{
  "id": "2026-01-25-umbc-winter-weather-closure-delayed-resume",
  "slug": "umbc-winter-weather-closure-delayed-resume-2026-01-25",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Maryland, Baltimore County",
    "shortName": "UMBC",
    "state": "MD",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "myUMBC / official X",
    "enrollment": 14000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-25",
    "endDate": "2026-01-27",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UMBC closed for winter weather with noon resume Jan 27 (2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "UMBC closed for winter weather with noon resume Jan 27 (2026)",
    "summary": "UMBC [closed from midnight Jan. 25 to 5 a.m. Jan. 27 for inclement weather](https://x.com/UMBC/status/2014515399501500841), with in-person and remote synchronous classes resuming Jan. 27 at noon unless further delays announced; asynchronous online classes continued as scheduled.",
    "outcome": "Multi-day close window; synchronous instruction resumed noon Jan 27."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-23",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UMBC will be closed from midnight on 1/25 to 5 a.m. 1/27 due to inclement weather. All in-person +remote (synchronous) classes will resume on 1/27 at noon unless further closings or delays are announced. Asynchronous online classes will occur as scheduled. https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/announcements/posts/155842",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMBC/status/2014515399501500841",
      "sourceDescription": "UMBC multi-day winter close",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @UMBC X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 314
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b219 UMBC residual winter close window.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Clocked multi-day close with noon resume and async carve-out."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "UMBC close",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMBC/status/2014515399501500841",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "maryland",
    "winter-storm",
    "r1",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}