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University of Missouri published an official alert on or about 2017-01-12. Full text is preserved from the official archive.

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INITIAL ALERTMulti-channel
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Jan. 12, 2017 12:15 p.m. In anticipation of impending winter weather, University of Missouri officials have announced a full closure of the MU campus on Friday, Jan. 13. Only employees who are situationally critical will report for work. Normal operations will resume Saturday, Jan. 14. "Due to a winter weather advisory for our area and out of concern for the safety of our campus community, we have decided to close the campus on Friday," said Gary Ward, MU vice chancellor for operations. "We have been working closely with local and state officials and, given the current information, believe this is the best course of action at this time." University officials also urge any students to avoid traveling to campus this weekend and review the weather conditions along their travel routes before taking any actions. Residence halls will be open on Friday. "As scheduled previously, we will have our residence halls open on Friday," said Jeff Zeilenga, assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs. "We are urging students and parents to review travel conditions along any routes they might take to get to Columbia, and if at all possible, stay off the roads until Monday." All MU Health Care hospitals will remain open. The Veterinary Health Center, which includes the Equine Center, will remain open for emergencies. For more information on MU Health Care, please visit http://www.muhealth.org/. The MU Student Center, Student Recreation Complex and select dining facilities (http://dining.missouri.edu/) will remain open with limited services. Information about which employees are situationally critical and MU's campus closure policies can be found at the below links: - BPPM 1:010 Campus Closure and Pay Policies - HR-217 Emergency Closure and Suspension of Operations
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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.

Jan. 12, 2017 12:15 p.m. In anticipation of impending winter weather, University of Missouri officials have announced a full closure of the MU campus on Friday, Jan. 13. Only employees who are situationally critical will report for work. Normal operations will resume Saturday, Jan. 14. "Due to a winter weather advisory for our area and out of concern for the safety of our campus community, we have decided to close the campus on Friday," said Gary Ward, MU vice chancellor for operations. "We have been working closely with local and state officials and, given the current information, believe this is the best course of action at this time." University officials also urge any students to avoid traveling to campus this weekend and review the weather conditions along their travel routes before taking any actions. Residence halls will be open on Friday. "As scheduled previously, we will have our residence halls open on Friday," said Jeff Zeilenga, assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs. "We are urging students and parents to review travel conditions along any routes they might take to get to Columbia, and if at all possible, stay off the roads until Monday." All MU Health Care hospitals will remain open. The Veterinary Health Center, which includes the Equine Center, will remain open for emergencies. For more information on MU Health Care, please visit http://www.muhealth.org/. The MU Student Center, Student Recreation Complex and select dining facilities (http://dining.missouri.edu/) will remain open with limited services. Information about which employees are situationally critical and MU's campus closure policies can be found at the below links: - BPPM 1:010 Campus Closure and Pay Policies - HR-217 Emergency Closure and Suspension of Operations

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. "University of Missouri officials" announce the closure, and two named administrators, vice chancellor Gary Ward and assistant vice chancellor Jeff Zeilenga, are quoted.

    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: "University of Missouri officials" issue it and two named administrators are quoted.
    2. present: The notice comes from "University of Missouri officials" with quotes from two named administrators.
    3. present: "University of Missouri officials" and named administrators issue the message.
    4. present: "University of Missouri officials" and named administrators issue the closure.
    5. present: University of Missouri officials and two named administrators issue the notice.
    6. present: It is issued by "University of Missouri officials" with named administrators quoted.
    7. present: The announcement is attributed to "University of Missouri officials" and two named administrators.
    8. present: "University of Missouri officials" and named administrators identify the sender.
    9. present: The announcement is attributed to "University of Missouri officials" and two named administrators.
    10. present: The announcement comes from "University of Missouri officials", quoting two named administrators.
    11. present: University of Missouri officials, including named administrators, issue the closure notice.
    12. present: The announcement is attributed to "University of Missouri officials" and named administrators.
    13. present: The announcement comes from "University of Missouri officials" with named administrators quoted.
    14. present: "University of Missouri officials" and two named administrators issue the announcement.
    15. present: University of Missouri officials, Gary Ward and Jeff Zeilenga are identified as speaking.
    16. present: "University of Missouri officials" with named administrators issue the notice.
    17. present: "University of Missouri officials" and two named administrators identify the sender.
    18. present: The announcement is attributed to "University of Missouri officials" and two named administrators.
    19. present: University of Missouri officials announce it, with two named administrators quoted.
    20. present: The message is issued by "University of Missouri officials" with named administrators quoted.
    21. present: Comes from "University of Missouri officials" with named administrators quoted.
    22. present: University of Missouri officials, Gary Ward and Jeff Zeilenga are identified as speaking for the university.
    23. present: "University of Missouri officials" issue it, with named administrators quoted.
    24. present: University of Missouri officials and two named administrators issue the message.
    25. present: "University of Missouri officials" announce it, with two named administrators quoted.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. It names "impending winter weather" and "a winter weather advisory for our area" as the reason for closing campus the following day.

    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: It names "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory" as the hazard.
    2. present: It cites "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
    3. present: It cites "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
    4. present: It names "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory".
    5. present: It cites "impending winter weather" and a winter weather advisory for the area.
    6. present: "Impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory" name the hazard specifically.
    7. present: "Impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory" are the named threat.
    8. present: It names "impending winter weather" and a winter weather advisory.
    9. present: It names "impending winter weather" and an active "winter weather advisory".
    10. present: It cites "impending winter weather" and a winter weather advisory for the area.
    11. present: "Impending winter weather" under a winter weather advisory is the specific hazard.
    12. present: It cites "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
    13. present: It names "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
    14. present: "Impending winter weather" under a "winter weather advisory" is the hazard named.
    15. present: It names "impending winter weather" and a winter weather advisory for the area.
    16. present: "Impending winter weather" under a winter weather advisory is specified.
    17. present: It cites "impending winter weather" under a winter weather advisory.
    18. present: It names "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
    19. present: Impending winter weather and a winter weather advisory are specifically named.
    20. present: It names "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory".
    21. present: Names "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
    22. present: "Impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory" specify the hazard.
    23. present: It cites "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
    24. present: "Impending winter weather" under an advisory is the named hazard.
    25. present: It names "impending winter weather" and a "winter weather advisory for our area".
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The closure covers "the MU campus" with residence halls open, and students are pointed at "travel routes" and roads "to get to Columbia".

    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: The MU campus, residence halls and students' travel routes to Columbia are identified.
    2. present: It closes "the MU campus" and references travel routes to Columbia.
    3. present: The closure covers "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    4. present: It covers "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    5. present: The MU campus, Columbia, and travel routes are named locations.
    6. present: It covers the MU campus, residence halls and student travel routes to Columbia.
    7. present: The closure applies to "the MU campus" and travel routes into Columbia.
    8. present: The closure covers "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    9. present: The closure applies to "the MU campus" and travel routes into Columbia.
    10. present: The MU campus is closing and travel routes to Columbia are discussed.
    11. present: It concerns "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    12. present: The full closure applies to "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    13. present: It closes "the MU campus" and discusses travel routes to Columbia.
    14. present: The full closure covers "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    15. present: The MU campus and travel routes to Columbia are the stated locations.
    16. present: The closure covers the MU campus, with travel routes to Columbia mentioned.
    17. present: The full closure applies to "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    18. present: It concerns the "MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    19. present: The MU campus, Columbia and student travel routes are identified.
    20. present: It closes "the MU campus" and discusses travel routes to Columbia.
    21. present: Announces a full closure of "the MU campus" and mentions travel routes to Columbia.
    22. present: The MU campus, Columbia and travel routes to it are named.
    23. present: It closes "the MU campus" and discusses travel routes to Columbia.
    24. present: It concerns "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
    25. present: The closure applies to "the MU campus" and travel routes to Columbia.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend", to "review the weather conditions along their travel routes", and "if at all possible, stay off the roads until Monday".

    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: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    2. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    3. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and "stay off the roads until Monday".
    4. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and "stay off the roads until Monday".
    5. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    6. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    7. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and "stay off the roads until Monday".
    8. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    9. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and "stay off the roads until Monday".
    10. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    11. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    12. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    13. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    14. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and "stay off the roads until Monday".
    15. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    16. present: Students are urged to avoid traveling and to "stay off the roads until Monday."
    17. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and stay off the roads.
    18. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    19. present: Students are urged to avoid traveling to campus, review route conditions and stay off the roads until Monday.
    20. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and "stay off the roads".
    21. present: Urges students to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    22. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
    23. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus" and "stay off the roads until Monday".
    24. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and "stay off the roads until Monday".
    25. present: Students are urged to "avoid traveling to campus this weekend" and to "stay off the roads until Monday".
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 25 of 25. The release is stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m.", closes campus "on Friday, Jan. 13", and promises normal operations "Saturday, Jan. 14".

    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: It is timestamped "12:15 p.m." Jan. 12, 2017 with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    2. present: Dated "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    3. present: Stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    4. present: Stamped "12:15 p.m." on "Jan. 12, 2017" with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    5. present: Dated Jan. 12, 2017 at "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    6. present: It is stamped 12:15 p.m. Jan. 12, 2017 and closes campus Friday, Jan. 13.
    7. present: Stamped "12:15 p.m." on Jan. 12, 2017, with closure Friday, Jan. 13.
    8. present: Stamped "12:15 p.m." on Jan. 12, 2017 with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    9. present: It is timed "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." for a closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    10. present: Timed "12:15 p.m." on Jan. 12, 2017, with closure Friday Jan. 13 and reopening Saturday.
    11. present: Dated "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure Friday, Jan. 13.
    12. present: It is stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    13. present: Dated "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." for a Friday, Jan. 13 closure.
    14. present: It is timed "12:15 p.m." on Jan. 12, 2017 for a closure Friday, Jan. 13.
    15. present: It is stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    16. present: It is stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    17. present: Timestamped "12:15 p.m." Jan. 12, 2017, with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    18. present: Timed "12:15 p.m." on "Jan. 12, 2017", with closure Friday, Jan. 13.
    19. present: Dated Jan. 12, 2017 at 12:15 p.m., with closure Friday, Jan. 13 and reopening Saturday.
    20. present: Stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    21. present: Posted "12:15 p.m." Jan. 12 for a closure Friday, Jan. 13 with operations resuming Jan. 14.
    22. present: Stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" and "12:15 p.m." with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
    23. present: Stamped "Jan. 12, 2017" at "12:15 p.m." with closure Friday, Jan. 13.
    24. present: It is stamped Jan. 12, 2017 at 12:15 p.m. with closure Friday Jan. 13.
    25. present: It is timed "12:15 p.m." on "Jan. 12, 2017" with closure on Friday, Jan. 13.
  • Impactpresent19/25

    Final assessment

    Present, 19 of 25. Acting "out of concern for the safety of our campus community" and urging students to stay off the roads signals danger to travelers. Six reads dissented, finding no stated harm.

    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: Concern for safety is expressed but no specific harm from the weather is described.
    2. present: Acting "out of concern for the safety of our campus community" conveys the weather could endanger people.
    3. present: The action is taken "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", conveying risk.
    4. present: Closing "out of concern for the safety of our campus community" conveys danger to people.
    5. absent: No statement describes what the weather could do to people or property.
    6. present: The closure is made "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", signalling danger from the storm.
    7. present: The decision is framed as "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", implying danger.
    8. present: Acting "out of concern for the safety of our campus community" conveys that the weather endangers people.
    9. present: The closure is made "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", a stated safety risk.
    10. present: Closing out of "concern for the safety of our campus community" states that conditions endanger people.
    11. absent: No statement of possible consequences from the weather appears, only the closure decision.
    12. absent: Safety concern is invoked generally but no specific harm from the storm is described.
    13. present: Acting "out of concern for the safety of our campus community" conveys the weather could hurt people.
    14. absent: Concern for safety is expressed without saying what the weather could cause.
    15. present: The closure is made "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", conveying danger.
    16. present: The decision is made "out of concern for the safety of our campus community," conveying risk.
    17. absent: Safety concern is invoked but no specific harm from the weather is described.
    18. present: Closing "out of concern for the safety of our campus community" states that the weather threatens people.
    19. present: Closing out of concern for the safety of the campus community presents the storm as a danger.
    20. present: The closure is made "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", naming a safety risk.
    21. present: The closure is framed as "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", stating risk to people.
    22. present: The closure is framed as "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", implying danger from conditions.
    23. present: Acting "out of concern for the safety of our campus community" states the risk to people.
    24. present: The closure is taken "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", implying travel danger.
    25. present: The decision is framed as "out of concern for the safety of our campus community", conveying danger to people.

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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Missouri: Winter weather MU Alert campus operations notice — Friday." Incident of January 12, 2017. Added July 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-missouri-winter-weather-2017-01-12/

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