Columbus campus late-night severe thunderstorm warning

To check this alert, Claude Opus 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.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous at 25 of 25: the opening line "OSU Columbus Campus" names the relaying campus, and "NWS Wilmington OH" is credited as the office that issued the warning.

  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: "by NWS Wilmington OH" identifies the National Weather Service as issuer.
  2. present: "NWS Wilmington OH" is named as the issuing weather authority.
  3. present: "NWS Wilmington OH" is named as the issuing weather office.
  4. present: The National Weather Service office in Wilmington is credited as issuer.
  5. present: It credits "NWS Wilmington OH" as the agency that issued the warning.
  6. present: "NWS Wilmington OH" is named as the issuing office.
  7. present: The National Weather Service office in Wilmington is credited as issuer.
  8. present: The warning is attributed to "NWS Wilmington OH", a named weather authority.
  9. present: The warning is attributed to "NWS Wilmington OH", a named agency.
  10. present: The message credits "NWS Wilmington OH" as the issuing weather authority.
  11. present: "NWS Wilmington OH" is named as the issuing office.
  12. present: The National Weather Service office "NWS Wilmington OH" is named as issuer.
  13. present: The National Weather Service office in Wilmington is credited as issuer.
  14. present: It credits "NWS Wilmington OH" as the issuing authority.
  15. present: The issuing authority "NWS Wilmington OH" is named.
  16. present: The alert credits "NWS Wilmington OH" as issuer and tags the OSU campus.
  17. present: The National Weather Service office in Wilmington is credited as issuer.
  18. present: "NWS Wilmington OH" is credited as the issuing weather office.
  19. present: Issuance is credited to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, Ohio.
  20. present: "NWS Wilmington OH" is named as the office issuing the warning.
  21. present: The issuing body "NWS Wilmington OH" is named.
  22. present: The National Weather Service office in Wilmington is named as the issuing authority.
  23. present: The message credits "NWS Wilmington OH" as the issuing office.
  24. present: The National Weather Service office at Wilmington OH is credited as issuer.
  25. present: The message attributes the warning to "NWS Wilmington OH".
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present on all 25 of 25 reads, since the message names the threat outright as a "Severe Thunderstorm 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: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is the specifically named threat.
  2. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" names the threat specifically.
  3. present: It names a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning", a specific threat.
  4. present: A "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is the named threat.
  5. present: A "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is the specific named threat.
  6. present: It names a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning".
  7. present: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is the specific named threat.
  8. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" specifies the threat.
  9. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" identifies the specific threat.
  10. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" names a specific storm threat.
  11. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" specifies the weather threat.
  12. present: A "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is the specific threat stated.
  13. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is the specific named threat.
  14. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is a specifically named threat.
  15. present: The hazard is identified as a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
  16. present: It names a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" as the threat.
  17. present: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is the named threat.
  18. present: The hazard is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, specifically named.
  19. present: The stated threat is a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning".
  20. present: The hazard is specified as a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
  21. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is a specific named threat.
  22. present: The hazard is a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning", specifically named.
  23. present: "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" names the specific weather threat.
  24. present: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is named explicitly.
  25. present: A "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" is named as the specific threat.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 of 25 place the warning at "OSU Columbus Campus", the only geography offered, with nothing narrower than the campus itself.

  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: The affected area is stated as the OSU Columbus Campus.
  2. present: It applies to the "OSU Columbus Campus".
  3. present: The warned place is the "OSU Columbus Campus".
  4. present: It applies specifically to the OSU Columbus Campus.
  5. present: The affected place is given as "OSU Columbus Campus".
  6. present: The warning is tied to the "OSU Columbus Campus".
  7. present: The warning is tied to the OSU Columbus campus.
  8. present: The alert is scoped to "OSU Columbus Campus".
  9. present: The alert names "OSU Columbus Campus" as the area covered.
  10. present: "OSU Columbus Campus" is the named place under the warning.
  11. present: "OSU Columbus Campus" identifies the affected place.
  12. present: The area covered is the "OSU Columbus Campus".
  13. present: The alert applies to the OSU Columbus Campus.
  14. present: The affected place is given as "OSU Columbus Campus".
  15. present: It applies to the OSU Columbus Campus.
  16. present: The affected area is stated as the OSU Columbus Campus.
  17. present: The warning is tied to the OSU Columbus Campus.
  18. present: The OSU Columbus Campus is the identified area.
  19. present: It applies to the "OSU Columbus Campus".
  20. present: The alert is tied to the OSU Columbus Campus.
  21. present: The warning is tied to the "OSU Columbus Campus".
  22. present: The covered area is given as the OSU Columbus Campus.
  23. present: "OSU Columbus Campus" states which campus the warning covers.
  24. present: The warning is tied to the OSU Columbus Campus.
  25. present: The affected place is stated as the OSU Columbus Campus.
• Guidanceabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent at 0 of 25: the notice relays a warning and its expiry but never tells anyone to move indoors, shelter or take any 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. absent: The text gives times only, with no instruction to shelter or act.
  2. absent: Purely a relay of the warning, with no protective action requested.
  3. absent: The message gives no instruction of any kind to recipients.
  4. absent: The relay contains no instruction for recipients to take any action.
  5. absent: The message conveys only warning status, with no instruction to the reader.
  6. absent: The message is a bare relay with no instruction to the reader.
  7. absent: No protective action is requested anywhere in the relay.
  8. absent: No shelter, avoidance, or monitoring instruction is given to recipients.
  9. absent: No protective action such as sheltering is requested of recipients.
  10. absent: There is no protective instruction, only the warning's existence and times.
  11. absent: No instruction such as shelter or avoid is given to recipients.
  12. absent: No protective action is requested of recipients anywhere in the text.
  13. absent: Recipients are given no protective instruction, only the warning's existence.
  14. absent: The text contains no instruction to take any protective action.
  15. absent: No protective action is requested of recipients anywhere in the text.
  16. absent: It gives no instruction to recipients, only the warning window.
  17. absent: No protective action is requested of recipients.
  18. absent: No instruction to shelter, avoid or monitor is given to recipients.
  19. absent: Recipients receive no protective instruction at all.
  20. absent: No instruction of any kind is offered to the recipient.
  21. absent: The message contains no instruction for recipients to act on.
  22. absent: No action is requested of recipients anywhere in the message.
  23. absent: Recipients are given no instruction, only the warning's issuance and duration.
  24. absent: No protective action is requested of the reader.
  25. absent: No protective action is requested of the reader.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Unanimous 25 of 25, with an explicit window, "issued August 10 at 11:21PM EDT until August 11 at 12:00AM EDT".

  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: Start and expiry times are given down to the minute in EDT.
  2. present: The valid period is "11:21PM EDT" to "12:00AM EDT".
  3. present: It is timed from 11:21PM until 12:00AM EDT.
  4. present: It runs from 11:21PM EDT August 10 until midnight, an explicit window.
  5. present: It runs "August 10 at 11:21PM EDT until August 11 at 12:00AM EDT".
  6. present: It gives issue and expiry times on August 10 and 11.
  7. present: Issuance and expiry times on August 10 and 11 are both given.
  8. present: "issued August 10 at 11:21PM EDT until August 11 at 12:00AM EDT" is fully timed.
  9. present: Times are explicit: issued 11:21PM EDT, valid until 12:00AM EDT.
  10. present: "issued August 10 at 11:21PM EDT until August 11 at 12:00AM EDT" gives exact times.
  11. present: Issue and expiry timestamps, "11:21PM EDT until August 11 at 12:00AM EDT", are included.
  12. present: It runs from 11:21PM EDT August 10 until 12:00AM EDT August 11.
  13. present: It runs from 11:21PM EDT on August 10 until midnight, precise times.
  14. present: Start and end times are stated, "11:21PM EDT until August 11 at 12:00AM EDT".
  15. present: Start and end times, 11:21PM to 12:00AM EDT, are given.
  16. present: Issued 11:21PM EDT August 10 until 12:00AM EDT August 11.
  17. present: It runs from 11:21PM EDT August 10 until midnight, precise times.
  18. present: Issued 11:21PM EDT and running until midnight, both stated.
  19. present: It runs from 11:21PM EDT August 10 until 12:00AM EDT August 11.
  20. present: Start and end times are explicit: 11:21PM EDT through midnight.
  21. present: It runs "August 10 at 11:21PM EDT until August 11 at 12:00AM EDT".
  22. present: Issue and expiry clock times on August 10 and 11 are both given.
  23. present: Issue and expiry times are both stated to the minute.
  24. present: It runs from 11:21PM EDT August 10 until 12:00AM EDT August 11.
  25. present: It runs from 11:21PM EDT until midnight, times given explicitly.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  None of the reads, 0 of 25, found a consequence stated; the warning label stands alone with no mention of wind, hail or damage.

  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 mention is made of wind, hail or any harm the storm could cause.
  2. absent: Wind, hail, or injury potential is never mentioned.
  3. absent: Nothing describes damaging winds, hail or any other consequence.
  4. absent: No hail, wind or other consequence of the storm is described.
  5. absent: No mention of wind, hail or any other consequence of the storm.
  6. absent: No damage potential or severity detail is included.
  7. absent: Severity or damage potential is never spelled out.
  8. absent: No consequence, such as wind damage or hail, is described.
  9. absent: Nothing describes wind, hail or any consequence of the storm.
  10. absent: Nothing describes wind, hail or any other potential harm.
  11. absent: Nothing describes wind, hail, or any harm the storm could cause.
  12. absent: Nothing states what the storm could do, such as wind or hail damage.
  13. absent: Nothing says what the storm could do, such as damaging wind or hail.
  14. absent: Nothing says what the storm could do or how severe it may be.
  15. absent: Nothing conveys the storm's potential damage or danger.
  16. absent: Nothing says what the storm might do or how dangerous it is.
  17. absent: The message conveys no severity detail such as wind or hail damage.
  18. absent: The alert says nothing about wind, hail or other potential damage.
  19. absent: No mention of wind, hail, or any consequence of the storm.
  20. absent: The text names the storm but never says what it could do.
  21. absent: No damaging winds, hail or other consequence is mentioned.
  22. absent: Nothing is said about wind, hail, damage, or danger.
  23. absent: No mention of wind, hail, damage, or any other consequence.
  24. absent: No consequence such as wind damage or hail risk is stated.
  25. absent: No wind, hail or damage potential is conveyed.