{
  "id": "2026-01-25-umass-lowell-winter-weather-multi-day-closure",
  "slug": "umass-lowell-winter-weather-multi-day-closure-2026-01-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Massachusetts Lowell",
    "shortName": "UMass Lowell",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UML Alert",
    "enrollment": 18000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-25",
    "endDate": "2026-01-27",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UMass Lowell winter multi-day campus closures (Jan 25-27, 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "UMass Lowell winter multi-day campus closures (Jan 25-27, 2026)",
    "summary": "UMass Lowell [closed Sunday-Monday Jan. 25-26](https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2015182748009267217) and [Tuesday Jan. 27](https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2015945260141023715) for weather with parking bans and essential personnel only.",
    "outcome": "Three winter closure days with parking bans and essential staffing."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-24",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UML Alert: UMass Lowell to close Sunday and Monday, 1/25 and 1/26 due to weather. Campus parking ban starts  9 a.m. Sunday. Transportation services cancelled. Essential personnel to report as directed. See https://www.uml.edu/alert/storm.aspx",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2015182748009267217",
      "sourceDescription": "UML Alert Jan 25-26 close",
      "characterCount": 242,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @UMassLowell X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UML Alert: UMass Lowell to close Tuesday 1/27 due to weather. Campus parking ban in effect until 7 a.m., Wednesday 1/28. Transportation services are closed. Essential personnel to report as directed. See https://www.uml.edu/alert/storm.aspx",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2015945260141023715",
      "sourceDescription": "UML Alert Jan 27 close",
      "characterCount": 240,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @UMassLowell X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b201 UMass Lowell residual public-r2 winter multi-day.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed multi-day winter campus closures with parking ban notices."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UML Jan 25-26 close",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2015182748009267217",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "UML Jan 27 close",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2015945260141023715",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "massachusetts",
    "winter-storm",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}