Mid-September flash flood seek high ground main campus product

To check this alert, Claude Opus 5.5 (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.

• Sourceabsent5/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by a clear majority: no sender tag or agency appears, and FSU Main Campus is named only as the affected place. A minority counted the university's name or the weather.gov link as a 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. absent: No sender tag or agency appears; "FSU Main Campus" is named only as the affected place, and the weather.gov link is not a signature.
  2. absent: 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the warned location, and no sender, agency, or alert brand is named.
  3. present: The alert names "FSU Main Campus", the university identifying itself, and points to the weather.gov warning feed.
  4. absent: FSU appears only as the location 'FSU Main Campus'; no sender signature or issuing agency is named.
  5. absent: No sender tag or agency is named; 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the affected place and the link is merely an info source.
  6. absent: FSU appears only as the location 'FSU Main Campus', and no sender tag or issuing agency is named in the text.
  7. absent: FSU appears only as the affected location 'FSU Main Campus'; no sender tag, office, or agency is named as issuing the alert.
  8. present: The alert names FSU and points to the weather.gov feed, which leniently identifies the university issuing it.
  9. absent: The text names no sender, alert brand, or agency; 'FSU Main Campus' is where the warning applies, and the link is only a reference.
  10. absent: FSU appears only as the location 'FSU Main Campus', and no sender tag or issuing agency is named in the message.
  11. absent: 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the warning's location, and no alert tag, office, or agency is named as sender.
  12. absent: FSU appears only as the place, 'FSU Main Campus', and the link is a weather page, so no sender is identified.
  13. absent: Although 'FSU Main Campus' is named as the place, no sender tag, office, or issuing agency is identified in this flood message.
  14. absent: No sender, alert brand, or agency is named; FSU appears only as the location and weather.gov only as an info link.
  15. absent: FSU appears only as the location, and no sender tag, office, or agency is named as issuing the flood warning.
  16. present: The message names 'FSU Main Campus', the university identifying itself in the alert, which counts as a source cue.
  17. absent: 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the affected location; no sender tag, alert brand, or issuing agency is named.
  18. absent: FSU appears only as the place under the warning, and no agency or branded alert tag identifies who sent it.
  19. absent: FSU Main Campus appears only as the affected location and the weather.gov link is not a sender tag, so no issuing authority is named.
  20. absent: FSU appears only as the location 'FSU Main Campus' and a weather.gov link is given; no sender or issuing authority is named.
  21. absent: The text mentions 'FSU Main Campus' only as the place under warning and carries no sender tag or named issuing agency.
  22. absent: The text names 'FSU Main Campus' only as the affected place and carries no sender tag or issuing agency.
  23. absent: FSU appears only as the warned location 'FSU Main Campus'; no alert brand, office, or agency is named as sender.
  24. present: The warning refers to 'FSU Main Campus', with the university naming itself as the affected institution, which identifies the source.
  25. present: The alert names the university itself as 'FSU Main Campus' and points to the weather.gov warning feed, identifying its origin.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it states A Flash Flood warning exists, naming a specific flooding hazard.

  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 states "A Flash Flood warning exists" on campus, which names a specific flooding hazard rather than a generic emergency.
  2. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  3. present: It says "A Flash Flood warning exists", naming flash flooding as the specific hazard.
  4. present: It states that 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  5. present: It names 'A Flash Flood warning', which is a specific weather hazard rather than a generic emergency.
  6. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  7. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming flash flooding as the specific hazard.
  8. present: It names a Flash Flood warning on the main campus, which is a specific weather hazard rather than a generic emergency.
  9. present: It states that 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  10. present: It names 'A Flash Flood warning', a specific weather hazard.
  11. present: It states that 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  12. present: It names 'A Flash Flood warning', a specific weather hazard.
  13. present: It states that 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming flash flooding as the specific hazard.
  14. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  15. present: It names "A Flash Flood warning", which is a specific weather hazard rather than a generic emergency.
  16. present: It names 'A Flash Flood warning' for FSU Main Campus, which is a specific weather hazard.
  17. present: It names 'A Flash Flood warning' as the hazard, a specific weather threat affecting campus.
  18. present: It states that 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  19. present: The alert names a Flash Flood warning, which is a specific weather hazard rather than a generic emergency.
  20. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  21. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', which names a specific weather hazard.
  22. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  23. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  24. present: It states 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
  25. present: It states that 'A Flash Flood warning exists', naming a specific weather hazard.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the warning applies on FSU Main Campus, a clearly identified place.

  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: It locates the flash flood warning "on FSU Main Campus", a clearly identified place for recipients.
  2. present: It places the warning 'on FSU Main Campus', a named location.
  3. present: The warning is stated to apply to "FSU Main Campus", a clear location.
  4. present: The warning is placed on 'FSU Main Campus', a specific location.
  5. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', a named location.
  6. present: It places the flash flood warning 'on FSU Main Campus', which is a specific campus area.
  7. present: It places the flash flood warning on 'FSU Main Campus', which is a clear and specific location for recipients.
  8. present: The warning is stated to exist on 'FSU Main Campus', a specific location.
  9. present: It says the warning is in effect 'on FSU Main Campus', a clear location.
  10. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', a named location.
  11. present: The flash flood warning is said to exist 'on FSU Main Campus', which names a specific location.
  12. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', a named location.
  13. present: The warning is said to exist 'on FSU Main Campus', which locates the hazard.
  14. present: The warning applies to 'FSU Main Campus', a specific place.
  15. present: It places the flash flood warning "on FSU Main Campus", a named location recipients would recognize.
  16. present: The warning is said to exist 'on FSU Main Campus', a clear location.
  17. present: It says the warning 'exists on FSU Main Campus', naming the affected area.
  18. present: It says the warning covers 'FSU Main Campus', a named location.
  19. present: The warning is said to exist on FSU Main Campus, a clear location.
  20. present: The flash flood warning applies to 'FSU Main Campus', which clearly tells recipients where the hazard is.
  21. present: It says the warning applies 'on FSU Main Campus', a clear location.
  22. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', a specific location.
  23. present: It identifies 'FSU Main Campus' as the area under the flash flood warning.
  24. present: It places the flash flood warning 'on FSU Main Campus', which is a named campus location for the hazard.
  25. present: It places the flash flood warning 'on FSU Main Campus', which is a specific named location for recipients.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it tells recipients to Seek high ground and Do not walk or drive through floodwaters.

  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: It tells recipients to "Seek high ground" and "Do not walk or drive through floodwaters".
  2. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  3. present: It instructs "Seek high ground" and "Do not walk or drive through floodwaters", which are direct protective actions.
  4. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  5. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters'.
  6. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters'.
  7. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground. Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', which are direct protective actions.
  8. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  9. present: It instructs recipients to 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', direct protective actions.
  10. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  11. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  12. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  13. present: It instructs recipients to 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  14. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground. Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  15. present: It tells recipients to "Seek high ground" and not to walk or drive through floodwaters, clear protective actions.
  16. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', protective actions.
  17. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', direct protective actions.
  18. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  19. present: It tells recipients to seek high ground and not to walk or drive through floodwaters regardless of depth.
  20. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', direct protective actions.
  21. present: It instructs recipients to 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', both protective actions.
  22. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  23. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters'.
  24. present: It instructs 'Seek high ground' and 'Do not walk or drive through floodwaters', clear protective actions.
  25. present: It instructs recipients to 'Seek high ground' and not to 'walk or drive through floodwaters'.
• Timeabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: it says a warning exists but gives no clock time, date, or word such as now or immediately.

  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. absent: It says a warning "exists" but gives no clock time, date, or word like "now" or "immediately".
  2. absent: No clock time, date, expiry, or cue like 'now' or 'immediately' appears in the warning.
  3. absent: It says the warning "exists" but gives no clock time, date, or explicit recency word such as "now" or "immediately".
  4. absent: It says a warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or word such as 'now' or 'immediately'.
  5. absent: Aside from the present tense 'exists', there is no clock time, date, or explicit word like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  6. absent: It says a warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or cue like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  7. absent: It says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or word like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  8. absent: The alert says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or explicit recency word such as 'now'.
  9. absent: Saying a warning 'exists' is the only cue; there is no clock time, date, or word such as 'now' or 'immediately'.
  10. absent: It says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or explicit recency word like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  11. absent: No clock time, date, or word such as 'now' or 'immediately' appears; it only says a warning 'exists'.
  12. absent: It says a warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, 'now', or 'immediately'.
  13. absent: The present tense 'exists' is the only cue; there is no clock time, date, or word like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  14. absent: The text says the warning 'exists' but provides no clock time, date, or word such as 'now' or 'immediately'.
  15. absent: The present-tense "exists" is used but no clock time, date, or explicit word like "now" appears.
  16. absent: It says only that a warning 'exists', with no clock time, date, 'now' or 'immediately'.
  17. absent: It says a warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or explicit recency word like 'now'.
  18. absent: It says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or word like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  19. absent: It says the warning exists but gives no clock time, date, expiration, or word such as now or immediately.
  20. absent: No clock time, date, or word like 'immediately' appears; 'exists' gives no explicit timing.
  21. absent: It says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, expiration, or cue such as 'now' or 'immediately'.
  22. absent: It says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or word like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  23. absent: The present-tense 'warning exists' gives no clock time, date, or explicit recency word such as 'now'.
  24. absent: The text says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or word like 'now' or 'immediately'.
  25. absent: It says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, expiration, or word like 'now'.
• Impactabsent2/25

  Final assessment

  Absent by strong consensus: avoiding floodwaters regardless of the depth hints at danger but never states what the flooding could do. Two reads took that phrase as implied 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: The warning to avoid floodwaters "regardless of the depth" hints at danger but never states what the flooding could do.
  2. absent: It warns against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the flooding could do, such as drowning.
  3. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters "regardless of the depth" but never states what the water could do, such as sweep people away.
  4. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what harm flooding could cause.
  5. present: Warning against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' strongly implies the water can sweep away or harm people.
  6. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states the drowning or injury consequence.
  7. absent: It tells people to avoid floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the flooding could do, such as drowning or injury.
  8. absent: It warns against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what harm the flooding could cause.
  9. absent: It gives flood instructions but never states what the flooding could do, such as sweeping people away or being deadly.
  10. absent: The advice to avoid floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' is guidance, and no explicit consequence such as drowning is stated.
  11. absent: It tells people to avoid floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states the danger, such as being swept away or drowning.
  12. absent: It warns against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the flooding could do to people.
  13. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the water could do to people.
  14. absent: Although it warns against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth', it never states what the flooding could do to people.
  15. absent: It warns against floodwaters "regardless of the depth" but never states what the flooding could do to people.
  16. absent: The warning about floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' implies caution but never states what floodwater could do, such as drowning.
  17. absent: It warns against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the water could do, such as drowning.
  18. absent: The advice against entering floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' hints at danger, but no consequence like drowning is actually stated.
  19. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters but never states what flooding could do, such as drowning or being swept away.
  20. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters but never states what the flooding could do, such as drowning or danger to life.
  21. present: Warning people not to enter floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' strongly implies that even shallow water can be dangerous.
  22. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what flooding could do, such as drowning or injury.
  23. absent: It tells people to avoid floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never says what the flooding could do to them.
  24. absent: It warns against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the flooding could do to people.
  25. absent: It advises avoiding floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the flooding could do to people.