Winds over 70 mph and tornado warnings prompt a campus shelter-in-place

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.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: no sender, department, or agency is named, only a generic link to a severe weather procedures page.

  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. absent: No sender name or agency identifies who issued this reminder.
  2. absent: No specific department or agency is identified as the sender.
  3. absent: No specific sender or authority identified
  4. absent: no specific issuing authority or branded alert name given
  5. absent: No sender agency or branded signature identified.
  6. absent: No specific sender/agency identified
  7. absent: No sender/authority named explicitly
  8. absent: No specific authority is named, only a generic reference to 'severe weather procedures'.
  9. absent: No institution or agency named, only a generic link 'go.uky.edu'.
  10. absent: No sender/authority named.
  11. absent: No sender/authority named in this excerpt.
  12. absent: No named agency or branded alert signature identifies the sender.
  13. absent: No sender or authority identified in the text.
  14. absent: No sender/authority named in this excerpt.
  15. absent: No sender identified, generic 'our' with no named authority.
  16. absent: No specific sender identified, generic 'us'.
  17. absent: No specific sender/authority named beyond generic reference.
  18. absent: No specific authority named, generic first-person
  19. absent: no specific sender or agency named
  20. absent: No sender or authority named in this short message.
  21. absent: No sender name or agency explicitly given
  22. absent: no specific sender or authority named
  23. absent: No sender/authority identified.
  24. absent: No specific sender or authority identified beyond a generic reference to campus.
  25. absent: No named sender or agency identified in the text.
• Hazardabsent1/25

  Final assessment

  Nearly all reads find only the generic phrase 'severe weather' without naming a specific hazard type like tornado or storm; one dissent felt the linked procedures page was specific enough, but the consensus is it stays generic.

  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. absent: Only says "stay weather aware" without naming a specific hazard like storm, tornado, or flood.
  2. present: References 'severe weather procedures', naming severe weather as the hazard.
  3. absent: No specific hazard named, only 'stay weather aware'
  4. absent: 'severe weather' referenced only via link, not named specifically in message text
  5. absent: Only generic 'severe weather' mentioned, no specific hazard type.
  6. absent: 'severe weather' is a category but not specified as tornado/storm etc, borderline generic
  7. absent: 'weather aware' does not name a specific hazard
  8. absent: 'severe weather' is generic, no specific hazard type like tornado or storm is named.
  9. absent: 'weather aware' is vague, no specific hazard type named.
  10. absent: Only generic 'severe weather', not a specific hazard type.
  11. absent: 'severe weather' is not a specific named hazard type.
  12. absent: Only says to 'stay weather aware' without naming a specific hazard type.
  13. absent: 'severe weather' is generic, no specific hazard type named.
  14. absent: 'severe weather' is generic, no specific hazard type named.
  15. absent: Only generic 'severe weather', no specific hazard type named.
  16. absent: 'severe weather' is generic, no specific hazard type named.
  17. absent: 'severe weather' is generic, not a specific named hazard type.
  18. absent: Only vague 'severe weather' referenced, no specific type
  19. absent: 'severe weather' is generic, no specific hazard type named
  20. absent: Only vague 'severe weather', no specific hazard type like tornado or flood named.
  21. absent: Only 'severe weather' generically referenced, not specific type
  22. absent: 'severe weather' is vague, not a specific hazard type
  23. absent: 'weather aware' is generic, no specific hazard named.
  24. absent: Only generic 'stay weather aware', no specific hazard named.
  25. absent: 'Severe weather' is generic; no specific storm type named.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: 'on campus or around Lexington' clearly names the area of concern.

  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: References "Lexington" as the area of concern.
  2. present: 'On campus or around Lexington' names the affected area.
  3. present: 'around Lexington' gives location
  4. present: 'on campus or around Lexington' names the area
  5. present: References Lexington.
  6. present: 'on campus or around Lexington'
  7. present: 'on campus or around Lexington'
  8. present: Mentions 'on campus or around Lexington'.
  9. present: 'on campus or around Lexington' names location.
  10. present: 'Lexington' given.
  11. present: 'around Lexington' gives location.
  12. present: Mentions being 'on campus or around Lexington.'
  13. present: 'Lexington' named.
  14. present: 'on campus or around Lexington today' gives location.
  15. present: 'Lexington' named.
  16. present: 'Lexington' given.
  17. present: 'Lexington' mentioned.
  18. present: 'on campus or around Lexington' given
  19. present: 'on campus or around Lexington'
  20. present: References 'on campus or around Lexington'.
  21. present: 'on campus or around Lexington' names location
  22. present: 'on campus or around Lexington'
  23. present: 'on campus or around Lexington'.
  24. present: 'Lexington' named as area.
  25. present: Names 'Lexington' as the area of concern.
• Guidancepresent24/25

  Final assessment

  Near-unanimous: 'stay weather aware' plus the link to severe weather procedures functions as an instruction, though a lone dissent viewed it as too vague to count as concrete protective action.

  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 to "stay weather aware" and check the severe weather procedures page.
  2. present: Directs readers to 'stay weather aware' and check severe weather procedures.
  3. present: 'please stay weather aware' is a general instruction
  4. present: tells recipients to 'stay weather aware'
  5. present: Advises to stay weather aware and check procedures link.
  6. present: 'please stay weather aware' functions as instruction
  7. present: 'please stay weather aware'
  8. present: Instructs recipients to 'stay weather aware', a monitoring instruction.
  9. present: 'stay weather aware' is a weak instruction.
  10. present: 'stay weather aware' is minimal guidance.
  11. present: 'stay weather aware' is a mild protective instruction.
  12. present: Directs recipients to 'stay weather aware' and check the severe weather procedures link.
  13. present: 'stay weather aware' is a mild instruction/action.
  14. present: 'stay weather aware' functions as a general instruction.
  15. present: 'stay weather aware' is a mild instruction.
  16. present: 'please stay weather aware' is a mild instruction.
  17. present: 'stay weather aware'.
  18. present: 'please stay weather aware'
  19. present: 'please stay weather aware'
  20. present: Instructs to 'stay weather aware' and check procedures link.
  21. present: 'stay weather aware' is a general instruction
  22. present: 'stay weather aware'
  23. present: 'please stay weather aware' and check procedures link.
  24. present: 'stay weather aware' and link to severe weather procedures functions as guidance.
  25. absent: 'Stay weather aware' is vague, no concrete protective action given.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: 'today' conveys recency for the advisory.

  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: References "today" as the timeframe.
  2. present: 'Today' conveys recency.
  3. present: 'today' conveys recency
  4. present: 'today' conveys recency
  5. present: States 'today'.
  6. present: 'today'
  7. present: 'today'
  8. present: Uses 'today' to indicate current relevance.
  9. present: 'today' gives recency.
  10. present: 'today' conveys recency.
  11. present: 'today' gives recency.
  12. present: States 'today' as the time frame.
  13. present: 'today' indicates recency.
  14. present: 'today' conveys recency.
  15. present: 'today' gives recency.
  16. present: 'today' gives recency.
  17. present: 'today'.
  18. present: 'today' referenced
  19. present: 'today'
  20. present: 'today' conveys recency.
  21. present: 'today' gives recency
  22. present: 'today'
  23. present: 'today'.
  24. present: 'today' conveys recency.
  25. present: States 'today'.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous: no consequence or severity of the weather is stated.

  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 statement of potential harm from the weather.
  2. absent: No statement of potential harm from the severe weather.
  3. absent: No stated consequence
  4. absent: no stated potential harm or severity
  5. absent: No stated consequence of the weather.
  6. absent: No stated consequence/severity
  7. absent: No stated severity or consequence
  8. absent: No stated consequence of the weather is conveyed.
  9. absent: No stated consequence of the weather.
  10. absent: No stated consequence of the weather.
  11. absent: No stated consequence or severity.
  12. absent: No statement of potential harm from the weather.
  13. absent: No stated consequence of the weather.
  14. absent: No stated consequence of the weather.
  15. absent: No stated consequence of the weather.
  16. absent: No stated consequence.
  17. absent: No stated consequence.
  18. absent: No stated consequence
  19. absent: no stated consequence or severity
  20. absent: No stated consequence.
  21. absent: No stated consequence or danger described
  22. absent: no stated consequence of the weather
  23. absent: No stated consequence.
  24. absent: No stated consequence or severity.
  25. absent: No stated consequence of the weather.