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Mansfield campus late-night severe thunderstorm warning

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Ohio State Emergency Management posted a Mansfield Campus weather product on 2026-08-10.

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The Ohio State University
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Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatim135 chars
OSU Mansfield Campus - Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 11:38PM EDT until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-16.
Thread checked 2026-08-16: no further posts from @OSU_EMFP for this Mansfield warning product.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-09-ohio-state-university-lima-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus and different NWS product day.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-10-ohio-state-university-lima-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-11-ohio-state-university-newark-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus and different NWS product day.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-10-ohio-state-university-marion-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus.
Distinct incident from 2026-08-10-ohio-state-university-columbus-severe-thunderstorm-warning: different regional campus.
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, Claude Opus 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 Mansfield Campus - Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 11:38PM EDT until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Unanimous 25 of 25. "OSU Mansfield Campus" marks the sending campus and "NWS Cleveland OH" is named as the authority behind the warning.

    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
    1. present: "by NWS Cleveland OH" attributes the warning to a named weather office.
    2. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" is identified as the issuing office.
    3. present: It names the issuing office "NWS Cleveland OH".
    4. present: It credits "NWS Cleveland OH" as issuer and names the OSU Mansfield campus.
    5. present: The issuing office "NWS Cleveland OH" is named in the relay.
    6. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" identifies the issuing authority.
    7. present: NWS Cleveland is named as issuing the warning, relayed for the campus.
    8. present: The warning cites "NWS Cleveland OH" as the issuing authority.
    9. present: The message credits "NWS Cleveland OH" as the issuing office.
    10. present: "by NWS Cleveland OH" names the issuing National Weather Service office.
    11. present: It names "NWS Cleveland OH" as the issuing weather office.
    12. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" is credited as the issuing weather authority.
    13. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" is named as the office issuing the warning.
    14. present: The issuing office, "NWS Cleveland OH", is named.
    15. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" is named as the issuing weather office.
    16. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" identifies the issuing weather office for this campus alert.
    17. present: It credits "NWS Cleveland OH" as the issuing office.
    18. present: It is attributed to "NWS Cleveland OH", a named authority.
    19. present: The warning cites "NWS Cleveland OH" as the issuing office.
    20. present: "by NWS Cleveland OH" identifies the weather office as the source.
    21. present: The warning is attributed to "NWS Cleveland OH".
    22. present: The warning is attributed to "NWS Cleveland OH", a named issuing agency.
    23. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" is named as the office issuing the warning.
    24. present: "NWS Cleveland OH" identifies the authority that issued the warning.
    25. present: The notice names NWS Cleveland OH as the warning's issuer.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 of 25 read the explicit phrase "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" as a plainly named hazard for the Mansfield campus.

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

    Final assessment

    Present on 25 of 25, anchored to "OSU Mansfield Campus", which distinguishes this regional campus from the others alerted the same night.

    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
    1. present: The location given is the OSU Mansfield Campus.
    2. present: The place is given as "OSU Mansfield Campus".
    3. present: The location given is the "OSU Mansfield Campus".
    4. present: The location given is the OSU Mansfield Campus.
    5. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" identifies the covered location.
    6. present: The alert is scoped to the "OSU Mansfield Campus".
    7. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" names the location covered.
    8. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" identifies the affected campus.
    9. present: It is scoped to "OSU Mansfield Campus", a named location.
    10. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" names the affected campus.
    11. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" identifies the place covered.
    12. present: It names the "OSU Mansfield Campus" as the affected place.
    13. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" identifies the campus concerned.
    14. present: It names "OSU Mansfield Campus" as the place covered.
    15. present: It names the OSU Mansfield Campus as the affected site.
    16. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" is the named affected location.
    17. present: The warning covers the "OSU Mansfield Campus".
    18. present: The message is scoped to the OSU Mansfield Campus.
    19. present: Location is the "OSU Mansfield Campus".
    20. present: It applies to the OSU Mansfield Campus, a named location.
    21. present: It names the "OSU Mansfield Campus" as the area covered.
    22. present: The place covered is the OSU Mansfield Campus.
    23. present: "OSU Mansfield Campus" identifies the campus concerned.
    24. present: It specifies the OSU Mansfield Campus.
    25. present: It applies to the named OSU Mansfield Campus.
  • Guidanceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    0 of 25. The overnight message conveys only the warning and its end time, with no advice to seek shelter or stay off the roads.

    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
    1. absent: The relay carries no protective instruction for recipients.
    2. absent: Nothing tells readers to take shelter or otherwise act.
    3. absent: There is no protective instruction, only the warning header.
    4. absent: No shelter, avoidance or monitoring instruction appears.
    5. absent: There is no protective instruction, only the warning's existence and timing.
    6. absent: No protective action is requested of the recipient.
    7. absent: No instruction to shelter or take any action is included.
    8. absent: Recipients are given no action such as sheltering or avoiding an area.
    9. absent: Recipients are given no protective instruction whatsoever.
    10. absent: No protective action is requested of recipients anywhere in the text.
    11. absent: Recipients are given no action, only a relayed warning.
    12. absent: Recipients are given no protective action to take.
    13. absent: The message conveys no protective action for readers.
    14. absent: Readers are given no protective instruction at all.
    15. absent: Recipients are given no shelter, avoidance, or monitoring instruction.
    16. absent: The text carries no instruction for recipients to act.
    17. absent: Recipients are given no action to take.
    18. absent: Nothing instructs recipients to shelter, move or monitor.
    19. absent: No protective action is suggested to recipients.
    20. absent: There is no protective instruction for recipients at all.
    21. absent: There is no instruction of any kind for the reader.
    22. absent: Recipients receive no protective instruction of any kind.
    23. absent: No protective action is asked of the recipient anywhere in the text.
    24. absent: The text contains no instruction to shelter, avoid or prepare.
    25. absent: Recipients are told nothing to do about the storm.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    25 of 25, since both endpoints are given: issued at 11:38PM EDT on August 10 and running until 12:30AM EDT on August 11.

    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: The valid period is stated from 11:38PM EDT to 12:30AM EDT.
    2. present: It specifies "11:38PM EDT" through "12:30AM EDT".
    3. present: It runs 11:38PM August 10 until 12:30AM August 11 EDT.
    4. present: Issued 11:38PM EDT August 10 until 12:30AM August 11, a clear timeframe.
    5. present: Issue and expiry are given, "11:38PM EDT until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT".
    6. present: The window "August 10 at 11:38PM EDT until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT" is given.
    7. present: The window from 11:38PM to 12:30AM EDT is explicit.
    8. present: It states the window from "11:38PM EDT" to "12:30AM EDT".
    9. present: Issue time 11:38PM EDT and expiry 12:30AM EDT are both given.
    10. present: "August 10 at 11:38PM EDT until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT" supplies exact timing.
    11. present: The issue time and expiry "until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT" are stated.
    12. present: It covers 11:38PM EDT August 10 through 12:30AM EDT August 11.
    13. present: Start 11:38PM EDT August 10 and end 12:30AM August 11 are specified.
    14. present: The window is exact: "11:38PM EDT until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT".
    15. present: It is valid from 11:38PM EDT until 12:30AM EDT.
    16. present: Issued August 10 at 11:38PM EDT, valid until 12:30AM EDT.
    17. present: The window is given as 11:38PM EDT to 12:30AM EDT.
    18. present: Times run from 11:38PM EDT August 10 until 12:30AM August 11.
    19. present: Valid from 11:38PM EDT August 10 to 12:30AM EDT August 11.
    20. present: Issued 11:38PM EDT and valid until 12:30AM EDT gives precise timing.
    21. present: It is valid "August 10 at 11:38PM EDT until August 11 at 12:30AM EDT".
    22. present: Exact start and end times, 11:38PM EDT to 12:30AM EDT, are provided.
    23. present: Both the issue time and the 12:30AM expiry are given.
    24. present: It is timed from 11:38PM EDT August 10 to 12:30AM EDT August 11.
    25. present: It states an exact valid period, 11:38PM EDT to 12:30AM EDT.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    No read, 0 of 25, found severity described; the alert never says what the storm might do to people or property.

    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
    1. absent: No severity detail or potential harm is included.
    2. absent: No consequences of the storm are described.
    3. absent: The text conveys nothing about what the storm could do.
    4. absent: Nothing states what the storm could do to people or property.
    5. absent: The text conveys no consequence or severity beyond the warning's name.
    6. absent: Severity or possible harm from the storm is never described.
    7. absent: Nothing describes hail, wind damage, or other consequences.
    8. absent: The potential effects of the storm are left unstated.
    9. absent: The alert says nothing about damage, injury or how dangerous the storm is.
    10. absent: The message conveys no consequence or level of danger.
    11. absent: No potential consequence of the storm is conveyed.
    12. absent: The text conveys no potential consequence of the storm.
    13. absent: No potential damage or danger is stated.
    14. absent: The message never says what harm the storm might cause.
    15. absent: The message does not say what the storm could do.
    16. absent: It never conveys what harm the storm could cause.
    17. absent: No consequence or severity information accompanies the warning.
    18. absent: Potential harm from the storm is never described.
    19. absent: The text omits any severity or consequence description.
    20. absent: The alert conveys no consequences or danger statement.
    21. absent: Nothing states what the storm could do or how bad it is.
    22. absent: The message omits any statement of damage potential or danger.
    23. absent: Nothing conveys what the storm might do or how serious it is.
    24. absent: The likely harm from the storm is never described.
    25. absent: No severity detail such as damaging wind or hail size is given.

Coded by Claude Opus 5

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

About this analysis
Context

Background

Ohio State posts regional and Columbus campus weather alerts on @OSU_EMFP.
Analysis

Key Findings

Campus-named NWS product relayed on the official emergency-management account.
Outcome
Campus-named severe thunderstorm warning product issued for Mansfield.
Provenance

Sources

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Campus Alert Archive. "The Ohio State University: Mansfield campus late-night severe thunderstorm warning." Incident of August 10, 2026. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/ohio-state-university-mansfield-severe-thunderstorm-warning-2026-08-10/

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Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion