{
  "id": "2019-12-15-university-of-missouri-delayed-start",
  "slug": "university-of-missouri-delayed-start-2019-12-15",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Missouri",
    "shortName": "Mizzou",
    "state": "MO",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MU Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2019-12-15",
    "type": "weather",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Weather-related delayed start MU Alert notice",
    "headlinePublic": "Weather-related delayed start MU Alert notice",
    "summary": "University of Missouri [published an official alert](https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2019/12-15-delayed-start) on or about 2019-12-15. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2019-12-15",
      "verbatimText": "Dec. 16, 2019\n\n7:15 a.m.\n\nDue to continuing wintry conditions limiting travel, the MU campus and UM System operations remain closed, and any in-session classes for the MU campus will remain canceled on Monday, Dec. 16, until further notice.\n\nLinks to information about how the closure will affect MU Health Care hospitals and clinics, the Veterinary Health Center and other university services are posted online and will be updated as information is available. For more information about weather-related closures, please visit the MU Alert weather page.\n\nEmployees should check with their supervisors who will identify those needed to fulfill critical duties. Details about MU's campus closure policies and more can be found here.\n\nUpdated from a delayed opening of noon Dec. 16 to closure.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2019/12-15-delayed-start",
      "sourceDescription": "MU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 790,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2019-12-16",
      "verbatimText": "The University of Missouri campus and UM System are planning to have a delayed start on Tuesday, Dec. 17, and resume normal operations at 10 a.m. Any in-session classes scheduled for 10 a.m. or later will be held.\n\nAs always, employees and students are expected to exercise judgement when deciding if they can travel safely to campus during inclement weather.\n\nLinks to university services, including those offered by MU Health Care hospitals and clinics and the Veterinary Health Center, are listed online.\n\nKeep watching for updates from MU Alert as conditions may change.\n\nDetails about MU's campus closure policies and more can be found here.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2019/12-16-delayed-start",
      "sourceDescription": "MU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 646,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official MU Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Delayed Start",
      "url": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2019/12-15-delayed-start",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Delayed Start",
      "url": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2019/12-16-delayed-start",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "missouri",
    "mizzou",
    "mu-alert",
    "weather"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion",
  "annotations": [
    "Consolidated from 2019-12-16-university-of-missouri-delayed-start: multi-day weather/ops incident; adjacent-day dual filing unwound. Adopted 1 unique confirmed alert(s)."
  ]
}