{
  "id": "2024-10-19-skagit-valley-college-mount-vernon-power-outage",
  "slug": "skagit-valley-college-mount-vernon-power-outage-2024-10-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Skagit Valley College",
    "shortName": "SVC",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "SVC Alert / Emergency Communications",
    "enrollment": 8000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-19",
    "endDate": "2024-10-20",
    "type": "power-outage",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Mount Vernon campus closed during weather power outage",
    "headlinePublic": "Mount Vernon campus closed during weather power outage",
    "summary": "On October 19, 2024, [Skagit Valley College closed the Mount Vernon campus after a widespread weather-related power outage](https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html). Power was restored and the campus reopened October 20; McIntyre Hall events remained on schedule during the outage day.",
    "outcome": "Campus closed Oct 19; open Oct 20 after power restored. McIntyre Hall events stayed on schedule.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-10-19T09:16:00-07:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "There is no power at the Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon campus due to a widespread power outage from weather conditions. The campus is closed and all classes and activities are canceled today. McIntyre Hall events remain on schedule.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "sourceDescription": "SVC Emergency Communications — Oct. 19, 2024 Mount Vernon power outage",
      "characterCount": 237,
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim English body from SVC Emergency Communications archive."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-10-20T07:07:00-07:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Power was restored at the Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon campus. The campus is open today, Sunday, Oct. 20. All activities remain on schedule.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "sourceDescription": "SVC Emergency Communications — Oct. 20, 2024 power restored",
      "characterCount": 146,
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim English body from SVC Emergency Communications archive."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Weather-driven outage closed Mount Vernon while keeping McIntyre Hall events running.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Outage attributed to weather conditions.",
    "McIntyre Hall exception noted."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Emergency Communications (SVC)",
      "url": "https://www.skagit.edu/security-services/emergency-communications.html",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "skagit-valley-college",
    "power-outage",
    "community-college"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-27",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-27",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}