{
  "id": "2026-02-04-gaston-college-two-hour-delayed-start",
  "slug": "gaston-college-two-hour-delayed-start-2026-02-04",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Gaston College",
    "shortName": "Gaston",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "GC Alert / official X",
    "enrollment": 5000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-02-04",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "two-hour delayed start 10 a.m. (, )",
    "headlinePublic": "two-hour delayed start 10 a.m. (, )",
    "summary": "Gaston College [operated a two-hour delayed start at 10 a.m. Wednesday February 4, 2026](https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2018809497951653966).",
    "outcome": "Two-hour delayed start at 10 a.m."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-02-03",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "GC ALERT: All campuses will operate on a two-hour delayed start (10 a.m.) on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. More info at https://www.gaston.edu/",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2018809497951653966",
      "sourceDescription": "Gaston delayed Feb 4",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @Gaston_College X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 138
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-02-05",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to some snow and unexpected morning road conditions in our area, all campuses are moving to a two-hour delayed start on Thursday, February 5, 2026.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2019388982115676261",
      "sourceDescription": "Gaston delayed Feb 5",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @Gaston_College X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 151
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b296 Gaston residual delayed start after remote multi-day.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Two-hour delayed start with named 10 a.m. time."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Gaston delayed Feb 4",
      "url": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2018809497951653966",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "Gaston delayed Feb 5",
      "url": "https://x.com/Gaston_College/status/2019388982115676261",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach",
    "delayed-opening"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "annotations": [
    "Consolidated from 2026-02-05-gaston-college-two-hour-delayed-start: multi-day weather/ops incident; adjacent-day dual filing unwound. Adopted 1 unique confirmed alert(s)."
  ]
}