{
  "id": "2026-01-25-towson-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closure",
  "slug": "towson-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closure-2026-01-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Towson University",
    "shortName": "Towson",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "official X / emergency closing",
    "enrollment": 20000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-25",
    "endDate": "2026-01-28",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Towson winter multi-day closure and virtual Jan 28 (2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "Towson winter multi-day closure and virtual Jan 28 (2026)",
    "summary": "Towson University [closed Jan. 25-27 canceling Monday and Tuesday classes](https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2014391675116777719) for winter weather, then [kept campus closed Jan. 28 with virtual classes](https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2016334994818347189).",
    "outcome": "Multi-day winter closure with later virtual class day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-22",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Stay safe, Tigers! Towson University will be closed Jan. 25–27 due to the winter weather forecast. All Monday & Tuesday classes are canceled. For more info on dining, on-campus housing and more, please visit: https://www.towson.edu/news/emergency-closing.html?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=crisis-comm&utm_content=feed-post",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2014391675116777719",
      "sourceDescription": "Towson Jan 25-27 winter close",
      "characterCount": 348,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @TowsonU X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-28",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WEDNESDAY UPDATE: Campus CLOSED, Jan.28; classes will be held virtually.  \n\nMore info: https://www.towson.edu/news/articles/2026/springsemesterstartstomorrow.html?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=crisis-comm&utm_content=story",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2016334994818347189",
      "sourceDescription": "Towson Jan 28 closed virtual",
      "characterCount": 244,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @TowsonU X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b198 Towson residual public-r2 winter multi-day.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed multi-day winter closure with follow-on virtual class day."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Towson Jan 25-27 close",
      "url": "https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2014391675116777719",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Towson Jan 28 virtual",
      "url": "https://x.com/TowsonU/status/2016334994818347189",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "maryland",
    "winter-storm",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}