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UTTC

A Colorado Low, an 18-Inch Forecast, and a Tribal College Closes Its Doors

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Confirmed Threat

On Thursday, November 10, 2022, United Tribes Technical College and the Theodore Jamerson Elementary School on its Bismarck, North Dakota campus closed due to a blizzard warning as a Colorado low pushed into the Northern Plains. Much of central North Dakota, including Bismarck-Mandan, was under a blizzard warning, with up to 18 inches of snow forecast and hazardous travel expected.

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United Tribes Technical College
Tribal College · ND
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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.

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United Tribes Technical College and Theodore Jamerson Elementary School are CLOSED today due to the blizzard warning. Please stay home and avoid travel. Watch for further updates on reopening.

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

UTTC and the Theodore Jamerson Elementary School on its campus were named in the November 10, 2022 closing lists as closed for the day due to the blizzard warning.
This is classified as an advisory: a weather-driven closure notice rather than an immediate-threat protective action.
The exact text and time of UTTC's own notice were not published; the closure itself is well-documented in regional closing lists, so this is an honest reconstruction.
Context

Background

United Tribes Technical College is an inter-tribal land-grant institution in Bismarck, North Dakota (Central Time), operated by five Tribal Nations. On Thursday, November 10, 2022, UTTC and the Theodore Jamerson Elementary School located on its campus closed as a blizzard warning blanketed central North Dakota. The Bismarck Tribune reported a Colorado low was poised to deliver up to 18 inches of snow to the Bismarck-Mandan area, and KX News carried UTTC among the day's closures. The closure is a tribal-college data point in the archive and shows how weather advisories — not just violent-threat notifications — drive emergency communications at smaller institutions in the Northern Plains. UTTC would again close during a late-December 2022 dangerous-cold and ground-blizzard event.
Analysis

Key Findings

United Tribes Technical College, a tribal land-grant institution in Bismarck, closed November 10, 2022 due to a blizzard warning
The Theodore Jamerson Elementary School on UTTC's campus closed the same day
A Colorado low was forecast to bring up to 18 inches of snow to the Bismarck-Mandan area
The closure illustrates weather-advisory communications at a tribal college, a category underrepresented in campus-alert archives
Outcome
UTTC and Theodore Jamerson Elementary closed for the day as the blizzard moved through. The storm was part of a major early-season system that delivered heavy snow and high winds across central North Dakota.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Blizzard bearing down on Bismarck-Mandan; up to 18 inches of snow forecast - Bismarck Tribune
    bismarcktribune.com
  2. News
    Winter storm closings, delays and cancellations - KX News
    kxnet.com
  3. News
    Dangerous cold, blustery conditions shut down Bismarck-area schools - Bismarck Tribune
    bismarcktribune.com
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winter-stormadvisorynorth-dakotatribal-collegeblizzardcampus-closurebismarck
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