{
  "id": "2018-01-16-del-mar-college-severe-weather-midday-closure",
  "slug": "del-mar-college-severe-weather-midday-closure-2018-01-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Del Mar College",
    "shortName": "Del Mar",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "DMC Alert",
    "enrollment": 12000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-01-16",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Multi-campus midday close with planned noon reopen next day",
    "headlinePublic": "Multi-campus midday close with planned noon reopen next day",
    "summary": "Del Mar College [issued a DMC Alert closing East and West campuses plus satellite centers at 12:30 p.m. on January 16, 2018, planning to reopen at noon January 17](https://www.getrave.com/rss/delmar/channel2).",
    "outcome": "Campuses closed 12:30 p.m. Jan 16; planned reopen noon Jan 17; off-campus sites follow ISD schedules."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2018-01-16T09:08:19-06:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "DMC Alert - Del Mar College’s East and West Campuses, the Center for Economic Development and the Northwest Center in Calallen will close at 12:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 16. The College plans to reopen at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17.\r\n \r\nOff-campus classes in neighboring communities will follow the closure schedules of the independent school districts in those communities.\r\n \r\nStudents should contact their instructors regarding class information they may miss.\r\n \r\nDMC employees and students should check the College’s website at www.delmar.edu, social media channels on Facebook and Twitter, and local news media and their sites for any updates. Students can also check the College’s information line at 698-1600.\r\n \r\nAs always, individuals are urged to use caution when traveling to and from Del Mar College and make responsible decisions based on the specific conditions they encounter.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.getrave.com/rss/delmar/channel2",
      "sourceDescription": "DMC Alert Rave RSS (delmar/channel2)",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent Rave RSS fetch 2026-08-10. SPN 523.",
        "pubDate 2018-01-16T15:08:19Z; CST applied (January). CR/LF line endings preserved from RSS.",
        "Thread checked N/A (RSS single product).",
        "Distinct incident from 2024-01-16-del-mar-college-inclement-weather-closure: 2018 midday multi-site close vs 2024 weather product."
      ],
      "characterCount": 908
    }
  ],
  "context": "Del Mar College issues DMC Alert products via Rave; public feed at [getrave.com/rss/delmar/channel2](https://www.getrave.com/rss/delmar/channel2).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Long-form multi-site weather close with reopen plan and multi-channel update guidance."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "DMC Alert Rave RSS January 2018 multi-campus close",
      "url": "https://www.getrave.com/rss/delmar/channel2",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-10",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523 at capture; archive.org save endpoint unavailable or throttled"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "community-college",
    "texas",
    "del-mar",
    "weather",
    "campus-closure"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-10",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-10",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}