LCCC

Weather Alerts

PAStandalone policyOmnilert automated notification systemhigh confidence

Lehigh Carbon Community College's Weather Alerts page sets 6 a.m. / prior-night 9 p.m. / evening 4 p.m. decision targets, primary delivery via Omnilert text/phone plus LCCC email, and lists ranked secondary sources including the website home page and social channels.

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Institution

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Community College · PA

~7,000 studentsOmnilert / official X

In the policy’s own words

What the policy says

6 a.m. / 9 p.m. / 4 p.m. decision timingverbatim

When a snow delay or closure occurs, LCCC makes every effort to send the notification by 6 a.m. or as soon as possible, depending on the timing of the weather circumstances. If possible, the decision is made the night before, by 9 p.m. For evening classes, the decision will be made by 4 p.m.

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Text phone and email primary deliveryverbatim

In the event of a weather delay or closure, a message will be sent via text or phone to the contact information you have provided. You will also receive an email to your LCCC email address.

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Individual final travel decisionverbatim

Bottom line: you make the final decision on whether or not to travel in inclement weather. Be cautious on the road and always use your own best judgment.

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At a glance

How this policy works

When it activates: Weather delay or closure; emergencies also use the automated notification system.
Who decides: Not named as a specific officer on the weather-alerts page reviewed; decisions timed for morning, prior-night, or evening windows as stated.
Timeliness standard: Every effort to send snow delay/closure notification by 6 a.m. or ASAP; prior-night decision by 9 p.m. if possible; evening classes by 4 p.m.
Emergency notification vs. timely warning: Weather and emergency notification logistics page; not a full Clery timely-warning policy document.
Testing cadence: Not specified on the weather-alerts page reviewed.
Scope & limits: Multi-site college; secondary communication channels listed; individuals retain final travel decision.

ChannelsSmsPhone CallEmailWebsiteTwitter XFacebook

Analysis

Reading the policy

Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) is a Pennsylvania community college. Its public Weather Alerts page is institution-specific: primary notifications use the college's automated Omnilert system (text or phone to registered contacts) plus LCCC email; snow delay/closure notifications aim for 6 a.m. or ASAP, with prior-night decisions by 9 p.m. when possible and evening-class decisions by 4 p.m.; secondary sources ranked by reliability include the website homepage banner, student/staff portal, Facebook/Instagram/Twitter, LCCC email, and local TV websites; the page explicitly leaves final travel judgment to the individual. This is a weather-closing communication policy, not a full Clery ASR rewrite.

Takeaways

Key findings

LCCC weather delay/closure notices target 6 a.m. delivery with prior-night 9 p.m. and evening 4 p.m. decision windows.

Primary channels are Omnilert text/phone plus LCCC email; website homepage is first secondary source.

Policy leaves final travel judgment to students and employees.

Policy, meet practice

When this system actually fired

2 documented times LCCC’s alert system was used, from the case archive.

Provenance

Sources

Official
Weather Alerts
lccc.edu
archived copy