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  "id": "2026-01-26-texas-tech-university-winter-weather-cancellations",
  "slug": "texas-tech-university-winter-weather-cancellations-2026-01-26",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Texas Tech University",
    "shortName": "Texas Tech",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TechAlert"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-26",
    "endDate": "2026-01-28",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Winter weather cancels in-person classes then delays opening",
    "headlinePublic": "Winter weather cancels in-person classes then delays opening",
    "summary": "Texas Tech [canceled in-person Lubbock operations Monday Jan. 26](https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/) and [Tuesday Jan. 27](https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/), then [delayed in-person classes until 10 a.m. Wednesday Jan. 28](https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/).",
    "outcome": "Two full in-person cancellation days then a delayed opening. Distinct from the May 27 2026 power outage."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-25T16:02:00-06:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "This is an important notification from Texas Tech University. Due to winter weather in the forecast and widespread area closures, all in-person classes, events and activities on the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock are canceled Monday, Jan. 26. This includes TTU System Administration. Only essential personnel will report to campus as directed by a supervisor. Online classes and operations will continue as scheduled. In-person activities will not be moved to an online format.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/",
      "sourceDescription": "TechAlert recent-alerts archive: 1/25/26 4:02PM Winter Weather Cancellation",
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        "Distinct incident from 2026-05-27-texas-tech-university-campus-power-outage: different type and date."
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      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-26T16:18:00-06:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "This is an important notification from Texas Tech University. Due to ongoing winter weather and widespread area closures, all in-person classes, events and activities on the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock are canceled Tuesday, Jan. 27. This includes TTU System Administration. Only essential personnel will report to campus as directed by a supervisor. Online classes and operations will continue as scheduled. In-person activities will not be moved to an online format.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/",
      "sourceDescription": "TechAlert recent-alerts archive: 1/26/26 4:18PM Winter Weather In-Person Activities Canceled",
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    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2026-01-27T16:50:00-06:00",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "This is an important notification from Texas Tech University. The Texas Tech campus in Lubbock has delayed the start of in-person classes until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28. In-person classes scheduled to start before that time should move online if possible. Faculty should consult the Winter Weather Instructions webpage for more information. Online classes will continue as scheduled. TTU and TTU System Administration employees should report at 9:30 a.m. or as directed by their supervisor. Buses will begin running on a regular schedule approximately 1 hour before campus opening.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/",
      "sourceDescription": "TechAlert recent-alerts archive: 1/27/26 4:50PM Winter Weather Delay",
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  "context": "Texas Tech posted the three products on its [TechAlert alerts archive](https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/). Tests on the same listing are excluded.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "In-person Lubbock operations were canceled Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, then delayed until 10 a.m. Jan. 28.",
    "Essential personnel reported as directed; online classes continued."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "TechAlert recent alerts",
      "url": "https://www.ttu.edu/techalert/alerts/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-24",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 429"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "texas",
    "texas-tech",
    "weather",
    "emergency-notification",
    "2026"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-24",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}