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  "id": "2026-02-20-umass-lowell-weather-early-close",
  "slug": "umass-lowell-weather-early-close-2026-02-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Massachusetts Lowell",
    "shortName": "UMass Lowell",
    "state": "MA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "UML Alert / @UMLAlerts / @UMLEmergPrep",
    "enrollment": 18000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-02-20",
    "endDate": "2026-02-21",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Early close with online classes and hockey still held",
    "headlinePublic": "Early close with online classes and hockey still held",
    "summary": "UMass Lowell [closed at 4 p.m. Friday 2/20](https://x.com/UMLEmergPrep/status/2024638228418957326) with a parallel [@UMassLowell copy naming online classes and men's hockey](https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2024638997188743353).",
    "outcome": "Friday 4 p.m. close; parking ban through 8 a.m. Saturday. Distinct from the Sunday-posted blizzard close."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-02-19T19:12:24-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UML Alert: UMass Lowell to close at 4 p.m. on 2/20/26 due to weather. GPS online classes will continue as scheduled. Campus transportation ends at 5 p.m. A campus parking ban will be in effect from 4 p.m. on 2/20/26 until 8 a.m. 2/21/26. Essential personnel to report as directed.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMLEmergPrep/status/2024638228418957326",
      "sourceDescription": "@UMLEmergPrep Friday 4 p.m. weather close",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (oembed convert_charrefs True + fxtwitter) 2026-09-14. sha256 28beebca8256300f9b447b96a05a512e9eadcde02d165bedab9e0854bf06ea67.",
        "Timeline +/-48h walked 2026-09-14: sequence 2 is the parallel @UMassLowell copy ~3 minutes later. No Saturday lift. Distinct from 2026-02-23-umass-lowell-blizzard-multi-day-closure."
      ],
      "characterCount": 280
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-02-19T19:15:27-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UML Alert: UMass Lowell to close at 4 p.m., Friday 2/20 due to weather. Online classes and men's hockey game to be held as scheduled. Campus transportation ends at 5 p.m. Parking ban in effect from 4 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m., Saturday 2/21. Visit https://t.co/2xXFzQs1Yr for more",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2024638997188743353",
      "sourceDescription": "@UMassLowell Friday 4 p.m. close with hockey held",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match (oembed convert_charrefs True + fxtwitter) 2026-09-14. sha256 07f7fea6153092f60021e6c3de55e9858dea23393abb261666674ade64ce59dc."
      ],
      "characterCount": 279
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UML Alert copies posted about 3 minutes apart on [@UMLEmergPrep](https://x.com/UMLEmergPrep/status/2024638228418957326) and [@UMassLowell](https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2024638997188743353).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Friday 4 p.m. weather close with GPS/online classes and men's hockey still held; parking ban through Saturday 8 a.m."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UMLEmergPrep Friday 4 p.m. weather close",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMLEmergPrep/status/2024638228418957326",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UMassLowell Friday 4 p.m. close with hockey held",
      "url": "https://x.com/UMassLowell/status/2024638997188743353",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "massachusetts",
    "weather",
    "umass-lowell"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}