West lafayette tornado 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

  Present, 25 of 25. The "PurdueWL Emergency" signature at the front identifies the issuing authority, consistent across all reads.

  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: It carries the "PurdueWL Emergency" signature identifying the issuing authority.
  2. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" at the front identifies the issuing university system.
  3. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" serves as the branded source identifier.
  4. present: The sender is identified by the "PurdueWL Emergency" signature line.
  5. present: It carries the institutional prefix "PurdueWL Emergency" as its source signature.
  6. present: It carries the "PurdueWL Emergency" institutional sender label.
  7. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded signature naming who sent this.
  8. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" serves as the branded sender identification.
  9. present: It is signed "PurdueWL Emergency", a branded university sender.
  10. present: It is signed "PurdueWL Emergency", identifying the alerting authority.
  11. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded source line.
  12. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" at the front identifies the institutional sender.
  13. present: It is sent under the identifiable label "PurdueWL Emergency".
  14. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded institutional signature.
  15. present: The sender is named in the prefix "PurdueWL Emergency".
  16. present: It opens with the "PurdueWL Emergency" system signature.
  17. present: The branded prefix "PurdueWL Emergency" tells the recipient who is sending the notice.
  18. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" serves as the identifying sender tag.
  19. present: Branded prefix "PurdueWL Emergency" identifies who sent the notification.
  20. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" serves as the branded signature identifying the sender.
  21. present: It begins "PurdueWL Emergency", a branded institutional sender tag.
  22. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the branded signature naming the sender.
  23. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" at the front identifies the sending university system.
  24. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" serves as the branded sender identification.
  25. present: "PurdueWL Emergency" functions as the identifying sender signature.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. A "Tornado warning" is named as the threat, a clearly specific weather hazard rather than a vague condition.

  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: The threat named is a "Tornado warning".
  2. present: A tornado warning is named, a clearly specific weather threat.
  3. present: The named threat is a "Tornado warning", clearly a specific hazard.
  4. present: "Tornado warning" names the hazard directly.
  5. present: The hazard is stated outright as a "Tornado warning".
  6. present: The hazard "Tornado warning" is named without ambiguity.
  7. present: "Tornado warning" names a definite, specific meteorological hazard.
  8. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the threat clearly.
  9. present: The threat is named specifically as a "Tornado warning".
  10. present: The hazard is named directly as a "Tornado warning".
  11. present: The threat is named outright as a "Tornado warning".
  12. present: "Tornado warning" names a concrete meteorological hazard.
  13. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the threat rather than using a vague word like incident.
  14. present: The hazard is stated directly as a "Tornado warning".
  15. present: The hazard "Tornado warning" is explicitly stated.
  16. present: The threat is named directly as a "Tornado warning".
  17. present: The hazard is stated outright as a "Tornado warning".
  18. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the threat precisely.
  19. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the threat precisely.
  20. present: "Tornado warning" names the specific hazard being warned about.
  21. present: "Tornado warning" specifies the hazard in unmistakable terms.
  22. present: The threat is identified precisely as a "Tornado warning".
  23. present: The hazard "Tornado warning" is stated outright.
  24. present: The threat is named plainly as a "Tornado warning".
  25. present: The hazard is plainly named as a "Tornado warning".
• Locationabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. The body supplies no place at all, only an instruction to go indoors, so the where must be inferred from the sender tag.

  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. absent: No location is given in the body of the message at all.
  2. absent: The body gives no place at all, only an instruction to go indoors.
  3. absent: No location is described within the message body itself.
  4. absent: The text specifies no location for the tornado threat at all.
  5. absent: The alert gives no geographic detail about where the warning applies.
  6. absent: No campus place is given; only the shelter instruction "indoors" appears.
  7. absent: The body gives no place for the warning, only shelter advice without geography.
  8. absent: The text names no building, street, or campus area.
  9. absent: There is no place reference in the message body at all.
  10. absent: The text names no location beyond the sender label.
  11. absent: Nowhere does the message state a location for the warning.
  12. absent: The message body names no location where the danger applies.
  13. absent: The body offers no geographic detail at all, only the instruction to go indoors.
  14. absent: The text names no location at all, only the instruction to be indoors.
  15. absent: Nothing in the body indicates where the tornado threat applies.
  16. absent: No location appears in the message body, only shelter guidance.
  17. absent: No location is given inside the message text itself.
  18. absent: The text names no affected building, area, or county.
  19. absent: No geographic detail at all is provided in the message.
  20. absent: The text gives no location for the threat, only the alert system name.
  21. absent: The alert never names a building, street or campus area within its text.
  22. absent: The text names no place; sheltering "indoors" describes an action rather than a location.
  23. absent: The text gives no location for the threatened area.
  24. absent: There is no geographic detail, only the sender label.
  25. absent: The text gives no location for the threat other than the sender prefix.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. Readers are told to "shelter indoors" and "remain until warning expires" or an all clear, and to "check TV/radio for updates".

  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: Readers are told to "shelter indoors" and monitor TV or radio.
  2. present: Readers are told to "shelter indoors" until expiry or all clear and to check TV/radio.
  3. present: Recipients are told to shelter indoors and monitor TV or radio.
  4. present: Protective action is given as "shelter indoors" until the all clear.
  5. present: It instructs recipients to shelter indoors and remain there until the all clear.
  6. present: Recipients are told to shelter indoors and monitor TV or radio.
  7. present: Readers are told to "shelter indoors" and monitor TV or radio, both protective actions.
  8. present: Recipients are instructed to "shelter indoors" and remain until the all clear.
  9. present: "shelter indoors" is a clear protective instruction, with a monitoring instruction as well.
  10. present: "shelter indoors" and remain until expiry are direct protective instructions.
  11. present: "shelter indoors" is a clear protective action directed at the reader.
  12. present: "shelter indoors" plus monitoring "TV/radio for updates" are protective directions.
  13. present: "shelter indoors" plus "remain until warning expires" tells recipients exactly what to do.
  14. present: Recipients are told to "shelter indoors" until the all clear and to check media.
  15. present: Readers are told to shelter indoors and monitor TV or radio.
  16. present: Readers are told to "shelter indoors" and monitor TV or radio.
  17. present: Recipients are told to "shelter indoors" and remain there until an all clear.
  18. present: "shelter indoors" tells recipients exactly what protective action to take.
  19. present: Readers are told to shelter indoors and remain there until the all clear.
  20. present: Recipients are told to "shelter indoors" and monitor "TV/radio for updates".
  21. present: Recipients are instructed to "shelter indoors" and stay until the warning expires or all clear.
  22. present: The reader is instructed to shelter indoors and monitor TV or radio.
  23. present: "shelter indoors" instructs recipients in a specific protective action.
  24. present: "shelter indoors" tells recipients exactly what protective action to take.
  25. present: Recipients are instructed to shelter indoors and monitor TV or radio.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  Present, 25 of 25. The stated expiry "7:15pm" is a concrete clock time bounding the shelter period, reinforced by "or all clear is issued".

  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: The expiry time "7:15pm" is a concrete time reference.
  2. present: The expiry clock time "7:15pm" conveys timing.
  3. present: "expires at 7:15pm" supplies an explicit time boundary.
  4. present: "7:15pm" is an explicit expiration time for the warning.
  5. present: "expires at 7:15pm" supplies a specific clock time.
  6. present: "expires at 7:15pm" is an explicit clock reference for the warning period.
  7. present: "expires at 7:15pm" is an explicit clock time bounding the warning.
  8. present: It states the warning "expires at 7:15pm", giving a definite time.
  9. present: The expiry time "7:15pm" conveys when the warning runs out.
  10. present: "expires at 7:15pm" gives an explicit clock time.
  11. present: The message gives an expiry clock time of "7:15pm".
  12. present: It cites an expiry of "7:15pm", a specific clock time.
  13. present: An expiry of "7:15pm" gives the reader a time boundary for the threat.
  14. present: The expiration time "7:15pm" anchors the message in time.
  15. present: "expires at 7:15pm" gives a definite clock time.
  16. present: "expires at 7:15pm" is a specific clock time.
  17. present: "expires at 7:15pm" supplies a concrete clock reference.
  18. present: The expiry "7:15pm" is an explicit clock reference.
  19. present: The expiration time "7:15pm" is an explicit clock reference.
  20. present: The expiry time "7:15pm" is an explicit clock reference.
  21. present: "expires at 7:15pm" supplies a precise clock time for the warning's end.
  22. present: The warning expiry "7:15pm" is an explicit time reference.
  23. present: "expires at 7:15pm" is a clear time reference for the warning.
  24. present: "expires at 7:15pm" supplies a clock time for the warning period.
  25. present: The expiry time "7:15pm" is an explicit clock reference.
• Impactabsent0/25

  Final assessment

  Absent, 0 of 25. The message stops at the hazard name and the action, conveying nothing about damage potential or how serious the storm is.

  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 message stops at the hazard name without saying what it could do.
  2. absent: Nothing conveys damage potential, injury risk or how serious the storm is.
  3. absent: The alert never says what harm the tornado might cause.
  4. absent: No consequence such as damaging winds or danger to life is mentioned.
  5. absent: No consequence, such as flying debris or risk to life, is mentioned.
  6. absent: Nothing conveys severity or potential damage from the storm.
  7. absent: Nothing in the wording conveys severity or possible consequences of the tornado.
  8. absent: No harm or severity language accompanies the warning.
  9. absent: The alert conveys no harm or severity beyond naming the warning.
  10. absent: No severity or potential damage is described.
  11. absent: It omits any statement of potential harm from the tornado.
  12. absent: Nothing conveys severity or what the tornado could do to people or property.
  13. absent: No consequence, damage, or danger statement accompanies the tornado warning.
  14. absent: No consequence statement such as damaging winds or danger to life is present.
  15. absent: The alert omits any description of possible damage or danger.
  16. absent: The message never says what harm the tornado might cause.
  17. absent: Nothing conveys what the tornado might do or how dangerous it is.
  18. absent: Potential consequences of the tornado go unmentioned.
  19. absent: No severity or consequence wording is present.
  20. absent: Nothing describes potential consequences of the tornado.
  21. absent: The message gives no indication of potential damage, injury or severity.
  22. absent: No consequence, such as damaging winds or threat to life, is mentioned.
  23. absent: Potential damage or danger from the tornado is never described.
  24. absent: Nothing states the tornado's potential consequences or severity.
  25. absent: No severity language or potential consequence appears.