{
  "id": "2024-08-07-beaufort-county-community-college-tropical-storm-debby",
  "slug": "beaufort-county-community-college-tropical-storm-debby-2024-08-07",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Beaufort County Community College",
    "shortName": "BCCC",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Nixle",
    "enrollment": 2000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-08-07",
    "type": "hurricane",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "A tropical storm closes campus early and through the next day",
    "headlinePublic": "A tropical storm closes campus early and through the next day",
    "summary": "Beaufort County Community College [closed early for Tropical Storm Debby](https://nixle.us/FSM83) and [stayed closed through Friday evening](https://nixle.us/FSNM7).",
    "outcome": "Campus closed Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and stayed closed through Friday evening. A regular Saturday reopen was announced.",
    "endDate": "2024-08-09"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-07T12:19:00-04:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the impending effects of Tropical Storm Debby, Beaufort County Community College will close today, August 7, at 5:30 p.m., and remain closed through Thursday, August 8 (including evening classes).  We can expect very heavy rainfall and localized flooding, especially tonight and tomorrow.  The College will make a decision about Friday’s schedule tomorrow, August 8.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://nixle.us/FSM83",
      "sourceDescription": "Nixle alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual Nixle fetch 2026-10-12. Both pages match on the alert body. 373 characters. sha256 ea840aef72eb950c89f6a3650931c5a3a360dfa3b1bffd57088cd08d0cc8e6d4.",
        "The page publishes the minute. The second field is not in the page.",
        "SPN not attempted at 10:50Z"
      ],
      "characterCount": 373
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-08-08T12:09:00-04:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "Beaufort County Community College will remain closed through Friday evening, August 9, and reopen on a regular schedule on Saturday morning, August 10.  Weather conditions—including the possibility of localized flooding—will remain a threat through tomorrow, at least.  If you are scheduled to work Saturday, August 10, please exercise due caution in light of conditions where you live, and contact your supervisor if you are unable to drive to campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://nixle.us/FSNM7",
      "sourceDescription": "Nixle alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual Nixle fetch 2026-10-12. Both pages match on the alert body. 452 characters. sha256 ed0202d4b4ce21fe484eb647139ddfbb81e60254003dc88beffd8c68f7413f10.",
        "The page publishes the minute. The second field is not in the page.",
        "SPN not attempted at 10:50Z"
      ],
      "characterCount": 452
    }
  ],
  "context": "Two Nixle alerts for one tropical-storm closure. The second message keeps the printed em dash.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Tropical Storm Debby closed campus early and for the next day.",
    "The closure was extended through Friday evening."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Nixle alert",
      "url": "https://nixle.us/FSM83",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted at 10:50Z"
    },
    {
      "title": "Nixle alert",
      "url": "https://nixle.us/FSNM7",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-12",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted at 10:50Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "north-carolina",
    "hurricane"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-12",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-12",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}