{
  "id": "2024-01-19-west-virginia-state-university-delay-then-close",
  "slug": "west-virginia-state-university-delay-then-close-2024-01-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "West Virginia State University",
    "shortName": "WVSU",
    "state": "WV",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "official X / @WVStateU",
    "enrollment": 3500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-01-19",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Friday delay upgraded to a full-day close",
    "headlinePublic": "Friday delay upgraded to a full-day close",
    "summary": "WVSU [delayed opening](https://x.com/WVStateU/status/1748167005327216900) on Friday, January 19, then [closed for the day](https://x.com/WVStateU/status/1748320867539415162).",
    "outcome": "The university closed for the day. Employees were told to follow Code C."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-18T21:14:28-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to inclement weather, WVSU will delay opening on Friday, January 19. In-person classes that meet before 11 a.m. are canceled. Online classes will continue as scheduled.  WVSU offices will operate on a two-hour delay and open at 10:30 a.m. Employees follow Code B. \n",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WVStateU/status/1748167005327216900",
      "sourceDescription": "@WVStateU post",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual fxtwitter read 2026-10-12. Both bodies match on tweet.text. 270 characters. sha256 38e06fc542cea563197a90c4464b15ab1cea41ca9ca27ba3d012f72211d58cb3.",
        "Independent X thread read matches.",
        "fxtwitter keeps NBSP characters. The X thread read renders those as ordinary spaces. Filed from fxtwitter.",
        "fxtwitter keeps a trailing U+FFFC after Code B. The X thread read shows the same character. Filed from fxtwitter.",
        "Thread checked. Replies 0. No further posts. The later close is a separate post, alert 2.",
        "A photo is attached. Its text was not transcribed. raw_text appends a media t.co link that is not in tweet.text. That link was not added.",
        "SPN not attempted at 09:10Z"
      ],
      "characterCount": 270
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-19T07:25:51-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to inclement weather, West Virginia State University will be closed today, Friday, January 19. All in-person classes are cancelled. Online classes will continue. Employees should follow Code C.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WVStateU/status/1748320867539415162",
      "sourceDescription": "@WVStateU post",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual fxtwitter read 2026-10-12. Both bodies match on tweet.text. 197 characters. sha256 b0de2aadbafdfb7ce6f69c235ec7fef7d1757c29ca6ad6845e56643f515a7801.",
        "Independent X thread read matches.",
        "Thread checked. Replies 0. No further posts. Separate post, not a reply.",
        "A photo is attached. Its text was not transcribed. raw_text appends a media t.co link that is not in tweet.text. That link was not added.",
        "SPN not attempted at 09:10Z"
      ],
      "characterCount": 197
    }
  ],
  "context": "Two posts from [@WVStateU](https://x.com/WVStateU) for Friday, January 19. The delay post keeps a trailing object-replacement character. The full close is a separate post.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Opening was delayed until 10:30 a.m., then the campus closed.",
    "Online classes continued."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@WVStateU post",
      "url": "https://x.com/WVStateU/status/1748167005327216900",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted at 09:10Z"
    },
    {
      "title": "@WVStateU post",
      "url": "https://x.com/WVStateU/status/1748320867539415162",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted at 09:10Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "west-virginia",
    "winter-storm"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}