{
  "id": "2025-01-06-university-of-kansas-medical-center-blizzard-inclement-weather-day",
  "slug": "university-of-kansas-medical-center-blizzard-inclement-weather-day-2025-01-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Kansas Medical Center",
    "shortName": "KUMC",
    "state": "KS",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "KU Alert / @KUMedCenter",
    "enrollment": 4000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-06",
    "type": "winter-weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Blizzard inclement weather day for Monday",
    "headlinePublic": "Blizzard inclement weather day for Monday",
    "summary": "KU Medical Center [preemptively declared Monday, Jan. 6 an inclement weather day](https://x.com/KUMedCenter/status/1876042264272621944) for blizzard conditions, while noting KU Hospital remains open.",
    "outcome": "Inclement weather day declared for employees and students. Hospital remains open. No reopen product on the handle."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-05T17:05:05-06:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to the blizzard conditions across the region, @KUMedCenter is preemptively declaring Monday, Jan. 6, as an inclement weather day. Our partner, @KUHospital remains open. KU Medical Center employees and students, please consult your email for additional information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/KUMedCenter/status/1876042264272621944",
      "sourceDescription": "@KUMedCenter blizzard inclement weather day",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent X fetch 2026-09-14. sha256 95a33fe68fcdd87eff56c520ffdf8fa28604167df62aee249e4e88bb01ae6f1b chars=268.",
        "Thread checked 2026-09-14: no further posts from @KUMedCenter for this incident.",
        "Thread walked 2026-09-14 @KUMedCenter +/-48h: this EN only."
      ],
      "characterCount": 268
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official KU Medical Center operational notice on [@KUMedCenter](https://x.com/KUMedCenter). Distinct from the [September 2025 bomb-threat reconstruction](https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/potential-security-issue-handled-outside-emergency-room-monday-night-at-the-university-of-kansas-hospital).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Standalone blizzard inclement-weather-day product; hospital remains open."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@KUMedCenter blizzard inclement weather day",
      "url": "https://x.com/KUMedCenter/status/1876042264272621944",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r1",
    "ks",
    "winter-weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-14",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}