Tornado warning sent campus to lowest building levels; no damage reported

To check this alert, Claude (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

  All 25 reads agree the branded "Wake Alert Emergency" tag and National Weather Service identify the source.

  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: The branded "Wake Alert Emergency" plus "National Weather Service" identify the source.
  2. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and named "National Weather Service" identify the source.
  3. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and names "The National Weather Service".
  4. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and cites the "National Weather Service", identifying the source.
  5. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and cites "The National Weather Service."
  6. present: The signature "Wake Alert Emergency" plus "National Weather Service" identify the source.
  7. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and names "National Weather Service" as source.
  8. present: It is branded "Wake Alert Emergency" citing "The National Weather Service", identifying sources.
  9. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and "National Weather Service" identify the sender.
  10. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" plus "National Weather Service", identifying the issuer.
  11. present: Opens with branded tag "Wake Alert Emergency" and names "The National Weather Service".
  12. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and cites the "National Weather Service".
  13. present: Opens with "Wake Alert Emergency" and names "The National Weather Service", identifying sender and authority.
  14. present: The branded "Wake Alert Emergency" tag and "National Weather Service" identify the sender.
  15. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and cites "The National Weather Service", identifying sender and authority.
  16. present: Names "Wake Alert" and "The National Weather Service", identifying senders.
  17. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and "National Weather Service" identify the sender.
  18. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and "The National Weather Service" identify the sender.
  19. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and references "The National Weather Service".
  20. present: Names "Wake Alert Emergency" and "The National Weather Service", identifying sender and authority.
  21. present: The "Wake Alert Emergency" signature and "National Weather Service" identify the sender.
  22. present: Branded signature "Wake Alert Emergency" and "National Weather Service" identify the sender and authority.
  23. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and the cited "National Weather Service" identify the sender.
  24. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and "National Weather Service", the sender.
  25. present: Branded "Wake Alert Emergency" and references "The National Weather Service".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that the hazard is stated specifically as a tornado warning.

  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: States the hazard specifically: "a tornado warning."
  2. present: Names the hazard, "a tornado warning".
  3. present: Names "a tornado warning", a specific weather hazard.
  4. present: Names a specific hazard, a "tornado warning".
  5. present: Names a specific hazard: a "tornado warning."
  6. present: It names "a tornado warning", a specific weather hazard.
  7. present: Names "a tornado warning", a specific weather hazard.
  8. present: It names a "tornado warning", a specific weather hazard.
  9. present: Names a specific hazard: "a tornado warning".
  10. present: Names "a tornado warning", a specific weather hazard.
  11. present: Names a specific hazard, "a tornado warning".
  12. present: Names "a tornado warning", a specific weather threat.
  13. present: Names a "tornado warning", a specific weather threat.
  14. present: It names a specific hazard, "a tornado warning."
  15. present: Names a "tornado warning", a specific hazard.
  16. present: Names a specific hazard, "a tornado warning".
  17. present: Names "a tornado warning", a specific weather threat.
  18. present: Names a "tornado warning", a specific weather threat.
  19. present: Names "a tornado warning", a specific weather threat.
  20. present: Names a specific hazard, "a tornado warning".
  21. present: It names a "tornado warning", a specific weather threat.
  22. present: Names "a tornado warning", a specific weather threat.
  23. present: Names a specific hazard: a "tornado warning".
  24. present: Names a "tornado warning", a specific threat.
  25. present: Names a specific hazard, "a tornado warning".
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the location is the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area and campus.

  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: Gives location "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus."
  2. present: Locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area".
  3. present: Locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus", specific places.
  4. present: Gives the location, "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area".
  5. present: States it is "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area."
  6. present: It locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  7. present: Says it is "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  8. present: It locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "on our campus", places.
  9. present: Locates it for "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area".
  10. present: Specifies "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  11. present: Specifies "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  12. present: Locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area".
  13. present: Says it is "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area", a specific location.
  14. present: It locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area."
  15. present: Locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus", specific places.
  16. present: Specifies "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  17. present: Specifies "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area".
  18. present: Specifies "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area", a location.
  19. present: Says "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "on our campus".
  20. present: States the location, "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  21. present: It says the warning is "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and references "our campus".
  22. present: Says it is "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  23. present: Specifies "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus".
  24. present: Says "the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area" and "our campus", specific places.
  25. present: Locates it "for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County area".
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous that recipients are told to seek shelter now on the lowest level of a building.

  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: Instructs recipients: "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building."
  2. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level".
  3. present: Instructs "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  4. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  5. present: Instructs recipients: "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building."
  6. present: It instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  7. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now" and go to lowest level.
  8. present: It instructs "Seek shelter now" and "Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  9. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now" and "Go to the lowest level".
  10. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building."
  11. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building."
  12. present: Instructs "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building".
  13. present: Instructs "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  14. present: It instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building."
  15. present: Instructs, "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building", protective actions.
  16. present: Instructs to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level".
  17. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building".
  18. present: Directs recipients to "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  19. present: Instructs, "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building".
  20. present: Instructs recipients, "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building", protective actions.
  21. present: It instructs "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  22. present: Instructs, "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building."
  23. present: Instructs recipients: "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level of a building."
  24. present: Instructs "Seek shelter now. Go to the lowest level", protective actions.
  25. present: Instructs recipients to "Seek shelter now" and "Go to the lowest level of a building".
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All reads agree the time is given as 10:21 a.m. in effect until 10:45 AM.

  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: Conveys time "10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM."
  2. present: Gives clock times and a date, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "until 10:45 AM".
  3. present: Gives "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM", specific times.
  4. present: States "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM", clock times.
  5. present: Gives "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM."
  6. present: It gives a clock time and date, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  7. present: Timestamped "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and in effect "until 10:45 AM".
  8. present: It gives "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM", date and clock times.
  9. present: States "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  10. present: Gives date and time "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and warning "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  11. present: States a clock time, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and warning "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  12. present: Timestamped "10:21 a.m." with "in effect until 10:45 AM", clock times.
  13. present: States "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM", specific times.
  14. present: It gives clock times and a date, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM."
  15. present: States "10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM", conveying when.
  16. present: Gives "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  17. present: Gives a date and time, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "until 10:45 AM".
  18. present: Gives clock times and date, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "until 10:45 AM".
  19. present: Gives clock times and date, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  20. present: Gives recency, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  21. present: It gives clock times and a date, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  22. present: Gives the time "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "in effect until 10:45 AM".
  23. present: Gives clock time and date "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and "until 10:45 AM".
  24. present: Dated "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." with warning "in effect until 10:45 AM", clock times.
  25. present: Gives clock times and a date, "March 16, 2026 10:21 a.m." and warning "until 10:45 AM".
• Impactpresent24/25

  Final assessment

  Yes; near-unanimous that the tornado warning conveys an imminent hazardous threat to safety, one dissent.

  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. present: Reports a tornado warning and directs seeking shelter on the lowest level away from windows, conveying a destructive weather hazard and prioritizing health and safety.
  2. present: It conveys a tornado warning and directs people to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows for health and safety, where a tornado warning conveys danger to people.
  3. present: A tornado warning urging shelter on the lowest level away from windows conveys the storm's danger to people.
  4. present: It reports a tornado warning and instructs to seek shelter on the lowest level away from doors and windows for health and safety, conveying a destructive weather hazard.
  5. present: It conveys a tornado warning with instructions to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows, implying the destructive danger of a tornado.
  6. present: It reports a tornado warning and directs people to seek shelter in the lowest level, conveying the dangerous nature of the hazard and prioritizing health and safety.
  7. present: Reports a tornado warning and instructs to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows, conveying the hazard's danger.
  8. present: It conveys a tornado warning ordering shelter to the lowest level away from windows and notes priority on health and safety, an implied danger to people.
  9. present: Reports a tornado warning and to seek shelter on the lowest level, explicitly conveying a dangerous hazard.
  10. present: It reports a tornado warning and directs people to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows, a clearly dangerous hazard.
  11. present: A tornado warning with orders to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows conveys the storm's destructive danger.
  12. present: Conveys a tornado warning and directs to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows for health and safety, implying destructive danger.
  13. present: Reports a tornado warning and directs people to seek shelter in the lowest level away from windows for health and safety, conveying a dangerous hazard.
  14. present: Reports a tornado warning and directs people to seek shelter and go to the lowest level, with the severe-weather directive conveying danger.
  15. present: Issues a tornado warning with seek shelter now and go to the lowest level, conveying a hazardous weather danger.
  16. present: A tornado warning with instructions to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows and a stated priority on health and safety conveys clear danger.
  17. present: A tornado warning directing people to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows conveys the tornado's life-safety danger.
  18. present: A tornado warning with seek shelter now, go to the lowest level, and stay away from windows conveys a stated danger to safety.
  19. present: Reports a tornado warning and directs people to the lowest level away from windows for health and safety, conveying a dangerous threat.
  20. present: It conveys a tornado warning and directs people to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows, with safety as the stated priority, conveying the storm's danger.
  21. present: Reports a tornado warning and directs seeking shelter on the lowest level away from windows, citing health and safety priority, conveying danger.
  22. present: It reports a tornado warning and orders people to seek shelter on the lowest level away from windows, conveying a dangerous severe weather threat.
  23. present: A tornado warning with instructions to seek shelter and go to the lowest level conveys a dangerous threat to safety.
  24. absent: This names a tornado warning and gives shelter guidance but states no potential harm or severity of the tornado.
  25. present: Cites a tornado warning and directs seeking shelter on the lowest level away from windows, conveying a destructive hazard.