{
  "id": "2026-01-22-western-michigan-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closures",
  "slug": "western-michigan-university-winter-weather-multi-day-closures-2026-01-22",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Western Michigan University",
    "shortName": "WMU",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "WMU Alert",
    "enrollment": 18000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-22",
    "endDate": "2026-01-27",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "WMU multi-day winter closes and early release (Jan 2026)",
    "headlinePublic": "WMU multi-day winter closes and early release (Jan 2026)",
    "summary": "Western Michigan University [closed all campuses Jan. 22](https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2014293032858697957) and [Jan. 23](https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2014500802916692035) for severe weather, then [closed early at 2 p.m. Jan. 27](https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2016199593260679301).",
    "outcome": "Multi-day full closures plus early release day."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-22",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WMU Alert: Thursday 1/22/26: Except for essential services, all WMU campuses are closed and classes are canceled today due to severe weather.  Check https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-22-2026 for more information.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2014293032858697957",
      "sourceDescription": "WMU Alert Jan 22 close",
      "characterCount": 230,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @WesternMichU X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-22",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WMU Alert: Except for essential services, all WMU campuses are closed and classes are canceled for tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 23, due to severe weather. Check https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-23-2026 for more information.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2014500802916692035",
      "sourceDescription": "WMU Alert Jan 23 close",
      "characterCount": 236,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @WesternMichU X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-27",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "WMU Alert, early release 1/27/26: Except for essential services, all WMU campuses will close at 2 p.m. for the remainder of today due to severe weather. \n\nClasses scheduled for 2 p.m. or later today are canceled. Check https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/early-release-january-27-2026",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2016199593260679301",
      "sourceDescription": "WMU Alert Jan 27 early release",
      "characterCount": 284,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @WesternMichU X account."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b208 WMU residual public-r2 winter multi-day.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed multi-day winter closures and early release via WMU Alert."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "WMU Jan 22 close",
      "url": "https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2014293032858697957",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "WMU Jan 23 close",
      "url": "https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2014500802916692035",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "WMU Jan 27 early release",
      "url": "https://x.com/WesternMichU/status/2016199593260679301",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "michigan",
    "winter-storm",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}