{
  "id": "2026-01-24-mcdowell-technical-community-college-weekend-weather-closure",
  "slug": "mcdowell-technical-community-college-weekend-weather-closure-2026-01-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "McDowell Technical Community College",
    "shortName": "McDowell Tech",
    "state": "NC",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "official X",
    "enrollment": 1500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-24",
    "endDate": "2026-01-25",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Winter storm notice - nical community weekend closure",
    "headlinePublic": "Winter storm notice - nical community weekend closure",
    "summary": "McDowell Technical Community College [closed Saturday and Sunday January 24-25 for impending inclement weather](https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2014454140374508024), cancelling weekend classes and outside facility usage.",
    "outcome": "Weekend full close; classes and outside agency facility use cancelled."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-22",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to impending inclement weather, McDowell Technical Community College will be closed on SATURDAY and SUNDAY this weekend. All regularly scheduled weekend classes are cancelled on those days, as is all facility usage by outside agencies.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2014454140374508024",
      "sourceDescription": "MTCC weekend close Jan 24-25",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @McDowellTechCC X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 239
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-24",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to impending inclement weather, McDowell Tech will be closed on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for all students, faculty and staff, including day and evening classes, and there will be no facility usage by outside agencies. Please stay safe!",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2015181686519030100",
      "sourceDescription": "MTCC closed Jan 25-27",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official @McDowellTechCC X account."
      ],
      "characterCount": 241
    }
  ],
  "context": "Wider b331 McDowell Tech virgin residual weekend weather close.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Weekend full close with outside facility usage cancelled."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "MTCC weekend close",
      "url": "https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2014454140374508024",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "MTCC three-day close",
      "url": "https://x.com/McDowellTechCC/status/2015181686519030100",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "north-carolina",
    "winter-storm",
    "community-college",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "annotations": [
    "Consolidated from 2026-01-25-mcdowell-technical-community-college-three-day-weather-closure: multi-day weather/ops incident; dual filing unwound. Adopted 1."
  ]
}