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Cedarville

Winter Storm Landon Forces a Two-Day Closure of Ohio's Premier Baptist University and Grounds University Fleet Vehicles

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On February 2-3, 2022, Cedarville University issued emergency notifications closing campus Thursday and Friday due to Winter Storm Landon, a major system that placed 90 million Americans in its path across 19 states. No classes were scheduled and faculty and staff were directed to remain home. University-owned fleet vehicles were grounded due to hazardous road conditions.

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Institution
Cedarville University
Private Liberal Arts · OH
CU Emergency Notification System
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTEmail
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[Emergency Notification] Campus Closed 2/3/22. Due to weather conditions, the campus will be closed Thursday, February 3rd. No classes are scheduled and faculty and staff should remain home. University-owned fleet vehicles are temporarily restricted from use due to weather conditions.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The notification was titled '[Emergency Notification] Campus Closed 2/3/22' and was posted to the Cedarville emergency information website on February 2, 2022, the evening before the closure.
The restriction on university-owned fleet vehicles is a standard Cedarville protocol during severe weather, reflecting the rural Greene County road conditions outside the university's village of Cedarville, OH.
UPDATEEmail
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[Emergency Notification] Campus Closed 2/4/22. Due to continued weather conditions, the campus will also be closed Friday, February 4th. No classes are scheduled and faculty and staff should remain home. University-owned fleet vehicles remain restricted.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The closure extended to Friday, February 4, indicating the storm's impact persisted beyond a single day in the Cedarville area.
Dayton Daily News reported on school and university closures across the Miami Valley region during this winter storm, consistent with Cedarville's two-day campus shutdown.
Context

Background

Cedarville University, a Baptist liberal arts university in Cedarville, Ohio, enrolls approximately 4,700 students and operates under a conservative evangelical Christian mission. Its rural campus in Greene County, Ohio, sits in a region that receives significant lake-effect snow and winter weather. On February 2-3, 2022, Winter Storm Landon -- a major winter event affecting 19 states and over 90 million people -- struck the Ohio Valley, prompting Cedarville to close campus for two consecutive days. Emergency notifications posted to the university's emergency information website instructed faculty and staff to remain home and placed a temporary restriction on university fleet vehicles, reflecting road conditions in the surrounding area. Cedarville's emergency notification system routes alerts through its emergency.cedarville.edu website and electronic messaging. The institution has a robust emergency notification infrastructure including documented procedures for weather closings, bomb threats, and active-threat scenarios, which it publishes transparently on its emergency information site.
Outcome
No injuries reported. Campus reopened normally after the storm passed. The two-day closure affected all classes and campus operations.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    [Emergency Notification] Campus Closed 2/3/22 - Cedarville University Emergency Information
    emergency.cedarville.edu
  2. reference
    February 2022 North American winter storm - Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org
  3. News
    Schools, universities close due to snow accumulations - Dayton Daily News
    daytondailynews.com
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weather-emergencywinter-stormcampus-closureohiobaptistchristian-universitywinter-storm-landonfleet-restrictionrural-campus
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion