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By integrating LDA topic modeling, risk-perception dictionary matching, a BERT-based semantic robustness check, and chi-square tests, this study analyzes descriptive associations between public risk perception and behavioral responses. The results show that Weibo discussions evolved across disaster stages, with topics shifting from meteorological warnings and disaster reports to mutual aid, rescue operations, material support, and post-disaster reflection. Public risk perception shifted from information-oriented to relationship-oriented cognition, while behavioral responses transitioned from information attention to emergency mutual aid, sustained support, and reflective expression. Further analysis indicates that uncertainty perception was mainly associated with information attention; susceptibility perception co-occurred with help-seeking and emotional support; positive trust perception was strongly associated with emotional support; and negative trust perception co-occurred with questioning, accountability, and reflective suggestions. Because the negative-trust classifier performed substantially less well than the other dimensions, findings involving negative trust are treated as exploratory. Heterogeneity analyses show that observed perception\u2013behavior associations varied across disaster stage, regional impact, and user type. 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