{
  "id": "2026-01-21-south-dakota-state-university-blizzard-midday-close",
  "slug": "south-dakota-state-university-blizzard-midday-close-2026-01-21",
  "institution": {
    "name": "South Dakota State University",
    "shortName": "SDState",
    "state": "SD",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "@SDState",
    "enrollment": 11000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-21",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Blizzard warning forces midday campus close with next-day reopen",
    "headlinePublic": "Blizzard warning forces midday campus close with next-day reopen",
    "summary": "South Dakota State University [announced a same-day campus close under a Brookings-area blizzard warning](https://x.com/SDState/status/2014022702219100299).",
    "outcome": "Campus closed at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 21; normal operations planned for Jan. 22."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-01-21T11:10:05-06:00",
      "verbatimText": "🚨Campus Closure Notice🚨\nSouth Dakota State University will close at 11:30 a.m. today (Jan. 21) due to a blizzard warning in the Brookings area. All classes and events are canceled. Campus will reopen for normal operations Thursday, Jan. 22. Stay safe, Jackrabbits! 🐰 #SDState",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/SDState/status/2014022702219100299",
      "sourceDescription": "@SDState blizzard midday close",
      "annotations": [
        "Second blind transcription: independent keyword_search + thread_fetch byte-identical sha256 ac7a69975acc9614816dfb2af2be5955860e791547508f17d70ed0d8046e8d38. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 278
    }
  ],
  "context": "South Dakota State University posts campus weather operations on [@SDState](https://x.com/SDState). Distinct incident from multi-day winter cases on other dates.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official social carries complete same-day close time and next-day reopen plan under a named blizzard warning."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@SDState blizzard midday close",
      "url": "https://x.com/SDState/status/2014022702219100299",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "south-dakota",
    "weather",
    "blizzard"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-02",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}