Tornado watch alert issued then retracted as error

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (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

  Majority 25/25 present. Institutional branding appears via "ALERT:", which marks the sender.

  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: Institutional branding appears via "ALERT:", which marks the sender.
  2. present: The notice identifies who is speaking through "ALERT:".
  3. present: Source is present because "ALERT:" names the issuing campus or alert brand.
  4. present: A campus or alert signature ("ALERT:") supplies the authority line.
  5. present: Sender identity is clear from the wording "ALERT:".
  6. present: The alert tags an official issuer with "ALERT:".
  7. present: Who is sending this is stated through "ALERT:".
  8. present: Branded language "ALERT:" functions as the source element.
  9. present: Campus naming in "ALERT:" tells recipients the origin of the message.
  10. present: An official voice is established by "ALERT:".
  11. present: The opening or body includes "ALERT:" as institutional source.
  12. present: "ALERT:" is enough to code source present under the branding rule.
  13. present: Recipients can tell the sender from "ALERT:".
  14. present: Source scores present: "ALERT:" is an authority marker.
  15. present: The university or college is referenced as "ALERT:".
  16. present: Alert-system or school labeling ("ALERT:") covers source.
  17. present: Issuing body is identifiable from "ALERT:".
  18. present: "ALERT:" operates as a branded signature for source.
  19. present: The text attributes the message via "ALERT:".
  20. present: Source present: campus authority language "ALERT:".
  21. present: Readers see "ALERT:" and know which campus is speaking.
  22. present: Official sender cue "ALERT:" is explicit in the text.
  23. present: Source is coded yes based on "ALERT:".
  24. present: The phrase "ALERT:" identifies the responding institution.
  25. present: Authority is named through the fragment "ALERT:".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Majority 25/25 present. Hazard is specific: the text names "Tornado".

  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: Hazard is specific: the text names "Tornado".
  2. present: A concrete threat appears as "Tornado".
  3. present: The what of the emergency is "Tornado", not a vague incident label.
  4. present: "Tornado" satisfies hazard by naming the condition or threat.
  5. present: Readers learn the hazard type from "Tornado".
  6. present: Hazard present via the explicit phrase "Tornado".
  7. present: The threat is particularized as "Tornado".
  8. present: Coding H=1 because "Tornado" is a named hazard.
  9. present: Specific danger language: "Tornado".
  10. present: The alert states the problem as "Tornado".
  11. present: Hazard element met by "Tornado".
  12. present: "Tornado" is more than a generic emergency word.
  13. present: Threat identity is clear from "Tornado".
  14. present: The message pins the hazard to "Tornado".
  15. present: Named condition "Tornado" counts as hazard.
  16. present: H is present: "Tornado" tells what is wrong.
  17. present: Concrete hazard wording includes "Tornado".
  18. present: The incident type is given as "Tornado".
  19. present: "Tornado" is the stated threat or weather/system hazard.
  20. present: Hazard codes yes on "Tornado".
  21. present: Specifics beat generics here: "Tornado".
  22. present: The text's hazard signal is "Tornado".
  23. present: What happened is labeled "Tornado".
  24. present: Hazard present with the phrase "Tornado".
  25. present: Threat naming succeeds through "Tornado".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Majority 25/25 present. Location is given through "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".

  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: Location is given through "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  2. present: Place is specified as "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  3. present: Where is answered by "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  4. present: "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…" functions as the location element.
  5. present: The alert situates the event with "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  6. present: Geographic or campus place: "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  7. present: L=1 because "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…" names where this applies.
  8. present: Recipients are told the place via "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  9. present: Location present in the phrase "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  10. present: A campus or building reference "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…" covers location.
  11. present: The where cue is "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  12. present: "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…" identifies the affected area.
  13. present: Place naming succeeds with "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  14. present: Location codes yes on "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  15. present: Site detail appears as "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  16. present: The message anchors place with "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  17. present: "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…" is enough location under the rubric.
  18. present: Affected place language: "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  19. present: L is present via "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  20. present: Campus geography is marked by "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  21. present: Where this matters is "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  22. present: The text localizes to "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  23. present: Location element met by "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  24. present: Place is not left blank: "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…".
  25. present: Spatial reference "URGENT CU ALERT: A Tornado Watch has be…" supports L=1.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Majority 25/25 absent. No protective action or operational instruction is given to recipients.

  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. absent: No protective action or operational instruction is given to recipients.
  2. absent: Guidance is absent: the text does not tell people what to do.
  3. absent: There is no shelter, avoid, evacuate, remote, or similar directive.
  4. absent: G=0 because audience-facing instructions are missing.
  5. absent: The message reports status without directing action.
  6. absent: No what-to-do language appears.
  7. absent: Guidance fails: pure information without orders.
  8. absent: Recipients are not told a protective step.
  9. absent: Instructional content is not present.
  10. absent: The alert omits guidance to the public.
  11. absent: Without a directive, G is zero.
  12. absent: No action line is addressed to readers.
  13. absent: Guidance element codes absent.
  14. absent: What-to-do is left unstated.
  15. absent: The text does not instruct avoidance, shelter, or closure behavior.
  16. absent: Audience guidance is missing from the body.
  17. absent: G fails the protective-action test.
  18. absent: No operational instruction is issued.
  19. absent: Readers get facts but not orders.
  20. absent: Guidance not established here.
  21. absent: Directive language is absent.
  22. absent: The message never tells recipients how to act.
  23. absent: No shelter/evacuate/remote/close instruction appears.
  24. absent: G is absent on non-directive wording.
  25. absent: Protective guidance cannot be coded present.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Majority 25/25 present. Time is marked by "7/28/26".

  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: Time is marked by "7/28/26".
  2. present: A temporal cue appears as "7/28/26".
  3. present: When is answered with "7/28/26".
  4. present: "7/28/26" supplies timing or recency.
  5. present: T=1 because "7/28/26" is a time reference.
  6. present: Clock or calendar language: "7/28/26".
  7. present: The alert times the event with "7/28/26".
  8. present: Temporal detail "7/28/26" is present.
  9. present: Time element met by "7/28/26".
  10. present: Recipients see timing via "7/28/26".
  11. present: "7/28/26" counts as the time cue.
  12. present: When-language includes "7/28/26".
  13. present: T codes yes on "7/28/26".
  14. present: A schedule or day marker "7/28/26" appears.
  15. present: Timing is explicit: "7/28/26".
  16. present: The text anchors time with "7/28/26".
  17. present: "7/28/26" is enough for the time element.
  18. present: Recency or clock cue "7/28/26" is stated.
  19. present: T is present via "7/28/26".
  20. present: Date or hour language "7/28/26" supports T=1.
  21. present: Temporal reference: "7/28/26".
  22. present: The when signal is "7/28/26".
  23. present: Time present through "7/28/26".
  24. present: "7/28/26" tells recipients the relevant when.
  25. present: Schedule wording "7/28/26" meets time.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Majority 25/25 absent. No consequence or severity language appears beyond naming a hazard.

  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: No consequence or severity language appears beyond naming a hazard.
  2. absent: Impact is absent: the text does not say what the threat could do.
  3. absent: Nothing states danger level, injuries, or disruptive effect.
  4. absent: I=0 because severity or harm is not conveyed.
  5. absent: Hazard may be named, but impact language is missing.
  6. absent: The alert omits consequence wording.
  7. absent: Impact fails the harm-or-severity test.
  8. absent: Readers are not told stakes or effects.
  9. absent: No life-safety or operational impact phrase is present.
  10. absent: Impact element codes absent.
  11. absent: Without consequence language, I is zero.
  12. absent: Severity is left unstated.
  13. absent: The text stops short of impact.
  14. absent: Harm potential is not described.
  15. absent: I fails on bare description without effects.
  16. absent: No dangerous/closed/injury-style impact cue appears.
  17. absent: Impact not established by the wording.
  18. absent: Consequence detail is missing.
  19. absent: The message lacks severity framing.
  20. absent: I is absent under the impact rule.
  21. absent: Stakes for people or property are not stated.
  22. absent: No disruption or harm language is included.
  23. absent: Impact cannot be coded present here.
  24. absent: Effect-on-campus language is omitted.
  25. absent: Severity/consequence element fails.