West lafayette tornado warning (tornado warning)

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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously at 25 of 25. The message opens "PurdueWL Emergency", a branded campus tag that names the university as the issuing authority before any content.

  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: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded sender identification here.
  2. present: The branded "PurdueWL Emergency" prefix names the sender.
  3. present: The sender tag "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies who issued the message.
  4. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded institutional sender tag.
  5. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies the university as the issuing source.
  6. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded institutional signature.
  7. present: The opening "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies the university's emergency notification as the source.
  8. present: The prefix "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies who is sending the notification.
  9. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies the issuing institution up front.
  10. present: The branded sender "PurdueWL Emergency" is present at the start.
  11. present: The alert is signed by "PurdueWL Emergency", the campus alert service.
  12. present: The branded prefix "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies who issued the warning.
  13. present: The opening "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the sender identification.
  14. present: The alert is signed "PurdueWL Emergency", identifying the university sender.
  15. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded institutional signature.
  16. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" serves as the identified sending authority.
  17. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the university's branded alert signature.
  18. present: The sender is identified by the "PurdueWL Emergency" signature line.
  19. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" serves as the sender identification.
  20. present: The message is signed "PurdueWL Emergency", a clear institutional sender.
  21. present: The prefix "PurdueWL Emergency" names the sending campus emergency notification service.
  22. present: The alert opens with the institutional tag "PurdueWL Emergency".
  23. present: Signed "PurdueWL Emergency", which names the sender.
  24. present: Sender is identified by the "PurdueWL Emergency" signature.
  25. present: The branded prefix "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies the issuing authority.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25 with no dissent. The second clause names the threat outright as a "Tornado warning", a specific meteorological hazard rather than a generic emergency.

  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 tornado warning is specifically named as the threat.
  2. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the hazard precisely.
  3. present: "Tornado warning" names the weather hazard precisely.
  4. present: The specific hazard, a "Tornado warning", is stated.
  5. present: "Tornado warning" is an explicit, specific hazard.
  6. present: "Tornado warning" names a specific meteorological threat.
  7. present: The hazard is specified as a "Tornado warning", not a generic emergency.
  8. present: The hazard named is a "Tornado warning".
  9. present: "Tornado warning" is a specific named hazard.
  10. present: It specifies a "Tornado warning" as the threat.
  11. present: "Tornado warning" names a specific meteorological threat.
  12. present: The threat is named outright as a "Tornado warning".
  13. present: The specific hazard "Tornado warning" is stated in the first clause.
  14. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the threat precisely.
  15. present: "Tornado warning" names a specific weather hazard.
  16. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the hazard precisely.
  17. present: It names "Tornado warning" as the specific threat.
  18. present: The named hazard is a "Tornado warning".
  19. present: A tornado warning is named, a specific meteorological threat.
  20. present: It specifically warns of a tornado rather than a vague emergency.
  21. present: A "Tornado warning" is named, which is a specific meteorological threat.
  22. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the hazard being warned about.
  23. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the weather threat.
  24. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the hazard precisely.
  25. present: "Tornado warning" is a specific named weather hazard.
• Locationabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 voted present. Beyond the sender tag the text never names a campus, county, building or street; it moves straight from "Tornado warning" to "shelter indoors".

  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. absent: The text mentions no building, street, or area where the threat applies.
  2. absent: No location is named in the message body, only sheltering advice.
  3. absent: There is no place named in the text, only the hazard and instructions.
  4. absent: Where the tornado threatens is never stated in the message body.
  5. absent: Nothing in the body names a building, street, or affected area.
  6. absent: The text identifies no location for the threat beyond the sender name.
  7. absent: The message body omits any building, street, or area for the threatened zone.
  8. absent: No specific location is mentioned anywhere in the text.
  9. absent: No location is given in the text, only the warning and instructions.
  10. absent: No place is stated in the message itself.
  11. absent: No street, building, county, or campus location appears in the text.
  12. absent: There is no street, building, county, or area given in the text.
  13. absent: Nowhere does the text name a campus, county, building, or other location.
  14. absent: No place name or campus area appears in the message text.
  15. absent: No location beyond the sender tag is provided in the message.
  16. absent: Nowhere does the text say which area or buildings are affected.
  17. absent: The text names no campus, building, or area affected.
  18. absent: No geographic detail is given about where the tornado threat applies.
  19. absent: The alert names no campus, county, or area.
  20. absent: No affected place is named within the body of the message.
  21. absent: No location is given inside the message; the reader is told only to go indoors.
  22. absent: Nothing in the body locates the threat to a building, street, or area.
  23. absent: Nowhere in the body is a campus, street, or county identified.
  24. absent: The alert names no location for the warning area.
  25. absent: No area, county or building is named anywhere in the text.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Two explicit actions are asked of recipients: "shelter indoors" and "check TV/radio for updates", with a stated duration until the warning lifts.

  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. present: "shelter indoors" and "check TV/radio for updates" are direct protective instructions.
  2. present: "shelter indoors" and "check TV/radio for updates" are both actions asked of recipients.
  3. present: It directs people to shelter indoors until the all clear is issued.
  4. present: Readers are told to shelter indoors and monitor TV or radio for updates.
  5. present: Sheltering indoors and checking TV or radio are both directed at the recipient.
  6. present: "shelter indoors" plus "check TV/radio for updates" are actions for the recipient.
  7. present: It gives the clear directive "shelter indoors" until the warning expires or all clear.
  8. present: "shelter indoors" plus "check TV/radio for updates" are actions for the recipient.
  9. present: It tells readers to shelter indoors and to check TV or radio for updates.
  10. present: It tells recipients to shelter indoors and check TV or radio for updates.
  11. present: The reader is instructed to shelter indoors and monitor TV or radio.
  12. present: Recipients are instructed to shelter indoors and stay there until all clear.
  13. present: Recipients are directed to shelter indoors and to monitor TV or radio for updates.
  14. present: It gives the protective instruction to shelter indoors and to check TV or radio.
  15. present: It directs people to shelter indoors until an all clear is issued.
  16. present: Instructions to shelter indoors and check broadcast media are given to recipients.
  17. present: "shelter indoors" and "check TV/radio for updates" are direct actions for the reader.
  18. present: It instructs readers to "shelter indoors" and "remain until warning expires".
  19. present: "shelter indoors" plus monitoring TV or radio are protective instructions.
  20. present: "shelter indoors" is a direct protective instruction to the reader.
  21. present: "shelter indoors" and "check TV/radio for updates" are direct protective instructions.
  22. present: It tells readers to shelter indoors and remain there until the all clear.
  23. present: Recipients are told to shelter indoors and remain until the all clear.
  24. present: It directs people to shelter indoors and check TV or radio.
  25. present: "shelter indoors" plus "check TV/radio for updates" are actions for the recipient.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The clause "remain until warning expires at 10:00 pm" pins a definite clock time bounding the sheltering period.

  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: "expires at 10:00 pm" gives a clear clock time for the warning.
  2. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" is an explicit clock reference.
  3. present: The expiry "10:00 pm" gives a concrete time anchor.
  4. present: The warning is said to expire at "10:00 pm", a clear time reference.
  5. present: The text pins an end time, "warning expires at 10:00 pm".
  6. present: The stated expiry "10:00 pm" anchors the message in time.
  7. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" provides a definite time boundary for the warning.
  8. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" provides an explicit clock time.
  9. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" is a definite time reference.
  10. present: The expiry "10:00 pm" is a clock time reference.
  11. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" is an explicit time reference.
  12. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" supplies a clear time reference.
  13. present: The phrase "expires at 10:00 pm" provides an explicit clock reference.
  14. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" is an explicit time reference.
  15. present: The stated expiry "10:00 pm" is an explicit time.
  16. present: The warning expiry "at 10:00 pm" gives clear timing.
  17. present: The expiry time "10:00 pm" anchors the message in time.
  18. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" gives a definite end time.
  19. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" is a clear time reference.
  20. present: It states the warning "expires at 10:00 pm", a precise time.
  21. present: The stated expiry "10:00 pm" is an explicit time reference.
  22. present: The stated expiry of "10:00 pm" is a definite clock time.
  23. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" gives an explicit time boundary.
  24. present: The expiry "10:00 pm" is an explicit clock time.
  25. present: "expires at 10:00 pm" gives a definite time boundary.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25 voted present. The alert names the tornado warning and stops; nothing describes damaging winds, injury risk or any other consequence of the storm.

  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, severity, or danger statement is included.
  2. absent: The alert omits any statement of what the tornado might do.
  3. absent: No consequence or severity statement accompanies the tornado warning.
  4. absent: The alert omits any statement of potential harm or severity.
  5. absent: The alert never conveys how dangerous or destructive the tornado could be.
  6. absent: No statement of harm, injury risk, or destructive potential is included.
  7. absent: No description of damage potential or danger to people is offered.
  8. absent: Nothing conveys what the tornado could do or how dangerous it is.
  9. absent: Nothing conveys what damage or danger the tornado poses.
  10. absent: Nothing conveys potential harm beyond naming the tornado warning.
  11. absent: Severity or possible damage from the tornado is never mentioned.
  12. absent: The alert gives no sense of damage potential or danger to life.
  13. absent: There is no mention of what the tornado could do or how life threatening it may be.
  14. absent: The message omits any description of potential damage or danger.
  15. absent: There is no wording about destruction, injury, or how serious the storm is.
  16. absent: No language about danger, damage, or threat to life appears.
  17. absent: No potential consequence or severity statement accompanies the warning.
  18. absent: Nothing states the tornado's possible harm or severity.
  19. absent: The text omits any mention of potential damage or danger.
  20. absent: No severity or harm statement is offered about the storm.
  21. absent: There is no wording about danger, destructive potential or risk to life.
  22. absent: The message omits any description of possible destruction or danger.
  23. absent: No wording conveys how harmful or destructive the tornado might be.
  24. absent: No harm, damage, or danger level is described.
  25. absent: The alert stops at naming the hazard without describing possible harm.