{
  "id": "2026-05-05-university-of-colorado-boulder-winter-storm-campus-closure-may-6",
  "slug": "university-of-colorado-boulder-winter-storm-campus-closure-may-6-2026-05-05",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Colorado Boulder",
    "shortName": "CU Boulder",
    "state": "CO",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "CU Alert",
    "enrollment": 36000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-05-05",
    "type": "severe-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Winter storm closes campus then normal summer hours resume",
    "headlinePublic": "Winter storm closes campus then normal summer hours resume",
    "summary": "CU Boulder [urgent alert](https://x.com/CUBoulder/status/2051833297794408682) announced campus operational changes for weather.",
    "outcome": "Campus reopened to normal summer hours next day with residual hazard caution.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-05T19:15:54-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "CU URGENT ALERT: Campus closed Wed., May 6 due to Winter Storm Warning. Heavy snow may cause falling branches & outages. In-person + synchronous classes canceled; async classes continue. More: https://alerts.colorado.edu/",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/CUBoulder/status/2051833297794408682",
      "sourceDescription": "@CUBoulder on X",
      "annotations": [
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      ],
      "characterCount": 221
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    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-06T16:46:32-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "CU Advisory: CU Boulder will observe normal summer operating hours tomorrow, May 7, 2026. As crews continue to clear snow, ice and downed tree limbs, please use caution and avoid hazardous areas around campus. \n\nMore: https://alerts.colorado.edu/",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/cuboulderalerts/status/2052158099134579148",
      "sourceDescription": "@cuboulderalerts reopen advisory",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-02. SPN 523."
      ],
      "characterCount": 246
    }
  ],
  "context": "CU Boulder via @CUBoulder / alerts.colorado.edu.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Complete CU URGENT ALERT short-form text"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@CUBoulder",
      "url": "https://x.com/CUBoulder/status/2051833297794408682",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "@CUBoulder account",
      "url": "https://x.com/CUBoulder",
      "type": "official-social"
    },
    {
      "title": "CU Boulder alerts page",
      "url": "https://alerts.colorado.edu/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "@cuboulderalerts reopen advisory",
      "url": "https://x.com/cuboulderalerts/status/2052158099134579148",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-02",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "severe-weather",
    "cu-alert",
    "cu-boulder"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-21",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-02",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "annotations": [
    "Sequence completion 2026-08-02: added May 7 reopen advisory from @cuboulderalerts; consolidated with expansion draft case."
  ]
}