Late-September flash flood seek high ground avoid floodwaters

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.

• Sourceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: FSU appears only as the location and the link points to the weather service; no sender is identified.

  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 sender or agency is named; FSU appears only as the location.
  2. absent: FSU appears only as the location and the link is to the weather service; no sender is identified.
  3. absent: FSU appears only as the location; no sender or issuing authority is identified.
  4. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is named; 'FSU Main Campus' is used only as the location.
  5. absent: No sender, brand, or agency is named; only a weather.gov link appears.
  6. absent: No sender or issuing authority is named; FSU appears only as the location.
  7. absent: No sender or agency is named; FSU appears only as the location.
  8. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority is named, only a weather.gov link.
  9. absent: 'FSU Main Campus' is given as the place affected, not as the sender, and no sender tag appears.
  10. absent: No sender tag or agency is named; 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the location.
  11. absent: FSU appears only as the location, with no sender tag or agency.
  12. absent: No sender tag or issuing authority appears; FSU is named only as the location.
  13. absent: No sender tag or issuing agency appears; FSU is named only as the location.
  14. absent: No sender, agency, or branded tag appears; FSU is named only as the location.
  15. absent: No sender or agency is named; FSU appears only as the location.
  16. absent: FSU appears only as the location 'FSU Main Campus', and no sending office, brand tag, or agency is identified.
  17. absent: 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the warning's location, and no branded tag or issuing agency identifies who sent it.
  18. absent: FSU appears only as the location 'FSU Main Campus', and the only link is to weather.gov, so no sender is identified.
  19. absent: The text mentions 'FSU Main Campus' only as the place affected and carries no sender tag or named agency.
  20. absent: The text names 'FSU Main Campus' only as the place under warning and never identifies who is sending the message.
  21. absent: The text names FSU Main Campus only as a location and never says who is issuing the warning.
  22. absent: No sender tag or agency is named; 'FSU Main Campus' is used as the place and the weather.gov link is only a reference.
  23. absent: FSU appears only as the location 'FSU Main Campus', and no sender tag or issuing agency is named.
  24. absent: 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the warning's location; no sender tag or issuing agency is named.
  25. absent: No sender is named: 'FSU Main Campus' appears only as the location and the weather.gov link is not an attribution.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: it names a "Flash Flood 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.

  See all 25 individual reads

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

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: the warning applies to "FSU Main 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.

  See all 25 individual reads

  1. present: FSU Main Campus.
  2. present: It applies to 'FSU Main Campus'.
  3. present: It specifies "FSU Main Campus".
  4. present: Specifies 'FSU Main Campus'.
  5. present: It says "on FSU Main Campus".
  6. present: It says "on FSU Main Campus".
  7. present: Gives 'FSU Main Campus'.
  8. present: Says 'on FSU Main Campus'.
  9. present: It applies to 'FSU Main Campus'.
  10. present: It says the warning covers 'FSU Main Campus'.
  11. present: It says FSU Main Campus.
  12. present: It says 'FSU Main Campus'.
  13. present: It places the warning on 'FSU Main Campus'.
  14. present: It names "FSU Main Campus".
  15. present: 'FSU Main Campus'.
  16. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', a named location.
  17. present: It says the warning exists on 'FSU Main Campus', a specific place.
  18. present: It locates the warning on 'FSU Main Campus', a clearly named place.
  19. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus'.
  20. present: It places the flash flood warning 'on FSU Main Campus', which is a specific named campus location.
  21. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', a specific place.
  22. present: It says the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', giving the location.
  23. present: It places the flash flood warning 'on FSU Main Campus', a specific named campus location for recipients.
  24. present: It says the warning 'exists on FSU Main Campus', giving the affected place.
  25. present: It states the warning exists 'on FSU Main Campus', which gives the location.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, unanimously: recipients are told to "Seek high ground" and not to 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.

  See all 25 individual reads

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

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: "exists" is present tense, but no clock time, date, or explicit recency cue is given.

  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. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word.
  2. absent: 'Exists' is present tense but no clock time, date, or explicit recency cue is given.
  3. absent: "Exists" is present tense but no explicit time, date, or urgency cue appears.
  4. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' appears.
  5. absent: "Exists" is present tense but no clock time, date, or explicit recency word appears.
  6. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as now appears.
  7. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as 'now' appears.
  8. absent: 'exists' gives no explicit time or recency cue.
  9. absent: 'Exists' implies the present but no explicit time, date, or 'now' cue is given.
  10. absent: Present tense 'exists' is the only cue; no clock time, date, or 'now' appears.
  11. absent: Only present tense 'exists', with no clock time, date, or explicit recency word.
  12. absent: No clock time, date, or recency word such as 'now' appears.
  13. absent: 'warning exists' gives no clock time, date or explicit recency cue.
  14. absent: No clock time, date, or recency cue such as "now" appears.
  15. absent: No clock time, date, or explicit recency word.
  16. absent: The present-tense 'exists' offers no clock time, date, or explicit cue such as 'now' or 'until'.
  17. absent: Saying the warning 'exists' gives no clock time, date, duration, or explicit recency cue like 'now'.
  18. absent: It says the warning 'exists' but gives no clock time, date, or explicit recency word like 'now'.
  19. absent: The present-tense 'exists' is the only cue, and no time, date, or word like 'now' is given.
  20. absent: Saying the warning 'exists' gives no clock time, date, or explicit recency cue like 'now'.
  21. absent: The present tense 'exists' is the only cue; no time, date, or 'now' appears.
  22. absent: It says only that a warning 'exists' with no clock time, date, or word like 'now' or 'until'.
  23. absent: The present tense 'exists' is the only cue, and no time, date, or word like 'now' is given.
  24. absent: The present-tense 'exists' offers no clock time, date, or explicit recency cue such as 'now'.
  25. absent: The present-tense 'exists' is the only cue, and there is no clock time, date, or word such as now or until.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, unanimously: the alert warns against floodwaters "regardless of the depth" but never says what harm they could cause.

  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: Floodwater warning implies danger but no consequence is stated.
  2. absent: It warns against floodwaters but does not state what harm they could cause.
  3. absent: It does not explicitly say what floodwaters could do to people.
  4. absent: The warning about floodwaters implies danger but never states what the flooding could do.
  5. absent: It gives instructions but does not state what the flooding could do to people.
  6. absent: It warns against floodwaters but never states what they could do.
  7. absent: It does not state what the floodwaters could do to people.
  8. absent: No explicit statement of what the flooding could do.
  9. absent: It warns against floodwater but never states what harm the flooding could cause.
  10. absent: It warns against floodwaters but does not state what harm they could cause.
  11. absent: The warning implies danger but states no consequence explicitly.
  12. absent: It warns against floodwaters but never states what they could do.
  13. absent: It implies danger in floodwaters but states no explicit consequence or severity.
  14. absent: The danger of floodwater is implied by the instruction but no consequence is stated.
  15. absent: Warns against floodwaters but never states what harm they could cause.
  16. absent: The floodwater advice implies risk, but the text never states what flooding could do or how dangerous it is.
  17. absent: It warns against entering floodwaters but never states what the flood could do, such as sweep people away.
  18. absent: The instruction to avoid floodwaters hints at danger, but no consequence such as drowning or damage is actually stated.
  19. absent: It warns against floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' but never states what harm the flooding could cause.
  20. absent: The floodwater advice hints at risk, but the text never states what the flooding could do to people or property.
  21. absent: The warning to avoid floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' hints at danger but never states a consequence.
  22. absent: It warns against floodwater 'regardless of the depth' but never states what the flooding could do, such as drowning or damage.
  23. absent: The instruction about floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' hints at danger but never states what the flood could do.
  24. absent: Advice not to cross floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' hints at risk but no consequence is actually stated.
  25. absent: The warning against entering floodwaters 'regardless of the depth' hints at danger but never states what the water could do.