Four p.m. early close for inclement weather
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedJMU closed campus at 4 p.m. on February 19 for inclement weather.
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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.
JMU Alert: Due to inclement weather, JMU will close at 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Visit https://www.jmu.edu/status for more detailed information on campus operation impacts.
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority (25/25) mark S present.
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.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Pass: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Text-only: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Judgment: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Independent (pass 4).
- present: Read: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Independent.
- present: Independent: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. This pass only.
- present: Review: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Per rubric.
- present: Code: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Own words.
- present: Assess: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. From the given text.
- present: Score: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Second look same.
- present: Pass note: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Element: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Judge: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: From text: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Independent (pass 14).
- present: Alert says: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Independent.
- present: Basis: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. This pass only.
- present: Rationale: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Per rubric.
- present: Vote: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Own words.
- present: Call: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. From the given text.
- present: Note: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Second look same.
- present: Pass view: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Independent pass: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Coding: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: Decision: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Independent (pass 24).
- present: Final: JMU Alert branded signature identifies the sender. Independent.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority (25/25) mark H present.
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.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Pass: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Text-only: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Judgment: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Independent (pass 4).
- present: Read: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Independent.
- present: Independent: Names inclement weather as the hazard. This pass only.
- present: Review: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Per rubric.
- present: Code: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Own words.
- present: Assess: Names inclement weather as the hazard. From the given text.
- present: Score: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Second look same.
- present: Pass note: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Element: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Judge: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: From text: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Independent (pass 14).
- present: Alert says: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Independent.
- present: Basis: Names inclement weather as the hazard. This pass only.
- present: Rationale: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Per rubric.
- present: Vote: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Own words.
- present: Call: Names inclement weather as the hazard. From the given text.
- present: Note: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Second look same.
- present: Pass view: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Independent pass: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Coding: Names inclement weather as the hazard.
- present: Decision: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Independent (pass 24).
- present: Final: Names inclement weather as the hazard. Independent.
Locationabsent1/25
Final assessment
Majority (24/25) mark L absent.
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.
See all 25 individual reads
- absent: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- absent: Pass: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- present: Text-only: Location cue is weak or only campus-wide. (dissent 3)
- absent: Judgment: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Independent (pass 4).
- absent: Read: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Independent.
- absent: Independent: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. This pass only.
- absent: Review: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Per rubric.
- absent: Code: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Own words.
- absent: Assess: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. From the given text.
- absent: Score: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Second look same.
- absent: Pass note: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- absent: Element: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- absent: Judge: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- absent: From text: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Independent (pass 14).
- absent: Alert says: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Independent.
- absent: Basis: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. This pass only.
- absent: Rationale: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Per rubric.
- absent: Vote: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Own words.
- absent: Call: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. From the given text.
- absent: Note: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Second look same.
- absent: Pass view: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- absent: Independent pass: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- absent: Coding: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word.
- absent: Decision: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Independent (pass 24).
- absent: Final: No building or street; campus-wide only without place word. Independent.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority (25/25) mark G present.
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.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Pass: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Text-only: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Judgment: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Independent (pass 4).
- present: Read: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Independent.
- present: Independent: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. This pass only.
- present: Review: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Per rubric.
- present: Code: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Own words.
- present: Assess: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. From the given text.
- present: Score: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Second look same.
- present: Pass note: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Element: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Judge: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: From text: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Independent (pass 14).
- present: Alert says: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Independent.
- present: Basis: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. This pass only.
- present: Rationale: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Per rubric.
- present: Vote: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Own words.
- present: Call: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. From the given text.
- present: Note: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Second look same.
- present: Pass view: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Independent pass: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Coding: States JMU will close at 4 p.m.
- present: Decision: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Independent (pass 24).
- present: Final: States JMU will close at 4 p.m. Independent.
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Majority (25/25) mark T present.
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.
See all 25 individual reads
- present: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Pass: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Text-only: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Judgment: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Independent (pass 4).
- present: Read: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Independent.
- present: Independent: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. This pass only.
- present: Review: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Per rubric.
- present: Code: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Own words.
- present: Assess: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. From the given text.
- present: Score: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Second look same.
- present: Pass note: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Element: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Judge: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: From text: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Independent (pass 14).
- present: Alert says: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Independent.
- present: Basis: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. This pass only.
- present: Rationale: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Per rubric.
- present: Vote: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Own words.
- present: Call: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. From the given text.
- present: Note: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Second look same.
- present: Pass view: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Independent pass: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Coding: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19.
- present: Decision: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Independent (pass 24).
- present: Final: Names 4 p.m. on Feb. 19. Independent.
Impactabsent1/25
Final assessment
Majority (24/25) mark I absent.
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.
See all 25 individual reads
- absent: No severity language.
- absent: Pass: No severity language.
- absent: Text-only: No severity language.
- absent: Judgment: No severity language. Independent (pass 4).
- absent: Read: No severity language. Independent.
- present: Severity or consequence language is present enough. (dissent 6)
- absent: Review: No severity language. Per rubric.
- absent: Code: No severity language. Own words.
- absent: Assess: No severity language. From the given text.
- absent: Score: No severity language. Second look same.
- absent: Pass note: No severity language.
- absent: Element: No severity language.
- absent: Judge: No severity language.
- absent: From text: No severity language. Independent (pass 14).
- absent: Alert says: No severity language. Independent.
- absent: Basis: No severity language. This pass only.
- absent: Rationale: No severity language. Per rubric.
- absent: Vote: No severity language. Own words.
- absent: Call: No severity language. From the given text.
- absent: Note: No severity language. Second look same.
- absent: Pass view: No severity language.
- absent: Independent pass: No severity language.
- absent: Coding: No severity language.
- absent: Decision: No severity language. Independent (pass 24).
- absent: Final: No severity language. Independent.
Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5
Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.
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Campus Alert Archive. "James Madison University: Four p.m. early close for inclement weather." Incident of February 19, 2025. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/james-madison-university-inclement-weather-early-close-2025-02-19/
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