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  "id": "2025-02-13-umass-lowell-delayed-opening",
  "slug": "umass-lowell-delayed-opening-2025-02-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Massachusetts Lowell",
    "shortName": "UMass Lowell",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UML Alert / @UMLAlerts / @UMLEmergPrep",
    "enrollment": 18000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-02-13",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Weather delay first 9:30 a.m. then noon",
    "headlinePublic": "Weather delay first 9:30 a.m. then noon",
    "summary": "UMass Lowell [started a parking ban Wednesday night](https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889785874105377156), [delayed Thursday open to 9:30 a.m.](https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889850926875472284), then [pushed the open to noon](https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1890036090071126522).",
    "outcome": "Parking-ban start then two delayed-open updates; GPS courses continued."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-02-12T16:17:17-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UML Alert: A UML parking ban will start at 10 p.m. 2/12/25 due to inclement weather. Parking is only permitted in designated areas. Visit https://t.co/JSkZv3Wdy0.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889785874105377156",
      "sourceDescription": "@UMLAlerts parking-ban start before delayed open",
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        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-09-14: sequences 2-3 are unthreaded delayed-open updates. Distinct from 2025-02-06-umass-lowell-weather-closure."
      ],
      "characterCount": 162
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    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-02-12T20:35:47-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UML ALERT: UMass Lowell will have a delayed opening on Thurs, 2/13 due to weather.\n\nCampus opens at 9:30 AM\nParking ban lifts & transportation resumes at 9 AM\nGPS courses continue as scheduled\n\nMore info: https://t.co/JSkZv3Wdy0 #UMassLowell #WeatherAlert",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889850926875472284",
      "sourceDescription": "@UMLAlerts 9:30 a.m. delayed open",
      "annotations": [
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      "characterCount": 255
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    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-02-13T08:51:33-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UML ALERT: UMass Lowell will have a delayed opening on Thurs, 2/13 due to weather.\n\nCampus opens at 12:00 noon\nParking ban extended until 11 am\nGPS courses continue as scheduled\n\nMore info: https://t.co/JSkZv3Wdy0 #UMassLowell #WeatherAlert",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1890036090071126522",
      "sourceDescription": "@UMLAlerts noon delayed-open update",
      "annotations": [
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      "characterCount": 240
    }
  ],
  "context": "UMass Lowell posts UML Alert products on [@UMLAlerts](https://x.com/UMLAlerts). Official posts for this incident: the [parking-ban start](https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889785874105377156), the [9:30 a.m. delay](https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889850926875472284), and the [noon delay](https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1890036090071126522).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Delayed-open product moved from 9:30 a.m. to noon the same morning, with GPS courses continuing."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UMLAlerts parking-ban start before delayed open",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889785874105377156",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UMLAlerts 9:30 a.m. delayed open",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1889850926875472284",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UMLAlerts noon delayed-open update",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMLAlerts/status/1890036090071126522",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "massachusetts",
    "weather",
    "umass-lowell"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}