{
  "id": "2025-01-21-richmond-community-college-early-close-and-cancel",
  "slug": "richmond-community-college-early-close-and-cancel-2025-01-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Richmond Community College",
    "shortName": "RichmondCC",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 2500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-21",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "RichmondCC early close then Jan 22 cancel with staff delay (Jan 21-22, 2025)",
    "headlinePublic": "RichmondCC early close then Jan 22 cancel with staff delay (Jan 21-22, 2025)",
    "summary": "Richmond Community College [closed at 5 p.m. January 21, 2025 and cancelled all classes January 22 due to expected inclement weather](https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1881791411877712110), then [closed fully January 22](https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1882042558072922170).",
    "outcome": "Early close Jan 21; full close Jan 22 for students and facilities."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-01-21",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the expected inclement weather that has been forecast to occur this afternoon, RichmondCC will be closing at 5 p.m. today, Jan. 21. We will be canceling all classes tomorrow, Jan. 22. The College will be operating on a 2-hour delay tomorrow for staff and closing at 5 p.m.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1881791411877712110",
      "sourceDescription": "RichmondCC early close Jan 21",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @RichmondCCedu X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 279
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2025-01-22",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the winter weather conditions, Richmond Community College will be closed today, Jan. 22. All facilities will be closed. Please follow our social media outlets for updates.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1882042558072922170",
      "sourceDescription": "RichmondCC closed Jan 22",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @RichmondCCedu X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 178
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b312 Richmond Community College residual multi-day winter sequence.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Early close Jan 21; full close Jan 22 for students and facilities."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "RichmondCC early close Jan 21",
      "url": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1881791411877712110",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "RichmondCC closed Jan 22",
      "url": "https://x.com/RichmondCCedu/status/1882042558072922170",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}