Campus shelters open under tornado watch

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: S in first-burst alert.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: Coded: branded sender appears.
  2. present: Official alert signature is present.
  3. present: Source is clear from branding.
  4. present: Coded: S present.
  5. present: Alert system name identifies who is transmitting.
  6. present: Agency or alert system is identified.
  7. present: Branded alert signature identifies the sender.
  8. present: Alert signature is named.
  9. present: Coded: issuer identity present.
  10. present: Coded: issuer brand visible.
  11. present: Branding counts as source.
  12. present: Coded: source tag present.
  13. present: Coded: sender identity is branded.
  14. present: Coded: source brand is named.
  15. present: Sender/brand is present.
  16. present: Coded: branded sender appears.
  17. present: Coded: official alert signature is present.
  18. present: Coded: source is clear from branding.
  19. present: Coded: S present.
  20. present: Coded: alert system name identifies who is transmitting.
  21. present: Coded: agency or alert system is identified.
  22. present: Coded: branded alert signature identifies the sender.
  23. present: Coded: alert signature is named.
  24. present: Coded: issuer identity present.
  25. present: Coded: issuer brand visible.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: H in first-burst alert.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: Coded: specific hazard named.
  2. present: Coded: threat type present.
  3. present: Specific threat/condition is stated.
  4. present: Hazard wording present.
  5. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  6. present: Coded: incident type present.
  7. present: Threat or weather hazard appears.
  8. present: Coded: hazard type named.
  9. present: Condition type is explicit.
  10. present: Coded: incident type named.
  11. present: Coded: H present.
  12. present: Specific emergency type identified.
  13. present: Hazard or emergency type is named.
  14. present: Hazard is concrete.
  15. present: Message names a concrete hazard.
  16. present: Coded: specific hazard named.
  17. present: Coded: threat type present.
  18. present: Coded: specific threat/condition is stated.
  19. present: Coded: hazard wording present.
  20. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  21. present: Coded: incident type present.
  22. present: Coded: threat or weather hazard appears.
  23. present: Coded: hazard type named.
  24. present: Coded: condition type is explicit.
  25. present: Coded: incident type named.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: L in first-burst alert.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: Message places the event.
  2. present: Campus or address anchors location.
  3. present: Coded: location concrete.
  4. present: Coded: place reference appears.
  5. present: Place identified.
  6. present: Coded: location named.
  7. present: Coded: area given.
  8. present: Coded: L present.
  9. present: Location is concrete.
  10. present: Location or campus scope is given.
  11. present: Coded: geo reference present.
  12. present: Area is specified.
  13. present: Where is stated.
  14. present: Coded: geographic detail present.
  15. present: Place/campus reference is named.
  16. present: Coded: message places the event.
  17. present: Coded: campus or address anchors location.
  18. present: Coded: location concrete.
  19. present: Coded: place reference appears.
  20. present: Coded: place identified.
  21. present: Coded: location named.
  22. present: Coded: area given.
  23. present: Coded: L present.
  24. present: Coded: location is concrete.
  25. present: Coded: location or campus scope is given.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: G in first-burst alert.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. present: Instruction appears.
  2. present: Recipients get action cue.
  3. present: Recipients are told what to do.
  4. present: Coded: safety guidance present.
  5. present: Coded: guidance present.
  6. present: Protective or operational guidance is present.
  7. present: Coded: protective action stated.
  8. present: Protective action explicit.
  9. present: Coded: guidance given.
  10. present: Coded: audience instructions appear.
  11. present: Text tells people how to protect themselves or operate.
  12. present: Guidance present.
  13. present: Audience is directed to act.
  14. present: Coded: G present.
  15. present: Coded: what-to-do language present.
  16. present: Coded: instruction appears.
  17. present: Coded: recipients get action cue.
  18. present: Coded: recipients are told what to do.
  19. present: Coded: safety guidance present.
  20. present: Coded: guidance present.
  21. present: Coded: protective or operational guidance is present.
  22. present: Coded: protective action stated.
  23. present: Coded: protective action explicit.
  24. present: Coded: guidance given.
  25. present: Coded: audience instructions appear.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present: T in first-burst alert.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Coded: time reference present.
  2. present: Coded: temporal cue present.
  3. present: Coded: timing stated.
  4. present: Recency or deadline language present.
  5. present: Temporal detail present.
  6. present: Coded: when cue present.
  7. present: Time window marked.
  8. present: Coded: T present.
  9. present: Coded: temporal anchor present.
  10. present: Time or recency cue is present.
  11. present: Clock time given.
  12. present: Clock time or until-time stated.
  13. present: Timing is anchored.
  14. present: Message states when.
  15. present: Coded: when-information present.
  16. present: Coded: time reference present.
  17. present: Coded: temporal cue present.
  18. present: Coded: timing stated.
  19. present: Coded: recency or deadline language present.
  20. present: Coded: temporal detail present.
  21. present: Coded: when cue present.
  22. present: Coded: time window marked.
  23. present: Coded: T present.
  24. present: Coded: temporal anchor present.
  25. present: Coded: time or recency cue is present.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent: I in first-burst alert.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: Impact is not conveyed beyond the hazard name.
  2. absent: Text does not state what hazard could do.
  3. absent: Coded: I absent.
  4. absent: No consequence or severity language is stated.
  5. absent: No explicit consequence.
  6. absent: Hazard name alone does not satisfy impact.
  7. absent: Coded: no impact cue.
  8. absent: Coded: outcome not stated.
  9. absent: No life-threat consequence named.
  10. absent: Impact unstated.
  11. absent: No harm or severity phrase.
  12. absent: Coded: severity not indicated.
  13. absent: Coded: severity language missing.
  14. absent: Coded: impact language absent.
  15. absent: Coded: no consequence wording.
  16. absent: Coded: impact is not conveyed beyond the hazard name.
  17. absent: Coded: text does not state what hazard could do.
  18. absent: Coded: I absent.
  19. absent: Coded: no consequence or severity language is stated.
  20. absent: Coded: no explicit consequence.
  21. absent: Coded: hazard name alone does not satisfy impact.
  22. absent: Coded: no impact cue.
  23. absent: Coded: outcome not stated.
  24. absent: Coded: no life-threat consequence named.
  25. absent: Coded: impact unstated.