{
  "id": "2022-12-15-western-technical-college-mauston-independence-weather",
  "slug": "western-technical-college-mauston-independence-weather-2022-12-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Western Technical College",
    "shortName": "Western Tech",
    "state": "WI",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-12-15",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Western Tech Mauston delay Independence full close (Dec 15, 2022)",
    "headlinePublic": "Western Tech Mauston delay Independence full close (Dec 15, 2022)",
    "summary": "Western Technical College [kept Mauston closed until noon and closed Independence for the full day December 15, 2022 for weather](https://x.com/WesternTC/status/1603406306454294528) while other campuses remained open.",
    "outcome": "Selective site close and delayed open; other campuses open."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2022-12-15",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Western weather update: Western's location in Mauston will remain closed until noon today due to weather. Western's Independence location will be closed for the entire day.\n\nAll other campuses remain open for the day. Please be sure to drive safety if traveling to campus!",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WesternTC/status/1603406306454294528",
      "sourceDescription": "Western Mauston Independence weather",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @WesternTC X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 272
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b350 Western residual selective regional site weather ops.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Site-specific weather ops with other campuses open."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Western Mauston Independence weather",
      "url": "https://x.com/WesternTC/status/1603406306454294528",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "wisconsin",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}