{
  "id": "2026-10-22-san-juan-college-animas-san-juan-river-flooding-delay-closure",
  "slug": "san-juan-college-animas-san-juan-river-flooding-delay-closure-2026-10-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "San Juan College",
    "shortName": "SJC",
    "state": "NM",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "SJC SunsAlert / @SanJuanCollege"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-10-22",
    "type": "flooding",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "River flooding and evacuation orders bring a delay, then a full closure of all campuses",
    "headlinePublic": "River flooding and evacuation orders bring a delay, then a full closure of all campuses",
    "summary": "At 9:52 PM MDT on Thursday, October 22, 2026, San Juan College sent an [SJC SunsAlert](https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113478536430514441) putting all campuses on a two-hour delay for Friday because of evacuation orders tied to flooding on the Animas and San Juan Rivers. At 6:59 AM MDT on October 23 a [weather alert](https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113616731994525993) closed all campuses and locations for the day, and on October 25 the college [cancelled Monday classes](https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2114478806136500628) while staying open.",
    "outcome": "All San Juan College campuses closed on October 23, 2026. Classes were cancelled on Monday, October 26, but the college stayed open to support affected students, employees and the community.",
    "endDate": "2026-10-25"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-22T21:52:04-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "SJC SunsAlert- {10/23/2026} Due to weather/road conditions, all SJC campuses/locations are on a 2 hr delay. As a result of evacuation orders due to flooding on the Animas and San Juan Rivers, as well as difficult rural road conditions, San Juan College will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Friday, October 23. Employees designated as critical on-site operations during inclement weather, should plan to report to campus. For more information, check your SJC email, the SJC website, SJC Facebook page, Canvas, or contact your instructor or supervisor. If you need immediate assistance or to speak with Department of Public Safety, call 505-566-4444.. For updated information, check your SJC email, the SJC website, the San Juan College Facebook page.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113478536430514441",
      "sourceDescription": "@SanJuanCollege posts (one message split across 3 consecutive posts)",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-09 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the texts of all 3 parts matched. HTML entities decoded.",
        "The alert system split this one message across 3 posts published within the same second or two (2113478536430514441, 2113478537961525729, 2113478538875838518); they are joined here in order with a single space, which is the only editorial change. The sourceUrl is the first part; the others are listed in sources.",
        "The message says \"2 hr delay\" and \"two-hour delay\" in consecutive sentences, and the double period after \"505-566-4444..\" is as posted."
      ],
      "characterCount": 750
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-23T07:01:12-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "SJC SunsAlert-Weather Alert 2026-10-23 12:59:59 UTC-Due to evacuation orders related to flooding on the Animas and San Juan Rivers, as well as difficult rural road conditions, all San Juan College campuses and locations are closed today. This includes the Health and Human Performance Center.\n\nAll online & hybrid-Zoom classes will meet as scheduled. Students in face-to-face day and evening classes should not come to come campus but should check the Inclement Weather Instructions under the Simple Syllabus section of Canvas.\n \nEmployees who have been designated as critical for on-site operations during inclement weather, should plan to report to campus. All other employees should not report to campus and plan to work remotely, if they are able to do so.  \n \nFor more information, check your SJC email, the SJC website, SJC Facebook page, Canvas, or contact your instructor or supervisor. If you need immediate assistance or to speak with Department of Public Safety, call 505-566-4444.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113616731994525993",
      "sourceDescription": "@SanJuanCollege posts (one message split across 4 consecutive posts)",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-09 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the texts of all 4 parts matched. HTML entities decoded.",
        "The alert system split this one message across 4 posts published within the same second or two (2113616731994525993, 2113616733001121971, 2113616734045552947, 2113616734976647271); they are joined here in order with a single space, which is the only editorial change. The sourceUrl is the first part; the others are listed in sources.",
        "Escalates the delay to a full closure. Carries the system timestamp \"2026-10-23 12:59:59 UTC\" (6:59 AM MDT) in its text.",
        "Official typo \"should not come to come campus\" preserved."
      ],
      "characterCount": 992
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "follow-up",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-25T16:06:47-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "We hope everyone reading this is safe.  As a result of the impact on our community due to extreme flooding, classes will be cancelled and not held on Monday, October 26th.  The College, however, will be open.  Faculty and Staff who are able to report to work should do so.  We will all be working together to deploy supports for affected students, employees, and the community on Monday.  Faculty and Staff who are unable to report to work due to extenuating circumstances should please contact their supervisor.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2114478806136500628",
      "sourceDescription": "@SanJuanCollege posts (one message split across 2 consecutive posts)",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-09 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the texts of all 2 parts matched. HTML entities decoded.",
        "The alert system split this one message across 2 posts published within the same second or two (2114478806136500628, 2114478807126286812); they are joined here in order with a single space, which is the only editorial change. The sourceUrl is the first part; the others are listed in sources.",
        "Posted without the SunsAlert prefix. Cancels classes but keeps the college open as a support hub.",
        "Thread checked 2026-11-09: no further posts from @SanJuanCollege for this incident (account searched through October 26, 2026)."
      ],
      "characterCount": 512
    }
  ],
  "context": "San Juan College is in Farmington, New Mexico, where the Animas River joins the San Juan. Its X account carries SunsAlert messages split into consecutive posts by the alert system, between routine promotional posts. A later weather closure is filed separately as 2026-11-01-san-juan-college-weather-closure.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The college escalated overnight from a delay to a closure, and the closure message said who still had to report (designated critical employees).",
    "The third message moved from protective action to recovery: classes cancelled, but the college open to deploy support."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: SJC SunsAlert, two-hour delay (part 1 of 3)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113478536430514441",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: SJC SunsAlert, two-hour delay (part 2 of 3)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113478537961525729",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: SJC SunsAlert, two-hour delay (part 3 of 3)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113478538875838518",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: SJC SunsAlert Weather Alert, all campuses closed (part 1 of 4)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113616731994525993",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: closure (part 2 of 4)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113616733001121971",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: closure (part 3 of 4)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113616734045552947",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: closure (part 4 of 4)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2113616734976647271",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: Monday classes cancelled (part 1 of 2)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2114478806136500628",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@SanJuanCollege: Monday classes cancelled (part 2 of 2)",
      "url": "https://x.com/SanJuanCollege/status/2114478807126286812",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "backfill-2026-10-12",
    "flooding",
    "community-college",
    "new-mexico",
    "campus-closure",
    "multi-part-post"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-11-09",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-11-09",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}