Talk:Tropical Storm Hermine (1998)

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Fix typos and grammar problems. For rainfall information, unless the peak total is stated, I think it would be better just saying light rainfall, rather than saying 1-3 inches (25.4-76.2 mm) of rain. Additionally, not every single damage total needs to be listed. Something like $5,000 in damage from flooding along one river is trivial. What's important is the total amount across the state. My biggest qualm about the article is its sources. Some of the NCDC sources do not mention that it was related to Hermine. In fact, none of the Florida NCDC event reports say they are related to Hermine, and neither does Georgia's. While it is possible the events are related to Hermine, it is also possible it could be from localized thunderstorms or rainfall from the upper-level low in the Gulf of Mexico, and assuming it was from Hermine is Original Research; if it does not explicitely say it is from Hermine, it should be removed from the article. There is only one news source in the article. Have you tried looking through the newspaper archive to see if Hermine caused flooding in Florida or Georgia? It is a start class for now. Hurricanehink (talk) 14:54, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

The events reports had to be related to Hermine because the reports stated above occured on September 19-22 and matches on what is shown on the rainfall graphic and thus rules out the localized thunderstorms and the low which were probably long gone by then. Storm05 16:20, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

That is original research. You can't rule out localized thunderstorms, solely based on the rainfall graphic. You need something or someone that matches Hermine with the event reports, other than your guesswork. Hurricanehink (talk) 19:43, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes i can rule out localized thunderstorms because;

• 1.- the satellite image shows hermine and it shows its rainbands of the storm is spreading eastward over Florida on September 19.

• 2.- if you look at the map closely you can see it states rainfall from Hermine along its 17-22 path. and in this image you can see detached rain bands swiling around the storm and this again rules out localized thunderstorms.

• 3.- Finally, ask User:thegreatdr not me.

Storm05 11:50, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

That is original research! You had to do some research on your own to prove that, which is against Wiki-policy. And furthermore, there is a possibility the rainbands weren't from Hermine. It was never a well-organized tropical storm in its duration. Hurricanehink (talk) 13:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Those rainbands has to be from Hermine, theres no other way to explain it. Ask thegreatdr or use one those radar loop things to see that the rainbands are clearly related to hermine. Storm05 13:40, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

That is original research! You don't understand. While it is certainly possible, if not probable the rainbands were from Hermine, you need a source that explicitly says that. Hurricanehink (talk) 17:19, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Hink, I smell a rat in this article. If the source does not say the rain was from Hermine we cannot say it. Incidentally, why is the inflated damage given to a ridiculous level of precision?--Nilfanion (talk) 18:40, 30 March 2007 (UTC)