Extreme cold warning for Johnson County area — county area
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedUniversity of Iowa issued a Hawk Alert. Full multi-channel message text is preserved from the official emergency site.
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How the first alert is built
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.
HAWK ALERT: Extreme Cold Warning for Johnson Co. on Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM. -35 wind chill possible. Dress warm if you must go outside. More: emergency.uiowa.edu
Sourcepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, unanimously. The branded HAWK ALERT prefix and the university emergency link identify the sender clearly.
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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- present: The branded signature "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" is a branded sender tag identifying the issuing system.
- present: Branded HAWK ALERT signature identifies the sender.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" is a branded signature naming the sending alert system.
- present: Branded signature "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
- present: The HAWK ALERT branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: The "HAWK ALERT" branded signature identifies the sender.
- present: The "HAWK ALERT" branded tag identifies the sender.
- present: The branded "HAWK ALERT" tag identifies the sender.
- present: The "HAWK ALERT" signature identifies the sending authority.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" is a branded sender tag, and NWS-style warning is relayed by it.
- present: The branded signature "HAWK ALERT" identifies the sender.
- present: Branded "HAWK ALERT" signature identifies the sender.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" is a branded sender tag identifying the issuing system.
- present: The "HAWK ALERT" branded tag identifies the sender.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" is a branded sender tag identifying the issuing system.
- present: The "HAWK ALERT" signature identifies the sending system.
- present: The HAWK ALERT branded tag identifies the sender.
- present: The "HAWK ALERT" signature identifies the sending alert system.
- present: The HAWK ALERT branded tag identifies the sender.
- present: The "HAWK ALERT" branded tag identifies the issuing system.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" signature plus the issuing warning context identify the sender.
- present: Opens with the branded "HAWK ALERT" tag.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" is a branded sender tag.
- present: "HAWK ALERT" is a branded sender tag, and NWS style warning is referenced by name of the warning.
Hazardpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, unanimously. The hazard is named outright as an Extreme Cold 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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- present: Names the hazard specifically: "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: The hazard is named specifically as an "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: Names extreme cold and wind chill as the specific hazard.
- present: The hazard is named specifically as an "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: Names "Extreme Cold Warning" as the specific hazard.
- present: Names an Extreme Cold Warning, a specific hazard.
- present: Names the hazard as an "Extreme Cold Warning" with wind chill.
- present: Names the hazard as an "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: Names the hazard specifically: "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: Names the hazard as an "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: The hazard is specific: "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: States the hazard as an "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: Names an "Extreme Cold Warning", a specific weather hazard.
- present: The hazard is named as an "Extreme Cold Warning" with wind chill.
- present: Names the hazard as an "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: The hazard is specific: "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: Names an "Extreme Cold Warning", a specific weather hazard.
- present: Names Extreme Cold Warning, a specific weather hazard.
- present: Names the hazard specifically as an "Extreme Cold Warning".
- present: Names Extreme Cold Warning, a specific weather hazard.
- present: Names an "Extreme Cold Warning", a specific weather hazard.
- present: It names an "Extreme Cold Warning", a specific hazard.
- present: Names "Extreme Cold Warning" with wind chill, a specific hazard.
- present: It names an "Extreme Cold Warning" with dangerous wind chill.
- present: It names an "Extreme Cold Warning", a specific weather hazard.
Locationpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, unanimously. The warning area is given as Johnson County.
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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- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Location is given as "Johnson Co.".
- present: Specifies Johnson Co. as the affected area.
- present: It names "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies Johnson Co. as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Location is "Johnson Co."
- present: Names the affected area, "Johnson Co.".
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Location is given as "Johnson Co.".
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: It names "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies Johnson Co. as the affected area.
- present: Locates it in "Johnson Co.".
- present: Specifies Johnson Co. as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: It specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: Specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: It specifies "Johnson Co." as the affected area.
- present: It specifies "Johnson Co.", a named county area.
Guidancepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, unanimously. Recipients are told to dress warm if they must go outside.
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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- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: It instructs recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Instructs Dress warm if you must go outside.
- present: It directs recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells people to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Instructs recipients to dress warm if they must go outside.
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: It tells people to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: It instructs "Dress warm if you must go outside", a protective action.
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: It instructs: "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells readers to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells recipients to Dress warm if you must go outside.
- present: Tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells recipients to Dress warm if you must go outside.
- present: Tells readers to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: It tells recipients to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: Tells people to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: It tells readers to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
- present: It tells readers to "Dress warm if you must go outside".
Timepresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, unanimously. The alert gives a date and a window, Jan. 23 from 12AM to 12PM.
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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- present: Gives date and window: "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: It states "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM", a date and time window.
- present: Gives Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM as the window.
- present: It gives a date and window, "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives a date and window: "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM as the window.
- present: Gives dates and times: "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: States "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM", a date and time window.
- present: Gives the window "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives a date and window: "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: It gives a date and window: "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives a date and window, "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM", a date and time window.
- present: It specifies "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives a date and window: "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: It states "on Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM", a date and time window.
- present: Gives a window, "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM, a date and time window.
- present: Gives a date and window, "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: Gives a date and window, Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM.
- present: Gives date and window, "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: It gives "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM", a date and window.
- present: Gives "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: It gives "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM".
- present: It gives "Jan. 23 12AM to 12PM", an explicit date and window.
Impactpresent25/25
Final assessment
Present, unanimously. The severity is quantified: wind chills of minus 35 are possible.
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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- present: Conveys severity with "-35 wind chill possible", a quantified dangerous condition.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold to people outdoors.
- present: Conveys severity with -35 wind chill possible, an explicit dangerous magnitude.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold recipients would face.
- present: Conveys severity with "-35 wind chill possible".
- present: States -35 wind chill possible, conveying severity of the cold.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold's potential effect.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the dangerous severity of the cold.
- present: Conveys severity with "-35 wind chill possible", a quantified dangerous condition.
- present: Conveys severity with "-35 wind chill possible", a dangerous cold magnitude.
- present: Severity is quantified: "-35 wind chill possible", conveying dangerous exposure conditions.
- present: Conveys severity with "-35 wind chill possible", a dangerous exposure level.
- present: States "-35 wind chill possible", conveying dangerous severity.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold hazard.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the dangerous severity of the cold.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold exposure risk.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold.
- present: States -35 wind chill possible, conveying dangerous severity of the cold.
- present: Conveys severity with "-35 wind chill possible", a magnitude of harm.
- present: States severity with minus 35 wind chill possible, conveying how dangerous the cold is.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the dangerous severity of the cold.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold.
- present: "-35 wind chill possible" conveys the severity of the cold exposure.
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Campus Alert Archive. "University of Iowa: Extreme cold warning for Johnson County area — county area." Incident of January 23, 2026. Added July 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/university-of-iowa-hawk-alert-extreme-cold-warning-for-johnson-county-area-2026-01-23/
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