Talk:Hurricane Wilma
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[edit] Hurricane Wilma TCR updated
Hurricane Wilma has had her update as well...
Updated 28 September 2006 for one additional fatality in Grand Bahama Island, a revised U.S. damage estimate, and storm surge and damage in Grand Bahama Island.
PDF Word – Chacor 14:42, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
That moves Wilma to the #3 spot on the list of costliest storms, both in the US (above Charley) and overall (above Ivan)... CrazyC83 20:57, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Trivia: Pirates of the Caribbean 2 was filing in the Bahamas at the time Wilma came through. The cast and crew evacuated to higher ground or to Florida for the duration, and much of the equipment and sets left behind were seriously damaged. I'm not sure if this is something that is worth noting on the Wilma page or the Pirates 2 page under "trivia".
- Probably Pirates, although WP:AVTRIV and all that comes to play... Titoxd(?!?) 03:58, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- It could go under Pirates in the development section. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:00, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Improvements
An attempt was made to improve this article, including the addition of many nbsp's between units and their values. A number of references are still needed for what is currently stated in the impact section. Once that is done, the fact tags are referenced, and the article is written in a more fluid style, it should be an easy step to GA, let alone B, class. Others can make the stylistic change required. There's a lot of repetition in this article.Thegreatdr 19:21, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- Probably the easiest way to make things change is to create Meteorological history of Hurricane Wilma (analogous to the one on Katrina). The single biggest problem this article has it the "Storm history" is far too bloated - if the content was put in a subarticle then summarized back; the most significant part of pre-FAC work will have been done.--Nilfanion (talk) 19:25, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] New subarticles for effects?
I don't think there's enough information for a Cuba subarticle at this time. Florida is another matter, and that has been resolved. Mexico I'm on the fence about, so I won't create it at this time. Thegreatdr 19:07, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wilma impacts outside Florida in the US?
Outside of waves/swell, was there any impact from Wilma outside Florida? Thegreatdr 20:17, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
- There was the storm in New England which really developed from the moisture from Wilma. That should probably be added somewhere. Hurricanehink (talk) 21:11, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
- I'm going to check our work archive. I would like to see whether the system near New England was truly a seperate entity. Thegreatdr 14:07, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
- Extreme eastern NC/SC was brushed as well as Wilma was recharging for the final time in the Atlantic. CrazyC83 04:52, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
- I'm going to check our work archive. I would like to see whether the system near New England was truly a seperate entity. Thegreatdr 14:07, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] NWS reports
- Key West, FL report
- Tampa Bay, FL report
- Miami, FL report
- Melbourne, FL report
- State College, PA report - this is on the winter storm associated with moisture from Wilma
These should probably be included in the article. Hurricanehink (talk) 17:33, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Why Multiple "Effect" Entries for each Hurricane?
Is it typical practice to create multiple "effect" articles for each hurricane? I notice that Gilbert is one article, not several. Spliting the effects off into a multitude of new entries doesn't make much sense to me -- there's already too much following reference links around and trying to keep track of where you started.
66.202.124.28 15:34, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
- In the case of the 2005 storms, I think it's because the effects were so massive and the articles comprehensive enough to support them. Gilbert is an older storm which lacks the proper comprehensiveness. --Golbez 16:27, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Alternately, it's overkill. Even the "effects" articles that have reached featured status are, in my opinion, fundamentally unnecessary. But the hurricane series of articles has such a dedicated group of editors who clearly feel the need to document this stuff in extreme detail, so who am I to judge?-67.85.180.72 15:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
- Alternatively, storage space is extremely cheap, so Wikipedia is not encumbered by the restrictions on paper encyclopedias. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 18:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
- Alternately, it's overkill. Even the "effects" articles that have reached featured status are, in my opinion, fundamentally unnecessary. But the hurricane series of articles has such a dedicated group of editors who clearly feel the need to document this stuff in extreme detail, so who am I to judge?-67.85.180.72 15:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Delete the trivia section?
It's almost useless. Allen649 23:07, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
