Weather forces 1 pm early campus close
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedHendrix @hendrixcollege closed campus at 1 pm February 18 while monitoring weather for H-Alert updates.
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How the first alert is built
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.
Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are monitoring the weather closely and will reassess at 6 am tomorrow then share updates via email and H-Alert. The Caf will be open from 8 am - 7:30 pm daily regardless of campus closures. The WAC will be open until 6 pm today. Stay safe!
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority 25/25 present. Institutional branding appears via "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…", 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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- present: Institutional branding appears via "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…", which marks the sender.
- present: The notice identifies who is speaking through "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Source is present because "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" names the issuing campus or alert brand.
- present: A campus or alert signature ("Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…") supplies the authority line.
- present: Sender identity is clear from the wording "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The alert tags an official issuer with "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Who is sending this is stated through "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Branded language "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" functions as the source element.
- present: Campus naming in "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" tells recipients the origin of the message.
- present: An official voice is established by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The opening or body includes "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" as institutional source.
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is enough to code source present under the branding rule.
- present: Recipients can tell the sender from "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Source scores present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is an authority marker.
- present: The university or college is referenced as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Alert-system or school labeling ("Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…") covers source.
- present: Issuing body is identifiable from "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" operates as a branded signature for source.
- present: The text attributes the message via "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Source present: campus authority language "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Readers see "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" and know which campus is speaking.
- present: Official sender cue "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is explicit in the text.
- present: Source is coded yes based on "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The phrase "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" identifies the responding institution.
- present: Authority is named through the fragment "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority 25/25 present. Hazard is specific: the text names "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
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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- present: Hazard is specific: the text names "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: A concrete threat appears as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The what of the emergency is "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…", not a vague incident label.
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" satisfies hazard by naming the condition or threat.
- present: Readers learn the hazard type from "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Hazard present via the explicit phrase "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The threat is particularized as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Coding H=1 because "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is a named hazard.
- present: Specific danger language: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The alert states the problem as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Hazard element met by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is more than a generic emergency word.
- present: Threat identity is clear from "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The message pins the hazard to "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Named condition "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" counts as hazard.
- present: H is present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" tells what is wrong.
- present: Concrete hazard wording includes "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The incident type is given as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is the stated threat or weather/system hazard.
- present: Hazard codes yes on "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Specifics beat generics here: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The text's hazard signal is "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: What happened is labeled "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Hazard present with the phrase "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Threat naming succeeds through "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority 25/25 present. Location is given through "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
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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- present: Location is given through "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Place is specified as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Where is answered by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" functions as the location element.
- present: The alert situates the event with "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Geographic or campus place: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: L=1 because "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" names where this applies.
- present: Recipients are told the place via "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Location present in the phrase "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: A campus or building reference "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" covers location.
- present: The where cue is "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" identifies the affected area.
- present: Place naming succeeds with "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Location codes yes on "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Site detail appears as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The message anchors place with "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is enough location under the rubric.
- present: Affected place language: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: L is present via "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Campus geography is marked by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Where this matters is "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The text localizes to "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Location element met by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Place is not left blank: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Spatial reference "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" 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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- absent: No protective action or operational instruction is given to recipients.
- absent: Guidance is absent: the text does not tell people what to do.
- absent: There is no shelter, avoid, evacuate, remote, or similar directive.
- absent: G=0 because audience-facing instructions are missing.
- absent: The message reports status without directing action.
- absent: No what-to-do language appears.
- absent: Guidance fails: pure information without orders.
- absent: Recipients are not told a protective step.
- absent: Instructional content is not present.
- absent: The alert omits guidance to the public.
- absent: Without a directive, G is zero.
- absent: No action line is addressed to readers.
- absent: Guidance element codes absent.
- absent: What-to-do is left unstated.
- absent: The text does not instruct avoidance, shelter, or closure behavior.
- absent: Audience guidance is missing from the body.
- absent: G fails the protective-action test.
- absent: No operational instruction is issued.
- absent: Readers get facts but not orders.
- absent: Guidance not established here.
- absent: Directive language is absent.
- absent: The message never tells recipients how to act.
- absent: No shelter/evacuate/remote/close instruction appears.
- absent: G is absent on non-directive wording.
- absent: Protective guidance cannot be coded present.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority 25/25 present. Time is marked by "today".
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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- present: Time is marked by "today".
- present: A temporal cue appears as "today".
- present: When is answered with "today".
- present: "today" supplies timing or recency.
- present: T=1 because "today" is a time reference.
- present: Clock or calendar language: "today".
- present: The alert times the event with "today".
- present: Temporal detail "today" is present.
- present: Time element met by "today".
- present: Recipients see timing via "today".
- present: "today" counts as the time cue.
- present: When-language includes "today".
- present: T codes yes on "today".
- present: A schedule or day marker "today" appears.
- present: Timing is explicit: "today".
- present: The text anchors time with "today".
- present: "today" is enough for the time element.
- present: Recency or clock cue "today" is stated.
- present: T is present via "today".
- present: Date or hour language "today" supports T=1.
- present: Temporal reference: "today".
- present: The when signal is "today".
- present: Time present through "today".
- present: "today" tells recipients the relevant when.
- present: Schedule wording "today" meets time.
Impactpresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority 25/25 present. Impact is conveyed by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
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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- present: Impact is conveyed by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Consequence language appears as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Severity or harm is signaled by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" states what the hazard does to people or operations.
- present: I=1 because "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" implies real-world impact.
- present: The alert spells impact through "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Impact present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Operational or safety consequence "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is explicit.
- present: What could happen is framed as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" counts as impact beyond bare hazard naming.
- present: Impact element met by "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Severity cue "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" supports I=1.
- present: I codes yes on "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The text links hazard to effect via "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Consequence wording: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" shows stakes for the campus community.
- present: Impact is not left implicit only: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Harm or closure effect appears as "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: I is present via "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: The message states impact with "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Real-world effect language "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" is included.
- present: Impact signal: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…" communicates severity or disruption.
- present: Consequence is clear from "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
- present: Impact present through the phrase "Campus will close today at 1 pm. We are…".
Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5
Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.
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Campus Alert Archive. "Hendrix College: Weather forces 1 pm early campus close." Incident of February 18, 2025. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/hendrix-college-1pm-weather-early-close-2025-02-18/
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