": "@RiceAlert remote Wed",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 182
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "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,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1882152838564073511",
      "sourceDescription": "@RiceAlert reopen Thu",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 90
    }
  ],
  "context": "Rice Emergency Management posts #RiceAlert products on [@RiceAlert](https://x.com/RiceAlert).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Three-day winter sequence close-remote-reopen."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@RiceAlert closed Tue",
      "url": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881156804534804723",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@RiceAlert remote Wed",
      "url": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1881828683562037541",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@RiceAlert reopen Thu",
      "url": "https://x.com/RiceAlert/status/1882152838564073511",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "private-r1",
    "texas",
    "winter-storm",
    "rice"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}