{
  "id": "2026-03-05-umass-lowell-weather-early-close-and-noon-delay",
  "slug": "umass-lowell-weather-early-close-and-noon-delay-2026-03-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Massachusetts Lowell",
    "shortName": "UMass Lowell",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UML Alert / @UMassLowell",
    "enrollment": 18000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-05",
    "endDate": "2026-03-06",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Thursday early close then Friday noon delayed open",
    "headlinePublic": "Thursday early close then Friday noon delayed open",
    "summary": "UMass Lowell [closed at 5 p.m. Thursday 3/5](https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2029588485531644250) and [delayed Friday 3/6 open until noon](https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2029731560354668691) for weather, with parking ban and GPS online continuing.",
    "outcome": "Early close + next-day noon delay pair."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-03-05T11:02:57-05:00",
      "verbatimText": "UML Alert: UMass Lowell to close at 5 p.m., Thursday  3/5 due to weather. GPS online classes continue as scheduled. Campus parking ban starts at 5 p.m. and transportation closes at 6 p.m.  More at https://www.uml.edu/alert/storm.aspx",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2029588485531644250",
      "sourceDescription": "@UMassLowell Mar 5 early close",
      "characterCount": 233,
      "annotations": [
        "Dual X keyword fetch 2026-08-03; second blind re-fetch sha256 match.",
        "SPN 523.",
        "Distinct incident from 2026-02-23-umass-lowell-blizzard-multi-day-closure: March early-close/delay product vs February multi-day blizzard close."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "timestamp": "2026-03-05T20:31:29-05:00",
      "verbatimText": "UML Alert: UMass Lowell to delay opening until noon Friday 3/6 due to weather. Parking ban expires 11 a.m. Transportation resumes at 11:30 a.m. GPS online classes held as scheduled. More information at https://www.uml.edu/alert/storm.aspx",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2029731560354668691",
      "sourceDescription": "@UMassLowell Mar 6 noon delay",
      "characterCount": 238,
      "annotations": [
        "Dual X keyword fetch 2026-08-03; second blind re-fetch sha256 match.",
        "SPN 523."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "UMass Lowell posts UML Alert weather notices on [@UMassLowell](https://x.com/UMassLowell).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Paired early-close and noon-delay weather products with parking ban."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UMassLowell Mar 5 early close",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2029588485531644250",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UMassLowell Mar 6 delay",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2029731560354668691",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-03",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "massachusetts",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}