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  "id": "2026-03-16-western-illinois-university-winter-weather-closure",
  "slug": "western-illinois-university-winter-weather-closure-2026-03-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Western Illinois University",
    "shortName": "WIU",
    "state": "IL",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "WIU Alert",
    "enrollment": 6700
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-03-16",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Macomb and Quad Cities campuses closed for extreme winter weather",
    "headlinePublic": "Macomb and Quad Cities campuses closed for extreme winter weather",
    "summary": "WIU posted an [official alerting-account product](https://x.com/WesternILUniv/status/2033509642140049741) closing the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses for extreme winter weather.",
    "outcome": "Official sequence captured."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-03-16T06:44:14-05:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to extreme winter weather, WIU’s Macomb and Quad Cities campuses will be closed until 6 p.m. Monday, March 16. Forecasted snow accumulation and dangerous winds are expected to impact travel and campus operations. https://t.co/LO41D2CPrf",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/WesternILUniv/status/2033509642140049741",
      "sourceDescription": "2026-03-16-western-illinois-university-winter-weather-closure seq 1",
      "annotations": [
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        "Thread checked 2026-09-14: further official posts packaged as later sequences if present."
      ],
      "characterCount": 240
    }
  ],
  "context": "The official [WIU Alert](https://x.com/WesternILUniv/status/2033509642140049741) closed the [Macomb and Quad Cities campuses until 6 p.m. Monday, March 16](https://x.com/WesternILUniv/status/2033509642140049741) for extreme winter weather.",
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    "Macomb and Quad Cities campuses closed for extreme winter weather"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "2026-03-16-western-illinois-university-winter-weather-closure seq 1",
      "url": "https://x.com/WesternILUniv/status/2033509642140049741",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-09-14",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after 500 flap"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-masters",
    "il",
    "winter-storm"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-09-14",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}