{
  "id": "2026-03-16-towson-university-inclement-weather-early-close",
  "slug": "towson-university-inclement-weather-early-close-2026-03-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Towson University",
    "shortName": "Towson",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "public-masters",
    "alertSystemName": "@TowsonU",
    "enrollment": 22000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Forecast weather forces 2 p.m. campus close and evening cancel",
    "headlinePublic": "Forecast weather forces 2 p.m. campus close and evening cancel",
    "summary": "Towson University [closed at 2 p.m. for forecast inclement weather](https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2033557240880283728).",
    "outcome": "Campus closed 2 p.m.; activities from 2 p.m. canceled."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-03-16T10:53:22-04:00",
      "verbatimText": "Stay safe, Tigers! Due to inclement weather in the forecast, Towson University will close at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 16. All activities beginning at 2 p.m. or later are canceled. https://www.towson.edu/news/emergency-closing.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_content=feed-post",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2033557240880283728",
      "sourceDescription": "@TowsonU",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual X fetch. SPN 523.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-02-23-towson-university-winter-weather-closure and 2026-01-25-towson-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closure: March early-close vs winter multi-day; distinct status IDs."
      ],
      "characterCount": 292
    }
  ],
  "context": "Towson University posts emergency closing notices on [@TowsonU](https://x.com/TowsonU). Census earlier noted sparse archive; official X remains wet for weather ops.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Same-day early close for forecast weather with activity cancel threshold."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@TowsonU early close",
      "url": "https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2033557240880283728",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "maryland",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}