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Winter storm closes Athletics and Aquatics Center

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WAsevere weatheremergency notificationhigh confidence

University of Puget Sound @univpugetsound closed the Athletics & Aquatics Center for the rest of February 13 for weather and staffing; library open 1–5 p.m.

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Response
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Institution
University of Puget Sound
Private Liberal Arts · WA
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~2,500 studentsofficial X / @univpugetsound
Documented Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

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INITIAL ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatim256 chars
Winter storm update: Due to current weather conditions and the inability to properly provide staff coverage, the Athletics & Aquatics Center is closed for the rest of today. The library will be open today from 1 - 5 p.m. More info: https://t.co/fo43Ox7kNn
Dual independent X fetch match 2026-08-03. SPN 523.
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.

Winter storm update: Due to current weather conditions and the inability to properly provide staff coverage, the Athletics & Aquatics Center is closed for the rest of today. The library will be open today from 1 - 5 p.m. More info: https://t.co/fo43Ox7kNn

  • Sourceabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 absent. No campus brand, agency name, or alert signature appears in the text.

    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. absent: No campus brand, agency name, or alert signature appears in the text.
    2. absent: The wording never says who is sending the notice.
    3. absent: Source is absent: no university, police, or alert-system label is stated.
    4. absent: Nothing identifies an issuing authority or branded channel.
    5. absent: No sender tag or institutional self-naming is present.
    6. absent: Recipients cannot tell the source from the body alone.
    7. absent: Source codes zero because authority language is missing.
    8. absent: There is no ALERT brand or school name to credit as source.
    9. absent: The message jumps to content without naming who issued it.
    10. absent: No public-safety or campus office is identified as sender.
    11. absent: Source fails: blank on branded signature and agency.
    12. absent: Issuing body is not stated in any form.
    13. absent: Without a signature or school name, source is absent.
    14. absent: The text omits sender identification entirely.
    15. absent: No authority cue meets the source element rule.
    16. absent: Source not present under the branding or agency tests.
    17. absent: Who authored the alert is left unspecified.
    18. absent: There is no institutional label to treat as source.
    19. absent: Sender identity cannot be read from the message.
    20. absent: Source scores absent on this wording.
    21. absent: No alert header or campus self-reference is included.
    22. absent: The body never attributes the notice to an issuer.
    23. absent: Authority line is missing from start to end.
    24. absent: Source element fails for lack of named sender.
    25. absent: Nothing in the text names a sending organization.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Hazard is specific: the text names "Winter storm".

    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: Hazard is specific: the text names "Winter storm".
    2. present: A concrete threat appears as "Winter storm".
    3. present: The what of the emergency is "Winter storm", not a vague incident label.
    4. present: "Winter storm" satisfies hazard by naming the condition or threat.
    5. present: Readers learn the hazard type from "Winter storm".
    6. present: Hazard present via the explicit phrase "Winter storm".
    7. present: The threat is particularized as "Winter storm".
    8. present: Coding H=1 because "Winter storm" is a named hazard.
    9. present: Specific danger language: "Winter storm".
    10. present: The alert states the problem as "Winter storm".
    11. present: Hazard element met by "Winter storm".
    12. present: "Winter storm" is more than a generic emergency word.
    13. present: Threat identity is clear from "Winter storm".
    14. present: The message pins the hazard to "Winter storm".
    15. present: Named condition "Winter storm" counts as hazard.
    16. present: H is present: "Winter storm" tells what is wrong.
    17. present: Concrete hazard wording includes "Winter storm".
    18. present: The incident type is given as "Winter storm".
    19. present: "Winter storm" is the stated threat or weather/system hazard.
    20. present: Hazard codes yes on "Winter storm".
    21. present: Specifics beat generics here: "Winter storm".
    22. present: The text's hazard signal is "Winter storm".
    23. present: What happened is labeled "Winter storm".
    24. present: Hazard present with the phrase "Winter storm".
    25. present: Threat naming succeeds through "Winter storm".
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Location is given through "Aquatics Center".

    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: Location is given through "Aquatics Center".
    2. present: Place is specified as "Aquatics Center".
    3. present: Where is answered by "Aquatics Center".
    4. present: "Aquatics Center" functions as the location element.
    5. present: The alert situates the event with "Aquatics Center".
    6. present: Geographic or campus place: "Aquatics Center".
    7. present: L=1 because "Aquatics Center" names where this applies.
    8. present: Recipients are told the place via "Aquatics Center".
    9. present: Location present in the phrase "Aquatics Center".
    10. present: A campus or building reference "Aquatics Center" covers location.
    11. present: The where cue is "Aquatics Center".
    12. present: "Aquatics Center" identifies the affected area.
    13. present: Place naming succeeds with "Aquatics Center".
    14. present: Location codes yes on "Aquatics Center".
    15. present: Site detail appears as "Aquatics Center".
    16. present: The message anchors place with "Aquatics Center".
    17. present: "Aquatics Center" is enough location under the rubric.
    18. present: Affected place language: "Aquatics Center".
    19. present: L is present via "Aquatics Center".
    20. present: Campus geography is marked by "Aquatics Center".
    21. present: Where this matters is "Aquatics Center".
    22. present: The text localizes to "Aquatics Center".
    23. present: Location element met by "Aquatics Center".
    24. present: Place is not left blank: "Aquatics Center".
    25. present: Spatial reference "Aquatics Center" supports L=1.
  • Guidancepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Guidance is the instruction "closed".

    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. present: Guidance is the instruction "closed".
    2. present: Protective action appears as "closed".
    3. present: Recipients are told to act via "closed".
    4. present: "closed" is a direct what-to-do line.
    5. present: G=1 because "closed" instructs the audience.
    6. present: The alert directs action with "closed".
    7. present: Guidance present: "closed".
    8. present: A clear instruction is "closed".
    9. present: What to do is stated as "closed".
    10. present: "closed" counts as protective guidance.
    11. present: Action language "closed" meets guidance.
    12. present: The message tells people "closed".
    13. present: Guidance codes yes on "closed".
    14. present: Operational direction: "closed".
    15. present: Instructional content includes "closed".
    16. present: "closed" is audience-facing guidance.
    17. present: G is present via the cue "closed".
    18. present: Protective or operational order "closed" is explicit.
    19. present: The text's guidance signal is "closed".
    20. present: Recipients receive the directive "closed".
    21. present: What-to-do element satisfied by "closed".
    22. present: "closed" tells the public how to respond or operate.
    23. present: Guidance met through "closed".
    24. present: Action instruction present: "closed".
    25. present: The alert's order to the audience is "closed".
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 present. Time is marked by "today".

    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: Time is marked by "today".
    2. present: A temporal cue appears as "today".
    3. present: When is answered with "today".
    4. present: "today" supplies timing or recency.
    5. present: T=1 because "today" is a time reference.
    6. present: Clock or calendar language: "today".
    7. present: The alert times the event with "today".
    8. present: Temporal detail "today" is present.
    9. present: Time element met by "today".
    10. present: Recipients see timing via "today".
    11. present: "today" counts as the time cue.
    12. present: When-language includes "today".
    13. present: T codes yes on "today".
    14. present: A schedule or day marker "today" appears.
    15. present: Timing is explicit: "today".
    16. present: The text anchors time with "today".
    17. present: "today" is enough for the time element.
    18. present: Recency or clock cue "today" is stated.
    19. present: T is present via "today".
    20. present: Date or hour language "today" supports T=1.
    21. present: Temporal reference: "today".
    22. present: The when signal is "today".
    23. present: Time present through "today".
    24. present: "today" tells recipients the relevant when.
    25. present: Schedule wording "today" meets time.
  • Impactabsent0/25

    Final assessment

    Majority 25/25 absent. No consequence or severity language appears beyond naming a hazard.

    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 consequence or severity language appears beyond naming a hazard.
    2. absent: Impact is absent: the text does not say what the threat could do.
    3. absent: Nothing states danger level, injuries, or disruptive effect.
    4. absent: I=0 because severity or harm is not conveyed.
    5. absent: Hazard may be named, but impact language is missing.
    6. absent: The alert omits consequence wording.
    7. absent: Impact fails the harm-or-severity test.
    8. absent: Readers are not told stakes or effects.
    9. absent: No life-safety or operational impact phrase is present.
    10. absent: Impact element codes absent.
    11. absent: Without consequence language, I is zero.
    12. absent: Severity is left unstated.
    13. absent: The text stops short of impact.
    14. absent: Harm potential is not described.
    15. absent: I fails on bare description without effects.
    16. absent: No dangerous/closed/injury-style impact cue appears.
    17. absent: Impact not established by the wording.
    18. absent: Consequence detail is missing.
    19. absent: The message lacks severity framing.
    20. absent: I is absent under the impact rule.
    21. absent: Stakes for people or property are not stated.
    22. absent: No disruption or harm language is included.
    23. absent: Impact cannot be coded present here.
    24. absent: Effect-on-campus language is omitted.
    25. absent: Severity/consequence element fails.

Coded by SuperGrok Heavy 4.5

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

About this analysis
Context

Background

University of Puget Sound posts weather facility notices on @univpugetsound.
Analysis

Key Findings

AAC weather close with staffing constraint.
Outcome
AAC closed rest of day; library limited hours.
Provenance

Sources

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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Puget Sound: Winter storm closes Athletics and Aquatics Center." Incident of February 13, 2021. Added August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-puget-sound-athletics-aquatics-winter-storm-close-2021-02-13/

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Added August 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion