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[edit] Did you want to know what Vamei do to my home?

My home is located 200km from the landfall site and it blew the shingles of my roof. And the road infront of my home is covered with leafs. - Irfanfaiz 04:31, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Wory, sorry to hear that. Was it weird having a tropical cyclone down there? Hurricanehink 12:34, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] knots

Nautical miles and knots should not be used in articles. These all need to be converted to mph and km/h. Jdorje 17:55, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Awareness

Curiously, I don't think many Singaporeans and Malaysians are aware that a tropical cyclone has struck. Media reports have downplayed the tropical cyclone as a "low pressure system", and only "Northeast Monsoon Rain Advisory/Warning" was issued. See for example http://www.weather.org.hk/discus4/messages/41/351.html?1112802631

Interesting. Nice find. Should it be mentioned in the article, though. Can we cite a source as a message board? Hurricanehink 14:44, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Todo

There is currently no notable information in this article. The intro doesn't mention landfalls and there is no impact section. Jdorje

Got it. Hurricanehink 20:45, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Upgraded this to B Class. Storm05 15:54, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Was Sarah in 1952 or 1956?

1956. Fixed it. Hurricanehink 19:58, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

I added another pic and did some other stuff. I hope it helps. íslenska hurikein #12(samtal) 01:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Is there any chance of this becoming a GA? íslenska hurikein #12(samtal) 14:19, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
Maybe. We should probably get sources for everything, now that you started it. Hurricanehink (talk) 14:23, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not a typhoon

Actually it wasn't even a severe tropical storm let alone a typhoon (WMO Definitions for the NW Pacific) as the winds only reached 45kts (23 m/s) in the official advisories which of course use the WMO standard 10 minute average. The best track file from the JMA confirms this here.

Actually, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, it was indeed a typhoon. Here at Wikipedia, in cases of uncertainty, we use JTWC or NHC over anything else. Hurricanehink 22:38, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
There is no uncertainty though. The JMA offically cover the NW Pacific and it was only a 45kt TS. All the JMA best tracks back to 1951 are here and I'll always go by these rather than the JTWC ones.
Are you sure the JMA is official? It always seemed like the JTWC was official. Unisys uses it, NRL Monterrey uses it, and the National Hurricane Center lists the JTWC as one of the worldwide warning centers on their home page. That sounds pretty official. Hurricanehink 18:04, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
100% certain. The WMO page doesn't even have a link to the JTWC as it isn't either a RSMC or TCWC. The JTWC page even states that it isn't official for any of the regions it covers"JTWC products on this website are intended for use by U.S. government agencies. Please consult your national meteorological agency or the appropriate World Meteorological Organization Regional Specialized Meteorological Center for tropical cyclone products pertinent to your country, region and/or local area". The RSMCs listed in the link above are the official forecasters for the various areas.
In the same way as this the developing tropical low in the SW Pacific is down to the BoM in Brisbane and the recent moderate tropical storm Elia was down to Meteo-France in La Reunion, rather than the JTWC. P.K. 21:10, 15 April 2006 (GMT)
Hmm. If that's the case, a lot of things would have to be changed. You should bring it up at the Wikiproject talk page. Hurricanehink 01:18, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Paper on formation

I was looking through the JTWC site and found a link to this paper describing the formation of this storm. There's also a radar pic of the eye from the USS Carl Vinson in the JTWC ATCR.--Nilfanion (talk) 12:21, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Cool. íslenska hurikein #12 (samtal) 15:37, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA

This article has passed, and is now a good article. It is now recommended to record major changes etc. Iolakana|T 19:04, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA Sweeps Review: On Hold

As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria. I'm specifically going over all of the "Meteorology and atmospheric sciences" articles. I believe the article currently meets the majority of the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. However, in reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that need to be addressed. I have made minor corrections and have included several points below that need to be addressed for the article to remain a GA. Please address them within seven days and the article will maintain its GA status. If progress is being made and issues are addressed, the article will remain listed as a Good article. Otherwise, it may be delisted. If improved after it has been delisted, it may be nominated at WP:GAN. This article covers the topic well and if the above issues are addressed, I believe the article can remain a GA.

  1. The majority of the information in the "Storm history" section is not sourced save for one inline citation. It is recommended that there is a citation for each paragraph for the information presented and after each direct statistic or quote.

Also need inline citations:

  1. "The majority of what little damage occurred involved ships that were caught off guard by the unexpected power of the storm.[citation needed]"
  2. "Because of a unique formation and track, the name "Vamei" was retired and replaced with "Peipah"."

I will leave the article on hold for seven days, but if progress is being made and an extension is needed, one may be given. I will leave messages on the talk pages of the main contributors to the article along with related WikiProjects so that the workload can be shared. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 03:33, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok. Sounds like I can fix this. I will when I can, which is soon. I think. icelandic hurricane #12(talk) —Preceding comment was added at 21:47, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Looks like Hurricanehink is doing a good job addressing the issues. Kindly keep us updated on the progress of this article. --J.L.W.S. The Special One (talk) 15:00, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA Sweeps Review: Pass

Superb job on addressing the above issues. I believe the article continues to meet the GA criteria and the article will keep its status. Continue to improve the article with any available information, ensuring that it is properly sourced and neutral. I have added an article history of the article to reflect this review. I hope that any future holds for similar articles during GA sweeps are fixed as well as this one. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Keep up the good work and happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 05:59, 10 March 2008 (UTC)