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  "id": "2025-02-06-towson-university-delayed-opening-inclement-weather",
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    "shortName": "TU",
    "state": "MD",
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    "date": "2025-02-06",
    "type": "winter-weather",
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    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Delayed opening for forecast ice and snow",
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    "summary": "Towson [delayed opening until 10 a.m. on Feb. 6 with classes starting at 11 a.m.](https://x.com/TowsonU/status/1887296143178277180) for forecast inclement weather.",
    "outcome": "Campus opened on delay; classes began at 11 a.m."
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      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-02-05T19:23:59-05:00",
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      "verbatimText": "Due to inclement weather in the forecast, Towson University will delay opening until 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6. Classes, including those scheduled virtually, will begin at 11 a.m.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
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      "sourceDescription": "@TowsonU delay Feb 6",
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      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2025-02-05T19:26:13-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "To report a slick spot on campus, call 410-704-2481. For more information, including details about dining locations, the Cook Library 24/7 space, and how to sign up for text message notifications, visit https://www.towson.edu/news/emergency-closing.html?utm_source=redirect&utm_medium=print&utm_content=closing",
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      "confidence": "high",
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      "title": "@TowsonU delay Feb 6",
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  "confidence": "high",
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    "maryland",
    "winter-weather",
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  "dateAdded": "2026-08-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-24",
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