{
  "id": "2026-01-27-university-of-south-carolina-due-to-inclement-weather-columbia-campus-will-open",
  "slug": "university-of-south-carolina-due-to-inclement-weather-columbia-campus-will-open-2026-01-27",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of South Carolina",
    "shortName": "USC",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "Carolina Alert",
    "enrollment": 35000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-27",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Due to inclement weather, Columbia campus will open at 11am on Monday, January 26. A",
    "headlinePublic": "Due to inclement weather, Columbia campus will open at 11am on Monday, January 26. A",
    "summary": "University of South Carolina [published a Carolina Alert](https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/index.php) on or about 2026-01-27. Full text is preserved from the official Carolina Alerts archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2026-01-27",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Delayed Opening for Monday, Jan. 26\r\n\r\nDue to inclement weather, the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus will open under a delayed start at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 26. All classes beginning before 11 a.m. on Monday are canceled.\r\n\r\nStudent services, including essential food service, recreation centers and the Center for Health and Well-Being will operate under normal hours.\r\n\r\nAs a state agency within Richland County, the university's Columbia campus follows the delay and closure determinations of the Office of the Governor.\r\n\r\nStudents, faculty and staff are reminded to exercise caution if traveling from areas impacted from inclement weather. Employees who are unable to travel to campus must coordinate with their supervisors.\r\n\r\nAs always, students should correspond directly with their instructors if class attendance is impacted for any reason.\r\n\r\nThe safety of our campus community is a primary concern of the university, so please be sure to monitor sc.edu/weather, USC's social media at x.com/UofSC, and Carolina Alert's website at sc.edu/carolinaalert for any additional updates.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/index.php",
      "sourceDescription": "Carolina Alert archive",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official public safety archive.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1107,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "USC Law Enforcement and Safety Carolina Alert archive.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Carolina Alert: Due to inclement weather, Columbia campus will open at 11am on Monday, January 26. A",
      "url": "https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/law_enforcement_and_safety/carolina-alert/alerts-archive/index.php",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "south-carolina",
    "usc",
    "carolina-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}