Tornado watch for the area

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: Sender/brand is present.
  2. present: Coded: sender identity is branded.
  3. present: Coded: S present.
  4. present: Coded: issuer brand visible.
  5. present: Alert signature is named.
  6. present: Branding counts as source.
  7. present: Coded: source brand is named.
  8. present: Agency or alert system is identified.
  9. present: Alert system name identifies who is transmitting.
  10. present: Branded alert signature identifies the sender.
  11. present: Coded: source tag present.
  12. present: Official alert signature is present.
  13. present: Coded: issuer identity present.
  14. present: Source is clear from branding.
  15. present: Coded: branded sender appears.
  16. present: Coded: sender/brand is present.
  17. present: Coded: sender identity is branded.
  18. present: Coded: S present.
  19. present: Coded: issuer brand visible.
  20. present: Coded: alert signature is named.
  21. present: Coded: branding counts as source.
  22. present: Coded: source brand is named.
  23. present: Coded: agency or alert system is identified.
  24. present: Coded: alert system name identifies who is transmitting.
  25. present: Coded: branded alert signature identifies the sender.
• 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: incident type present.
  2. present: Hazard is concrete.
  3. present: Condition type is explicit.
  4. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  5. present: Coded: specific hazard named.
  6. present: Message names a concrete hazard.
  7. present: Hazard or emergency type is named.
  8. present: Coded: threat type present.
  9. present: Specific threat/condition is stated.
  10. present: Coded: H present.
  11. present: Coded: incident type named.
  12. present: Hazard wording present.
  13. present: Coded: hazard type named.
  14. present: Specific emergency type identified.
  15. present: Threat or weather hazard appears.
  16. present: Coded: incident type present.
  17. present: Coded: hazard is concrete.
  18. present: Coded: condition type is explicit.
  19. present: Coded: hazard concrete.
  20. present: Coded: specific hazard named.
  21. present: Coded: message names a concrete hazard.
  22. present: Coded: hazard or emergency type is named.
  23. present: Coded: threat type present.
  24. present: Coded: specific threat/condition is stated.
  25. present: Coded: H present.
• 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: Coded: geographic detail present.
  2. present: Location or campus scope is given.
  3. present: Area is specified.
  4. present: Coded: geo reference present.
  5. present: Coded: place reference appears.
  6. present: Coded: location named.
  7. present: Coded: location concrete.
  8. present: Place identified.
  9. present: Location is concrete.
  10. present: Coded: L present.
  11. present: Message places the event.
  12. present: Coded: area given.
  13. present: Place/campus reference is named.
  14. present: Where is stated.
  15. present: Campus or address anchors location.
  16. present: Coded: geographic detail present.
  17. present: Coded: location or campus scope is given.
  18. present: Coded: area is specified.
  19. present: Coded: geo reference present.
  20. present: Coded: place reference appears.
  21. present: Coded: location named.
  22. present: Coded: location concrete.
  23. present: Coded: place identified.
  24. present: Coded: location is concrete.
  25. present: Coded: L present.
• 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: Protective action explicit.
  2. present: Instruction appears.
  3. present: Protective or operational guidance is present.
  4. present: Coded: protective action stated.
  5. present: Coded: what-to-do language present.
  6. present: Coded: G present.
  7. present: Coded: guidance present.
  8. present: Coded: guidance given.
  9. present: Recipients are told what to do.
  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: safety guidance present.
  15. present: Recipients get action cue.
  16. present: Coded: protective action explicit.
  17. present: Coded: instruction appears.
  18. present: Coded: protective or operational guidance is present.
  19. present: Coded: protective action stated.
  20. present: Coded: what-to-do language present.
  21. present: Coded: G present.
  22. present: Coded: guidance present.
  23. present: Coded: guidance given.
  24. present: Coded: recipients are told what to do.
  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: Clock time or until-time stated.
  2. present: Coded: temporal cue present.
  3. present: Message states when.
  4. present: Time window marked.
  5. present: Time or recency cue is present.
  6. present: Coded: time reference present.
  7. present: Timing is anchored.
  8. present: Coded: temporal anchor present.
  9. present: Temporal detail present.
  10. present: Clock time given.
  11. present: Recency or deadline language present.
  12. present: Coded: T present.
  13. present: Coded: timing stated.
  14. present: Coded: when cue present.
  15. present: Coded: when-information present.
  16. present: Coded: clock time or until-time stated.
  17. present: Coded: temporal cue present.
  18. present: Coded: message states when.
  19. present: Coded: time window marked.
  20. present: Coded: time or recency cue is present.
  21. present: Coded: time reference present.
  22. present: Coded: timing is anchored.
  23. present: Coded: temporal anchor present.
  24. present: Coded: temporal detail present.
  25. present: Coded: clock time given.
• 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: Text does not state what hazard could do.
  2. absent: Impact unstated.
  3. absent: Coded: no impact cue.
  4. absent: No life-threat consequence named.
  5. absent: Coded: no consequence wording.
  6. absent: Coded: I absent.
  7. absent: Coded: severity not indicated.
  8. absent: Hazard name alone does not satisfy impact.
  9. absent: No harm or severity phrase.
  10. absent: Coded: impact language absent.
  11. absent: Coded: outcome not stated.
  12. absent: Coded: severity language missing.
  13. absent: No explicit consequence.
  14. absent: No consequence or severity language is stated.
  15. absent: Impact is not conveyed beyond the hazard name.
  16. absent: Coded: text does not state what hazard could do.
  17. absent: Coded: impact unstated.
  18. absent: Coded: no impact cue.
  19. absent: Coded: no life-threat consequence named.
  20. absent: Coded: no consequence wording.
  21. absent: Coded: I absent.
  22. absent: Coded: severity not indicated.
  23. absent: Coded: hazard name alone does not satisfy impact.
  24. absent: Coded: no harm or severity phrase.
  25. absent: Coded: impact language absent.