Talk:Western Wisconsin Derecho

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[edit] Article change

This event significantly affected northern Illinois and Michigan through the 16th of July, as well. The article needs a rewrite to cover that and the name needs to be changed to something like 1980 Great Lakes Derecho or Great Lakes Derecho of July 1980. I'll try to get around to it myself, but don't know when that'll be. Evolauxia 05:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the name should be changed. Maybe there could be a general intro-article thusly named that would link to two articles (this article and one covering the IL/MI damage). But this storm was seriously the worst natural disaster in Wisconsin history. I believe the title of the article needs to reflect the significance of the event to Western Wisconsin. The political fallout especially relates to Wisconsin and needs to be included. That section would be out-of-place in a more general article.

I've also been doing some digging on how the storm affected Michigan (I wasn't aware that there had been damage in Illinois). The NWS, in particular, has a good page on the events of 16th July 1980 and how the storm affected that state. There definitely should be an article outlining this information. -- Globe199 18:41, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

In Eau Claire, I doubt people realize this storm affected anyone else, anywhere. If it is even remembered by others elsewhere, I doubt it is as well-remembered as it is in Eau Claire. Tomer^talk 06:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC)