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Lima campus morning severe thunderstorm warning

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Ohio State Emergency Management posted a Lima Campus severe thunderstorm warning on August 12, 2026.

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The Ohio State University
Public R1 · OH
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Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatim133 chars
OSU Lima Campus - Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-16.
Thread checked 2026-08-16: no further posts from @OSU_EMFP for this Lima warning product.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-10-ohio-state-university-lima-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different NWS product day.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-09-ohio-state-university-lima-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different NWS product day.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-11-ohio-state-university-newark-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus and NWS product day.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-11-ohio-state-university-wooster-severe-thunderstorm-warning-overnight: different regional campus and different NWS product day and different product window.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-11-ohio-state-university-columbus-flash-flood-warning: different NWS product (flash flood vs severe thunderstorm) and/or campus.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-11-ohio-state-university-wooster-severe-thunderstorm-warning-morning: different regional campus and different NWS product day.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-11-ohio-state-university-columbus-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus and different NWS product day.
Message elements

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.

OSU Lima Campus - Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    The message clearly identifies OSU Lima Campus as the subject of the 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: "OSU Lima Campus" brands the sender and "NWS Northern Indiana" names the weather office.
    2. present: "NWS Northern Indiana" is a named issuing authority under the "OSU Lima Campus" header.
    3. present: "NWS Northern Indiana" is identified as the issuing agency.
    4. present: The issuer is identified as "NWS Northern Indiana".
    5. present: "NWS Northern Indiana" is the named issuing authority in the by-line.
    6. present: "by NWS Northern Indiana" names the issuing weather authority.
    7. present: "NWS Northern Indiana" is named as the office sending the product.
    8. present: "OSU Lima Campus" brands the campus origin, and "by NWS Northern Indiana" names the weather authority.
    9. present: NWS Northern Indiana is the named issuer, and OSU Lima Campus is the campus source tag.
    10. present: "NWS Northern Indiana" identifies the issuing authority, with "OSU Lima Campus" as the campus tag.
    11. present: NWS Northern Indiana is cited as the issuing agency at the end of the text.
    12. present: "NWS Northern Indiana" is a named National Weather Service office acting as issuing authority.
    13. present: The issuing office is named as "NWS Northern Indiana".
    14. present: "by NWS Northern Indiana" names the issuing authority, with "OSU" as the campus sender mark.
    15. present: "by NWS Northern Indiana" identifies the National Weather Service as the issuer.
    16. present: The closing attribution "by NWS Northern Indiana" names the issuing agency.
    17. present: "NWS Northern Indiana" is a named issuing National Weather Service office.
    18. present: "OSU Lima Campus" identifies the institution, and "by NWS Northern Indiana" identifies the issuing agency.
    19. present: The closer "by NWS Northern Indiana" identifies the issuing authority.
    20. present: NWS Northern Indiana is named as the issuing authority.
    21. present: NWS Northern Indiana is named as the issuing authority.
    22. present: The issuing authority is named as NWS Northern Indiana.
    23. present: NWS Northern Indiana is named as the issuer.
    24. present: NWS Northern Indiana is named as the issuing office.
    25. present: The phrase by NWS Northern Indiana names the issuing source.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    A severe thunderstorm warning is explicitly named as the hazard type.

    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: A "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is the named hazard.
    2. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" specifies the hazard type.
    3. present: A "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is named as the specific threat.
    4. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" specifies the weather threat.
    5. present: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is the specific threat named.
    6. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is a specific named hazard.
    7. present: The hazard is given as a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning".
    8. present: It specifies a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" as the threat.
    9. present: It names Severe Thunderstorm Warning as the concrete threat.
    10. present: The hazard is named as a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning".
    11. present: The message names a severe thunderstorm as the concrete threat.
    12. present: A "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is a specific storm threat.
    13. present: It identifies the hazard as a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning".
    14. present: The hazard is named as a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning".
    15. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" names the specific hazard.
    16. present: It names "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" as the concrete weather threat.
    17. present: The message names a Severe Thunderstorm Warning as the threat.
    18. present: The hazard is named as a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning".
    19. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" names the specific hazard type.
    20. present: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is the named threat.
    21. present: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is the specific hazard named.
    22. present: The specific hazard identified is a severe thunderstorm.
    23. present: Severe thunderstorm is named as the threat.
    24. present: A severe thunderstorm is the specific threat named.
    25. present: Severe Thunderstorm Warning identifies the hazard.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    The campus name OSU Lima Campus specifies the affected location.

    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: "OSU Lima Campus" is the place the alert applies to.
    2. present: "OSU Lima Campus" identifies the threatened campus.
    3. present: Location is given as "OSU Lima Campus".
    4. present: "OSU Lima Campus" locates the warning on that campus.
    5. present: The header "OSU Lima Campus" places the warning on that campus.
    6. present: "OSU Lima Campus" locates the warning on that campus.
    7. present: "OSU Lima Campus" supplies a specific campus location.
    8. present: "OSU Lima Campus" names the campus place covered.
    9. present: OSU Lima Campus localizes the warning to that campus.
    10. present: "OSU Lima Campus" says where the warning is directed.
    11. present: OSU Lima Campus identifies which campus the warning covers.
    12. present: The lead phrase "OSU Lima Campus" identifies where the warning applies.
    13. present: "OSU Lima Campus" pins the warning to that campus.
    14. present: "OSU Lima Campus" identifies where the warning applies.
    15. present: "OSU Lima Campus" pins the product to that campus.
    16. present: "OSU Lima Campus" supplies the campus location.
    17. present: "OSU Lima Campus" identifies the campus the product covers.
    18. present: The warning is tied to "OSU Lima Campus".
    19. present: "OSU Lima Campus" is a named campus place.
    20. present: OSU Lima Campus is the stated location.
    21. present: OSU Lima Campus is given as the location.
    22. present: The place given is OSU Lima Campus.
    23. present: OSU Lima Campus is named as the place.
    24. present: OSU Lima Campus is the place named.
    25. present: OSU Lima Campus is the explicit location.
  • Guidanceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    The text gives no protective actions, instructions, or what people should do.

    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: The short form gives no protective-action instruction to recipients.
    2. absent: The message relays the warning only and gives no protective action.
    3. absent: There is no seek shelter, stay inside, or similar directive.
    4. absent: No protective action is directed at recipients.
    5. absent: No seek-shelter, stay-inside, or similar protective instruction is present.
    6. absent: No seek-shelter, stay-inside, or similar instruction is present.
    7. absent: No stay inside, take shelter, or other do-this directive appears.
    8. absent: There is no call to shelter, avoid open areas, or take any other protective step.
    9. absent: No reader-facing protective action is instructed.
    10. absent: No stay inside, shelter, or other protective step is instructed.
    11. absent: No protective action is directed at the campus audience.
    12. absent: There is no seek shelter, stay inside, or similar action line for recipients.
    13. absent: No recipient instruction to shelter, stay inside, or avoid open areas appears.
    14. absent: No seek-shelter, stay-inside, or similar instruction is present.
    15. absent: No seek-shelter, stay-inside, or similar action is directed at readers.
    16. absent: No seek-shelter, stay-inside, or similar instruction is directed at readers.
    17. absent: There is no directive telling people how to protect themselves.
    18. absent: No reader-facing protective action is present in the text.
    19. absent: No seek shelter, stay inside, or similar protective order is present.
    20. absent: No protective action is told to the recipient.
    21. absent: No protective action is told to the recipient.
    22. absent: No instruction to take protective action appears beyond the product name.
    23. absent: No protective action is told to the reader.
    24. absent: No protective action is told to the reader.
    25. absent: No recommended protective action is stated.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Start and end times are stated: issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT.

    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
    1. present: It gives issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT.
    2. present: It gives "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT".
    3. present: Issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT gives a time window.
    4. present: "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT" gives clock times and a date.
    5. present: Issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT states when it applies.
    6. present: Start and end times are given: "August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT".
    7. present: The window is "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT".
    8. present: The window is "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT".
    9. present: August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until 10:00AM EDT tells when the product is in effect.
    10. present: Times are given: "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT".
    11. present: August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until 10:00AM EDT gives the date and duration.
    12. present: "August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT" is an explicit valid time window.
    13. present: The valid window is "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT".
    14. present: "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT" is an explicit time window.
    15. present: Timing is explicit: "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT".
    16. present: "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT" is an explicit valid window.
    17. present: Issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT is an explicit time span.
    18. present: "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT" is an explicit time window.
    19. present: "issued August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT" gives clock times and a date.
    20. present: Issue and until times on August 12 are given.
    21. present: Issue and until times on August 12 in EDT are stated.
    22. present: The time window runs from August 12 at 9:30AM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT.
    23. present: Issued and until times on August 12 are given.
    24. present: An issue time and until window on August 12 are given.
    25. present: Issued at 9:30AM EDT until 10:00AM EDT gives the time bounds.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    No impacts such as damage, injury risk, or storm effects are described.

    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 impact clause describes what the storm could do.
    2. absent: Severity is not conveyed beyond the NWS product name itself.
    3. absent: The message does not say what the thunderstorm could do.
    4. absent: Severity or potential consequences are not stated beyond the warning title.
    5. absent: The text does not describe harm, damage, or how serious the storm could be.
    6. absent: The text does not say what the thunderstorm could do, such as damaging winds or injury.
    7. absent: No impact clause such as damaging winds or large hail is present.
    8. absent: No explicit impact or severity clause describes what the thunderstorm could do.
    9. absent: Impact is not conveyed; only the NWS product name is present.
    10. absent: The text does not convey impact or potential consequences of the storm.
    11. absent: The text does not say the storm could injure, damage, or otherwise cause harm.
    12. absent: The text does not state impacts such as damaging wind, large hail, or injury risk.
    13. absent: No impact or consequence clause accompanies the product name.
    14. absent: Severity is only the product label, not a stated consequence for people or property.
    15. absent: The text never states a consequence or severity beyond the product title.
    16. absent: The message never states what the thunderstorm could do or how severe it would be.
    17. absent: Severity or harm is not described; only the warning product is named.
    18. absent: Severity is not described as consequence language, only as the official product name.
    19. absent: The warning name does not convey impact or severity beyond the product title.
    20. absent: No severity or consequence is stated beyond the hazard name.
    21. absent: No consequence or severity is given beyond the hazard name.
    22. absent: No stated consequence is given beyond the product title.
    23. absent: No harm or severity is stated beyond the product name.
    24. absent: No harm or severity is stated beyond the product name.
    25. absent: No impact description of winds, hail, or damage is included.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

About this analysis
Context

Background

Ohio State posts regional campus weather alerts on @OSU_EMFP. Lima is a regional campus of The Ohio State University.
Analysis

Key Findings

Regional campus named in the alert header for a time-bounded NWS severe thunderstorm warning.
Outcome
Campus-named severe thunderstorm warning product issued for Lima.
Provenance

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Campus Alert Archive. "The Ohio State University: Lima campus morning severe thunderstorm warning." Incident of August 12, 2026. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/ohio-state-university-lima-severe-thunderstorm-warning-2026-08-12/

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Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion