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Article assessment is the process by which tropical cyclone articles are sorted by quality into the different quality categories. This page provides information on the assessment scale as well as the current practice of assessing articles.

Contents 1 Assessment scale 2 Assessment guidelines 3 Assessment process 4 Article assessments 4.1 Hurricane Ivan 4.2 Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 4.3 1997 Pacific hurricane season 4.4 Hurricane David 4.5 Hurricane Joan-Miriam 4.6 1989 Pacific hurricane season 4.7 Cyclone Percy 4.8 Tropical Storm Zeta (2005) 4.9 Tropical Storm Isabel (1985) 4.10 Typhoon Chanchu (2006) 4.11 Project Stormfury 4.12 Hurricane Marty (2003) 4.13 Cyclone Rosita 4.14 Tropical Storm Bilis (2006) 4.15 Tropical Storm Otto (2004) 4.16 Cyclone Heta (2003) 4.17 Typhoon Saomai (2006) 4.18 Hurricane Felix (1995) 4.19 Tropical Storm Chris (2006) 4.20 Hurricane Epsilon (2005) 4.21 Tropical Storm Lee (2005) 4.22 Recently added GA-class articles 4.23 Hurricane Edouard (1996) 4.24 Hurricane Ernesto (2006) 4.25 Tropical cyclogenesis 4.26 Hurricane Alicia 4.27 Hurricane Barry (1983) 4.28 1987 Pacific hurricane season 4.29 Effects of Hurricane Dean in the Lesser Antilles 4.30 Effects of Hurricane Wilma in The Bahamas 4.31 Hurricane Naomi (1968) 4.32 Current GA-articles proposed as A-class articles 4.33 Hurricane Hernan (2002) 4.34 1988 Pacific hurricane season 4.35 Hurricane Kate (2003) 4.36 Hurricane Kenneth (2005) 4.37 Hurricane Cosme (2007) 4.38 List of Arizona hurricanes 4.39 Tropical Storm Chantal (2001) 5 Asessment log 5.1 June 11, 2008 5.2 June 8, 2008 5.3 June 4, 2008 5.4 June 1, 2008 5.5 May 28, 2008 5.6 May 25, 2008 5.7 May 21, 2008 5.8 May 18, 2008 5.9 May 14, 2008 5.10 May 11, 2008 5.11 May 5, 2008 5.12 April 22, 2008 5.13 April 15, 2008 5.14 April 6, 2008 5.15 April 2, 2008 5.16 March 31, 2008 5.17 March 27, 2008 5.18 March 22, 2008 5.19 March 19, 2008 5.20 March 16, 2008 5.21 March 11, 2008 5.22 March 4, 2008 5.23 February 27, 2008 5.24 February 25, 2008 5.25 February 19, 2008 5.26 February 15, 2008 5.27 February 13, 2008 5.28 February 10, 2008 5.29 February 6, 2008 5.30 February 5, 2008 5.31 January 27, 2008 5.32 January 24, 2008 6 See also

[edit] Assessment scale

The scale for assessments is defined at Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Assessment. Articles are divided into the following categories.

Article progress grading scheme [  v • d • e  ]

Label	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editor's experience	Example
FA {{FA-Class}}	Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles.	Definitive. Outstanding, thorough article; a great source for encyclopedic information.	No further additions are necessary unless new published information has come to light, but further improvements to the text are often possible.	Tourette Syndrome (as of July 2007)
FL {{FL-Class}}	Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured lists" status, and meet the current criteria for featured lists.	Definitive. Outstanding, thorough list; a great source for encyclopedic information.	No further additions are necessary unless new published information has come to light, but further improvements to the text are often possible.	FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives (as of January 2008)
A {{A-Class}}	Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a great article. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, with a well-written introduction and an appropriate series of headings to break up the content. It should have sufficient external literature references, preferably from reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy (peer-reviewed where appropriate). Should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. At the stage where it could at least be considered for featured article status, corresponds to the "Wikipedia 1.0" standard.	Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting. May miss a few relevant points.	Minor edits and adjustments would improve the article, particularly if brought to bear by a subject-matter expert. In particular, issues of breadth, completeness, and balance may need work. Peer-review would be helpful at this stage.	Durian (as of March 2007)
GA {{GA-Class}}	The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting the good article standards. This should be used for articles that still need some work to reach featured article standards, but that are otherwise acceptable. Good articles that may succeed in FAC should be considered A-Class articles, but having completed the Good article designation process is not a requirement for A-Class.	Useful to nearly all readers. A good treatment of the subject. No obvious problems, gaps, or excessive information. Adequate for most purposes, but other encyclopedias could do a better job.	Some editing will clearly be helpful, but not necessary for a good reader experience. If the article is not already fully wikified, now is the time.	International Space Station (as of February 2007)
B {{B-Class}}	Commonly the highest article grade that is assigned outside a more formal review process. Has several of the elements described in "start", usually a majority of the material needed for a comprehensive article. Nonetheless, it has some gaps or missing elements or references, needs editing for language usage or clarity, balance of content, or contains other policy problems such as copyright, Neutral Point Of View (NPOV) or No Original Research (NOR). With NPOV a well written B-class may correspond to the "Wikipedia 0.5" or "usable" standard. Articles that are close to GA status but don't meet the Good article criteria should be B- or Start-class articles.	Useful to many, but not all, readers. A casual reader flipping through articles would feel that they generally understood the topic, but a serious student or researcher trying to use the material would have trouble doing so, or would risk error in derivative work.	Considerable editing is still needed, including filling in some important gaps or correcting significant policy errors. Articles for which cleanup is needed will typically have this designation to start with.	Jammu and Kashmir (as of October 2007) has a lot of helpful material but needs more prose content and references.
Start {{Start-Class}}	The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack a key element. For example an article on Africa might cover the geography well, but be weak on history and culture. Has at least one serious element of gathered materials, including any one of the following: a particularly useful picture or graphic multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic a subheading that fully treats an element of the topic multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article	Useful to some, provides a moderate amount of information, but many readers will need to find additional sources of information. The article clearly needs to be expanded.	Substantial/major editing is needed, most material for a complete article needs to be added. This article still needs to be completed, so an article cleanup tag is inappropriate at this stage.	Real analysis (as of November 2006)
Stub {{Stub-Class}}	The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to bring it to A-Class level. It is usually very short, but can be of any length if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible.	Possibly useful to someone who has no idea what the term meant. May be useless to a reader only passingly familiar with the term. At best a brief, informed dictionary definition.	Any editing or additional material can be helpful.	Coffee table book (as of July 2005)

These criteria apply to general-content articles. Tropical cyclone articles have additional criteria/guidelines about what sorts of content and formatting should be provided for an article of each class; see the talk page for discussion of these.

Each tropical cyclone article has its assessment included inside the {{hurricane}} template, such as {{hurricane|class=B}}. This provides automatic categorization within Category:Tropical cyclone articles by quality. Note that the class parameter is case-specific; see the template's documentation for more information.

[edit] Assessment guidelines

The following are assessment guidelines for single tropical cyclone articles:

• Stub class — Little structure, severely lacking impact and/or storm history
• Start class — Some structure, basic overview of the topic
• B class — Decent structure and fair amount of information for each section
• GA class — Covers everything well; before nominating, should include metric units, inline sourcing, and preparation and aftermath (if it exists); nominated at WP:GAC and passed
• A class — Very comprehensive, impact section has multiple sub-sections by area that are complete, cite web formatting, non-breaking spacing ( ) between numbers and their units
• FA class — Passes WP:FAC

The following are assessment guidelines for season articles:

• Stub class — Lacking the inclusion of each named (or nameable) storm
• Start class — Every storm is mentioned
• B class — Every storm has at least one paragraph for storm history and one for impact (if impact exists)
• GA class — Covers everything well; before nominating, should include metric units, inline sourcing, and multiple paragraphs outside of the storm section (either in lede or a season summary section); nominated at WP:GAC and passed
• A class — Season summary as well as an appropriately-long lede (two or more paragraphs, minimum), every section complete, any records about the season mentioned, non-breaking spacing ( ) between numbers and their units
• FA class — Passes FAC

[edit] Assessment process

To create a new assessment discussion here, add the article to be assessed in a sub-section of the #Article assessments section below. Give the article's exact name in the title with a wikilink. Finally, add the "assessed=yes" parameter to the {{hurricane}} template near the talk of the article's talk page.

Current practice is that Stub-Start-B assessments are done by individual editors when looking at an article. Before upgrading to A-class the article should be discussed here to make sure everyone agrees. Once the article is A-class you should probably get general peer review on it and then follow the normal process for making the article a FA article. Peer review (PR) and FA candidates (FAC) should be announced here to get more TC-specific comments from the TC editors.

Articles that are classified as either A-class or Featured articles should be listed in the WikiProject's table for the Version 1.0 Editorial Team. Additionally, A-Class articles should also be listed at the List of A-Class articles.

Finally, to prevent the page from becoming too long, archive an assessment discussion using the following form (replacing PAGENAME with the name of the article to archive):

[edit] Article assessments

Currently on Featured article candidates		Currently on Featured list, Featured topic, Featured picture candidates, or Peer review
		Hurricane Lili (PR)	(link)
		2007 Atlantic hurricane season (PR)	(link)

If you don't find a storm, and its talk page marks it as assessed, look for it in the archives.

[edit] Hurricane Ivan

This one is currently marked as an A; the only such we have. I did this just because Hink listed it in his table as an A. But it is a very good article (appropriate length, interesting and complete), so I say it should be an A. Jdorje 00:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Looking at the assessment criteria we gave above, this does not pass as an A class. It does not have Cite Web formatting, it has citations needed (which should lower it to Start class), and incomplete metrification. I propose it is lowered to GA or even B. This way hopefully more editors will realize Ivan is not finished. I put a todo list on the talk page. Hurricanehink (talk) 03:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Anyone oppose dropping it to GA class? It needs much more work for it to be A class. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Dropped a while ago. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 07:34, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

This one is pretty close, and with some work we could get it there. Jdorje 00:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

I say this just needs a longer intro, then it would be A, if not FA. Hurricanehink 01:58, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

A-Class now. Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 19:50, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Dropped to B class due to lack of sources. It needs sources in general and some more organization to the impact section. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1997 Pacific hurricane season

I think this article is superior than a plain Class B article. I'm not going to change the class, but it should be because it has a good season intro, the list is with dates, categories and decent images. Also at the end of the article has a very complete info about records broken. Tamplates are well used. So I think it should be promoted to A-class. And finally, it cites its references. If I could, I would change it to an A-class. juan andrés 03:05, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Sounds good. Support. Hurricanehink 03:28, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Wow, those tables are good. 2005 Atlantic hurricane season statistics could learn a couple things from them. I assume Michelle made these; nice work. — jdorje (talk) 04:03, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

I'd change the storm images to {{Infobox hurricane small}}, but that is pretty much it. Everything else is perfect. Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 04:10, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

That would be a great idea. I could do it. juan andrés 04:21, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

I've done it now, and I've changed the reference format to the more versatile Cite.php. Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 04:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

FAC time? It looks pretty good. Hurricanehink (talk) 03:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

I added a graphical timeline using easytimeline syntax, although I'm not sure what's wrong with the bar for Typhoon Paka. Should there be an external timeline created, as in the manner of current seasons? Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 23:16, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

It could use more info to the storm sections, but it could be ready for FAC time. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane David

Hurricanehink expanded and improved this greatly. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 01:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I would say yes (if I'm allowed to), but there's not many pictures of impact. I checked online, and there are some, but they're all copyrighted. Does that matter? Hurricanehink 01:50, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I put it to A-class based on the good content and intro, and decent structure. More pictures would be nice, and maybe an Aftermath and Preparations section. — jdorje (talk) 22:55, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Next for FA-Class? Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 01:18, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Maybe. I'll ask at the discussion. Hurricanehink (talk) 01:30, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Before that, damage pics are needed. Hurricanehink (talk) 03:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Needs more in general. See its FAC nomination which has some good suggestions. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Joan-Miriam

I just completed a ground-up rewrite. I am not optimistic that we'll be able to find impact pictures. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 20:51, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

It's better than before, but there's too many sections without enough information. South America, Columbia, and Panama all are only 1-2 lines. Excluding the Impact section, the article is a solid B, if not A, but the impact needs a lot. One way you could fix that problem is combining sections, like putting Columbia in South America or Panama and Costa Rica in the rest of Central America. Wording needs improvements throughout the article, like referring Miriam as a reformed tropical depression as Miriam Part Two. The good news is it's getting there. Hurricanehink 22:22, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

I expanded the lead and combined some of the impact sections. There might be lots of Spanish stuff about this but I don't know. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 23:21, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Note: User:Tarret nominated this to be a good article. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 23:01, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Which failed. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 22:06, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

GA nommed again, and this time it looks like it could pass. The only thing it could use before anything higher than GA is just more info, particularly lesser antilles and South America. Here's a bit of Trinidad and Tobago info. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1989 Pacific hurricane season

• Not enough here. Very far from A class. Hurricanehink 22:28, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

There's some tone issues. Discos and tcr's should be used to lengthen the storm summaries. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cyclone Percy

Possibly ether B, GA or A class. Storm05 15:50, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

I marked it as B class. All that needs to be done is fix some of grammar and spelling errors. Good job for a storm that caused no deaths. Hurricanehink 21:27, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

I did a general copyedit and I think its ready for GA Class or higher, anyone agree? Storm05 19:06, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Nominated for GA. Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 19:49, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

• Now a GA. So, should it be bumped up to A-Class? Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 00:00, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Not quite A class. The spelling and grammar need to be fixed still. Hurricanehink (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
    • I went through the article and cleaned it up before GA status... are there any other mistakes I didn't catch? Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 00:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
      • Oh, never mind then. If possible, the intro should be two paragraphs, and someone should aks Jdorje for a track map. Also, are there any more pictures? Those things are relatively little, so I guess A class sounds good. Hurricanehink (talk) 00:31, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay its A-Class, what it takes to get this article to FA-Class? Storm05 18:34, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Damage totals, more pictures, a track map, and more organization to the storm history. 14 lines is a little much for one paragraph. Also, more impact, if possible. There's only three paragraphs on impact. If that's all the storm did, then that's fine, but more would be nice. FA-Class is possible for this article, though it will have to wait. You should bring it up at the discussion page. Hurricanehink (talk) 21:36, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Based on the above criteria, it is missing cite web formatting for A class. Hurricanehink (talk) 03:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC) Downgraded to GA-Class because it still does not have cite web formatting. This is actually a requirement for GA-Class, so if cite web formatting is not added and the article is not cleaned up, it could be put up for review or be delisted. I'll probably fix the refs later. --Coredesat talk! 20:19, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical Storm Zeta (2005)

Given what happened with Irene, might as well bring the other storms of 2005 up here. To pick one at random... Zeta. Do people think A-class is appropriate?--Nilfanion (talk) 22:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

No comment. I still don't think a storm should be higher than GA class without a significant impact section, but that's just me. Hurricanehink (talk) 23:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Umm, that contradicts Irene being an FA Hink, FA>A isn't it?.... And no I'm not suggesting we submit this one to FAC--Nilfanion (talk) 23:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I know. Retrospectively, I don't believe Irene should have been made an FA, but that's in the past. I think this should be put up for GA, however. Hurricanehink (talk) 00:01, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Irene being an FA is more a flaw in the FAC system as it stands. Not notable enough is not a valid FAC objection and from what I've gathered any article which can survive AfD is an FA worthy subject (and we have gone with all named storms get an article now...) Irrespective of whether is should be an FA or not, the content is FA standard, the FAC didn't dispute that did it? The classification scheme is to do with quality only, thats why I believe this one is A-class - though I would wait until it is a GA before raising it further to A-class, it is likely that a GA nom will raise some copyediting issues (which I can't see). Could someone other than me and Hink comment on this one please?--Nilfanion (talk) 22:23, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

• Well, the discussion never ends, apparently... I personally see FA as a quality benchmark, so that's why I saw no reason precluding Irene to be an FA. But before I go away on a tangent, I say that it would be better to wait for GA to approve it or give back commentary before considering A-Class. (For future reference, {{GA-Class}} is not a prerequisite for {{A-Class}}, but it would be nice to do that just this once). Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 22:56, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

I know GA is not a prerequisite, its just with these minor storms the only real difference between B and FA is copyediting. That means the GA nomination is useful as an outside contributor will probably give useful suggestions. I've put it up for GA, having that many TC articles on GA nom doesn't detract from the review quality.--Nilfanion (talk) 22:58, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Alright, it's almost A class, but I'd like a little more storm history. I personally like a lot of storm history, as it should be the main part of a fish storm article. Mainly, I would like to know how it became a TD. Was it a trough? Front? Extratropical low? Where did the precursor storm come from? That sort of info should be in either the TCR or in TWD's. Hurricanehink (talk) 14:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

The above is still needed. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical Storm Isabel (1985)

I don't see what's preventing this from reaching GA or A class. Is there something, or has no one thought about upgrading it? Icelandic Hurricane #12_(talk) 21:37, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually, the latter. Upgrading articles to GA status should be done at Wikipedia:Good articles/Nominations. Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 22:17, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

• Now at {{GA-Class}}. Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 19:25, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Is there any chance of it beciming an A-class. I know some info can be added, but it needs a source. Icelandic Hurricane #12_(talk) 23:16, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Not yet. It's missing cite web formatting, and more impact would be good. Hurricanehink (talk) 03:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

More info would still be nice. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Typhoon Chanchu (2006)

I couldn't help myself and put Chanchu up for GA. I doubt it'll become a GA though, due to its recent occurence and shortness in some sections. But, whatever, there's nothing to lose, and plus, it will get feedback on how to make it better. I hope that what I did it okay. íslenska hurikein #12_(samtal) 00:58, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Just curious, why would you put it up for GA if you don't think it could become GA. We can give feedback here, and we're not wasting the GA people's times. Also, it shouldn't be B class. There's citations needed, and not enough info in the impact section. Hurricanehink (talk) 03:08, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

It needs to be updated and get some sources. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Project Stormfury

I just greatly expanded and referenced it. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 23:32, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

I upped it to B class. Good work. You should nominate it for GA. Hurricanehink (talk) 23:41, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

I did nominate it. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 22:51, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Now a GA. Have you any other improvement suggestions? Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 16:04, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

It looks pretty good, but not quite A class. The wording is a little unusual in the legacy section (cash cow, for example), and not quite encyclopediac in a lot of places. There's a few places without citations, so that's needed. Also, though it's a pain, Cite web formatting is needed for A class. All in all, not too much work is needed for an FAC run. --Hurricanehink (talk) 18:14, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

I added a source for the {{fact}}s you added. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 21:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Good. Here's some things that could be changed. Try and use the active voice as much as possible. More should be mentioned in the hypothesis. Words like eventually should not be used. Exact dates are better. Who first hypothesized that seeding would weaken hurricanes? There's still some poorly written phrases, like "The next thing that the hurricane did", "For some reason, however, someone neglected to notify the press that seedings were not going on", "then a sort of "gun" mounted on the wings ", and a few other places. The word "some" should never be used. It sounds too informal, and better, more accurate words should replace it. "Today, the HRD employs 30 people and has a staff of 2.6 million dollars each year." doesn't make sense. Staff of $2.6 million? The article needs cite web formatting. Sorry, but that's a requirement for A class articles. There might be more, I don't know, but that's all I can think of with a quick read through. --Hurricanehink (talk) 01:29, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

The bulleted references are now in cite web formatting, and I adjusted the wording in the suggested places, and I fixed the error regarding the staff and budget. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 20:21, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm a little confused. They are in reference formatting, but not cite web. This is cite web (or book). <ref>{{cite book|author=Davies|year=Whatever|title=Title of book|page=81|accessdate=2006-07-05|publisher=Whatever|id=ISBN X-XXXXXX-XX-X}}</ref> So some of them have to be fixed. Also, was there any public reaction to the project? All-in-all, though, it's pretty good. Close to A-class. Hurricanehink (talk) 01:55, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I would like to see some online sources, as there are currently one. True, books are usually preferred, but online might provide more recent information. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Marty (2003)

Did some serious cleanup here, and expanded storm history and impact, and cleaned up the references. It's B-Class now, but I don't see this getting any higher than GA with the information available. Should I put this up for GA? --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 06:47, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

A 2 paragraph intro would be nice. After that, GA sounds good. --Hurricanehink (talk) 13:11, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 13:16, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

One more thing before GA'ing. The copyright status on that image is unclear. Nowhere in the site does it say that the image is free for use. Hurricanehink (talk) 01:13, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Removed the image (I didn't add it). I'll have to find something that is free for use to replace it with. --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 01:34, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Yea, I think that Storm05 added it when he made the article. Good luck finding something. --Hurricanehink (talk) 20:46, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm thinking this may be good enough to become a GA despite having to remove the image, so I'll put it up for GA now. There's gonna be some kind of wait time between now and when it's actually considered, so I should be able to find a new image by then. --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 22:26, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Yea, it looks GA worthy. Hurricanehink (talk) 22:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Woo, it's a GA now. Unfortunately, there really isn't much more information, so it probably won't get much further than that. --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 22:26, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Information from discussions and the tropical weather outlooks would be a nice addition. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cyclone Rosita

Alright, now that the article is a GA (yay!!!!!), what else could be done for it to be an A? I'm guessing impact pictures are needed. RaNdOm26 17:06, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't know. As soon as some pictures are found, it should be a GA. Maybe the storm history could be a _little longer. 17:57, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

If possible, a damage pic would be nice, but it looks pretty good. Maybe A class with a copyedit. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Doubt it because damage pics in Australia are crown copyrighted and thus we cannot use them. Storm05 14:32, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

If you don't know what you're talking about, don't say it. Crown copyright only applies to Government photos and works of the Australian government. Private photos may be copyrighted or free, depending on the individual. – Chacor 14:35, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Thats still impossible because free private photos from Australia are non existant unless that person is a NOAA or US Goverment employee working in Australia (which i seriously doubt since there are very few or no NOAA or US weather or government centers in Australia) Storm05 14:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

"Private photos" meaning those taken by members of the public, individuals. Please at least make an attempt to know what you're talking about? – Chacor 14:41, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

And i still say thats still impossible, because the odds of indiviuals of putting their photos in public domain are very, very slim. Storm05 14:48, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

You obviously haven't heard of the GNU FDL, which Wikipedia runs on. Not surprising, since this happened after all. – Chacor 14:55, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Individuals putting their photos in the public domain isn't that slim. I emailed someone about a damage pic for Hurricane Fabian and they were fine with it. Hurricanehink (talk) 14:58, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical Storm Bilis (2006)

Is this B-class? I'd add pictures, but finding free impact pictures is proving to be a real pain. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 18:45, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I think so. íslenska hurikein #12 _(samtal) 20:07, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm setting this at B-class unless there are any objections. I think it meets the standards. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 20:59, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Aftermath has been added, not much more I can do for preparations now. I can't really add a MODIS image, either, since there aren't any good ones (i.e., ones that actually have the entire storm in the frame). It's on GAN right now. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 05:31, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Now a GA. --Coredesat talk. o_O 20:05, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Now up on PR, because I want to be able to take this on a FAC run once all the storm history information is in. --Coredesat talk! 23:06, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Has the article been updated since the storm happened? All in all, pretty good, and probably ready for FAC once storm history is finalized. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical Storm Otto (2004)

My first attempt on an Atlantic article!! How does it look, though????? RaNdOm26 11:12, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Whoa! How'd you write such a long storm history on a little storm? That's amazing. I'd like to say B-class and put it up for GAnom, but I don't know if everyone else would agree. Maybe you should check out Hurricane Philippe (2005) and Tropical Storm Lee (2005) for more ideas on how to write Atlantic storms. Good luck! íslenska hurikein #12 _(samtal) 12:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your appreciation! RaNdOm26 14:42, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

No problem. Anytime. íslenska hurikein #12 _(samtal) 16:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

• A solid B, but a bit too technical IMO for GA. Titoxd^(?!?) 22:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

It is pretty technical, but Hurricane Irene (2005) has a few technical terms too, such as "wind shear" and "convection". RaNdOm26 09:21, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Wind shear and convection are reasonably obvious terms (and are all but impossible to avoid). However "entrainment" for example could be avoided.--Nilfanion (talk) 10:23, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

It could use info from the discussions. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

• Submit for GAC to get external eyes about technical concerns. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 07:43, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cyclone Heta (2003)

Still waiting to be ranked. Im hoping for this to be GA Class or even a speedy FA Class. Storm05 16:08, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Those two classes need to follow Wiki process. And with the wording that's in the article, it's not going to happen. IMO, high-Start class or very, very low B. – Chacor 16:09, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I think B-class will do for now. 16:10, 28 August 2006 (UTC)íslenskur fellibylur #12 _(samtal)

A lot of it seems to be paraphrased from outside sources. It needs work before GA in my opinion. – Chacor 16:12, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I've start rated it due to the SPAG errors and many unexplained acronyms which would make no sense to a non-WPTC reader.--Nilfanion (talk) 16:19, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I think the article has improved and maybe at B-Class at least. Storm05 16:29, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Not B, needs more info. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Typhoon Saomai (2006)

I know this was somewhat recent, but the article looks pretty good after lots of people got involved in it. How does it look? --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 18:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

It looks good, and I think it's B class. However, an aftermath section should be made, along with any newer info on the storm, before anything higher. Hurricanehink (talk) 20:08, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

That will be very hard (but ReliefWeb might have something), but I'll see what I can do. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 23:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I couldn't find much useful info, but I'm still searching. It shouldn't be much trouble to add it later, but for now, Saomai's on GAC. --Coredesat talk! 00:26, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Given that it's a few months after the storm, has there been a recent check if there's updated info? Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Felix (1995)

This article was a previous WP:GACo. What else can be done to improve the article? 74.116.113.241 13:36, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

• For A-Class/FA-Class, it needs formatting the citations to {{cite web}} and friends. It just needs a bit of polishing up, and a final copyedit, but it is almost there. Titoxd^(?!?) 03:51, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Some more Bermuda stuff should be added. The NHC archives have a lot of stuff on this storm. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:10, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Any impact pics? Only minor copyediting really.. so A class with a pic.--Nilfanion (talk) 19:14, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

• I severely doubt there are any impact pics since the storm didnot make landfall, if they are they are copyrighted (which we cannot use them), the only pics that can bring this article to A-Class is a second sat pic. Storm05 13:05, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
  • I don't know, there might be a newspaper pic from along the coast or Bermuda. I saw a couple impact pics (unusable) in the past that showed the erosion, so that's always possible. Hurricanehink (talk) 13:48, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
    • It's possible, but I wouldn't withhold A-Class if a free picture cannot be found. Titoxd^(?!?) 05:55, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

It should use more info from the NHC local reports. I think they have info on Bermuda. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical Storm Chris (2006)

Again, another GA. What is it lacking for A-, and potentially, FA-Class? Titoxd^(?!?) 03:21, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

I think we should wait for the NCDC event reports. Right now, the impact section relies a lot on the Stormcarib.net unofficial reports, so it would be nice to get some official info. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm leery until after the TCR is issued.--Nilfanion (talk) 18:59, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Epsilon (2005)

Another GA. What else does it need for A-Class? Titoxd^(?!?) 02:36, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Nothing meets my FAC criteria.--Nilfanion (talk) 18:55, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Comment: The article doesn't explain how the storm maintained hurricane status for so long. Sure, it says it was annular, but how did it resemble an annular hurricane over very cool temps. Is there an explaination yet? I think I read somewhere it was because it was subtropical in origin; maybe something to check out. Some places could use wording improvements; parts are a bit wordy, while other parts are lacking a bit. For example, the origin of the storm could be a bit longer. There's a jump between its peak intensity and when it weakened to a tropical storm. Why did it turn to the southwest (a turn not even mentioned in the article)? Impact and records could probably be merged. Hurricanehink (talk) 14:04, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

We can't give a reason without OR.--Nilfanion (talk) 15:22, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

So there is no reason yet? OK, nm about that. Hurricanehink (talk) 15:24, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

It could still use some more smoothening out in the storm history. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical Storm Lee (2005)

Meets my FAC criteria.--Nilfanion (talk) 18:55, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, after the HURDAT reference is formatted with {{cite web}}, sure. Titoxd^(?!?) 05:53, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

{{sofixit}} ;) Besides we have a three man rule... Hink stop procrastinating and give in already!--Nilfanion (talk) 11:41, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, here's my review. It's certainly GA class, but I'm not convinced it's completely comprehensive (though it's close). The storm history, for example, could probably be expanded. Is there any more info before it developed into a TD (like TWO's)? The article suddenly goes from it forming to it degenerating to a remnant low a day later. Was there anything going on between the first advisory and when it became a remnant low? "...then turned to the northeast due to the effects of a non-tropical system". What affects? Was it an upper level low whose large circulation drawed it northeastward, a trough of low pressure, an extratropical storm? When it redeveloped convection, was it due to instability of the atmosphere? Less wind shear? Warmer water temps? The whole operational/post-analysis with how long it was a storm should be re-written and clarified a bit. It's bit confusing, and would probably be confusing to someone who doesn't know anything about hurricanes (like if Lee was on the main page and someone read it). The last sentence is a bit of a run-on. When did it become a remnant low? Where did it go after it degenerated into a remnant low? Just reading the storm history without looking at the track map, it's unclear at its motion, so a few locations along the way would be nice. The impact section (or lack thereof) could probably be merged with the Naming and Records, as done with Irene (05). It's good, but I'm opposing A class for now until these things are fixed. Hurricanehink (talk) 15:16, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

The above still applies. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Recently added GA-class articles

Due to the significant number of articles that have moved from B to GA in the last couple weeks, I'd like to see the following articles reassessed to see if they can go to A or even onto FAC. There is a very low number of A-class articles and a high number of GA-class articles due to a lot of recent additions (and several more awaiting).

The list is as follows, in chronological order:

• Hurricane Audrey (1957)
• Hurricane Linda (1997)
• Hurricane Alberto (2000)
• Hurricane Karen (2001)
• Hurricane Gustav (2002)
• Hurricane Danny (2003)
• Hurricane Kate (2003)
• Subtropical Storm Nicole (2004)
• Hurricane Maria (2005)
• Hurricane Ophelia (2005)
• Tropical Storm Debby (2006)

Any thoughts on them? CrazyC83 02:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Right off the bat, I remember leaving assessment comments in the talk pages for Karen and Danny. I haven't had the time to review the rest... Titoxd^(?!?) 02:16, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Here's my thoughts.

• Audrey- Not quite enough info. The impact section can probably be expanded, as it doesn't give much detail to the tornado outbreak. No on A class.
• Linda- Needs a two paragraph intro, longer storm history if possible, make a records/statistics section, and find a way to remove some of the white space. No on A class
• Alberto- Longer intro, and find a better pic than the GOES one. One those two items are fixed, I'll support A class.
• Karen- I'm biased, so no comment, other than a MODIS pic should replace the one of it headed towards Canada (in the SH).
• Gustav- Remove the white space in the preps section, and see if there's Newfoundland impact (it struck as a hurricane, after all). After that, I'll support A class.
• Danny, Kate, Nicole, and Debby- No comment; biased.
• Maria- It needs a copyedit. Phrases like "The extratropical Maria merged with..." make no sense. The impact should all be in one section w/o the sub-sections (they're too short to be separate). I'd like to see some more storm history, as it goes from development/TD in one sentence to hurricane in the next sentence. Such jumpiness is bad.
• Ophelia- The impact section looks weird due to the pics. Maybe the US should have its own section (rather than Florida and NC). Impact in general should probably be expanded if it is to be called comprehensive. The aftermath section is currently a stub and needs more.

Hurricanehink (talk) 02:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

(Regarding Alberto) What's the GOES one? Do you mean "once" instead of "one"? I'm sort of confused. RaNdOm26 09:37, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

GOES is a program of NASA satellites, see Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. – Chacor 10:31, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

I already know GOES is a satellite. So, what is the GOES pic? RaNdOm26 11:08, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

This one. – Chacor 11:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Edouard (1996)

• Another GA. The only thing IMO missing for A-Class status is a landfall radar pic. Nilfanion? Titoxd^(?!?) 03:50, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Can anyone get the radar pic? Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Ernesto (2006)

• currently its at B Class, what it takes to get this thing up to A class?. Storm05 18:29, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

A complete redo. The storm history is ok, but the rest needs to be updated with event report info. The Caribbean info section is lacking. Yea, basically a complete redo. Hurricanehink (talk) 18:33, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Best to wait for the TCR. CrazyC83 16:20, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical cyclogenesis

So, GAC has stalled, and the peer review hasn't been necessarily elucidating for this article. What is needed for A-Class? Titoxd^(?!?) 20:39, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Sources for every last statement. Sorry for the bad news, but there are seven paragraphs without sourcing at the end of them. Hurricanehink (talk) 20:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

GA now. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Alicia

Wanting it for B-GA class. Currently has {tone} on it.Mitchazenia 22:06, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Right off the bat, I can see several problems just in the lede. Calling Alicia the third cyclone is confusing, as cyclone generally refers to tropical storms or hurricanes. The second sentence doesn't work, either. The article is about Alicia, so why are the second, third, and fourth sentences about history and another hurricane? Writing is poor, and the tone should definitely be there. It goes into too much storm history in the lede — it is supposed to be just an overall summary. The lede should focus more on overall damage stats, such as number of people killed or number of buildings destroyed. Instead, it talks about Carla and the aftermath, a bad idea for the lede. Without even going past the top of the page, I can tell the article needs more work. Hurricanehink (talk) 17:28, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

I revised the intro and found new places for some of it. The Storm History in the intro is gone. Now the intro is too small.Mitchazenia 17:35, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Barry (1983)

Wanting it for B-GA class.Mitchazenia 22:06, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Needs more work. Specifically, the lede should be longer. The storm history should be longer. The image caption in the infobox needs to be fixed. Preparations could be written better, and a source is needed for the evacuees. Surely there is more impact. Using the HPC rainfall image would be a great addition. Why are evacuations mentioned in the impact? Additionally, why is Texas mentioned in the Florida paragraph of the impact? Throughout the article, when linking the NHC preliminary report, the exact page should be linked, not the overall folder. Hurricanehink (talk) 17:28, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

I've stricken everything i've done so far out.Mitchazenia 17:49, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 1987 Pacific hurricane season

I have a few reasons for bringing this here to assessment. First, for some reason the MWR archive does not exist for this, ending in 1987. The NHC archives for the Pacific begin in 1988. This leaves a "gap" consisting of this season for which information is scarce. I therefore added all information I could find. I bring this up here because I'd like to ask anyone who has any more information to please please please add it. Second, since this article has all of the (known) information (I could find), it would surely be a GA or higher, more or less, right? Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 22:07, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Two things. First, pics would be good. Second, did you use the newspaper archive? Great job with what you had. Hurricanehink (talk) 00:45, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Hink, I just supplied her with pics.Mitch^contribs 00:49, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Effects of Hurricane Dean in the Lesser Antilles

I have been working on this article for a while, but it really needs a fresh set of eyes. I know that the Aftermath section fairly confused, but other than that, what sort of changes should I be making? (Go easy on me, I am new to this) Plasticup ^T/C 21:42, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Two concerns I have are the lack of using USD (only used twice in the impact section) and the potential lack of comprehensiveness (only four islands are listed; the article on Lesser Antilles lists many more). The lede should be expanded, seeing how long the article is. The sections on St. Lucia and Dominica look to be a good length, though I would like to see some more meteorological statistics (rainfall, storm surge, peak wind gusts, etc.) It would be nice to see a little more for the Martinique section; that section says damage totaled over $300 million, whereas the St. Lucia section goes into much more detail for a lot less damage. I guess just try and keep it updated as time goes on, until nothing else can be updated. All in all, good job. Hurricanehink (talk) 23:27, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

I have been using reliefweb.int to locate most of the humanitarian information, however Martinique is conspicuous in its absence. I am going to guess that most of the Martinique-related primary sources will be in French, and it may take a little while for English versions to circulate. I'll keep my eyes open there. As for meteorological statistics, where do you usually find that sort of thing? Do you look at local weather stations, or is there some central repository? Plasticup ^T/C 00:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Effects of Hurricane Wilma in The Bahamas

Looking at this article again, I think it's up to par for A-class. Any comments? --Hurricanehink (talk) 18:25, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Ship to FAC sometime soon. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 07:30, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Naomi (1968)

I brought it up for peer review, but I'd like to get more opinions from the editors here please. (If anyone still visits here.) Hurricane Angel Saki My own personal NHC 21:52, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Current GA-articles proposed as A-class articles

• Cyclone Gamede
• Cyclone Inigo
• Hurricane Karen (2001)
• Subtropical Storm Andrea (2007)
• Tropical Storm Marco (1990)

These five articles are GA's of mine, and I personally believe that are A-class worthy. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:16, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

• I think that Gamede, Andrea and Marco are for sure A-Class, and could go to FAC and easily pass. Inigo is a little short on impact and aftermath, but I'm sure it'll do. And Karen is probably A-class worth too, but the writing could be slightly more engaging. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 01:06, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. Here are a few more, now that we got the ball rolling. The first two are ones that others said were A-class worthy, and the rest are GA's of mine. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:02, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

• Hurricane Alberto (1982)
• Hurricane Danny (2003)
• Hurricane Daniel (2006)
• Hurricane Florence (1988)
• Hurricane Florence (2006)

The ones that pops out at me the most are Alberto and Florence 1988, and maybe Daniel. Danny is pretty short on information other than storm history, so I'd prfer to see that stay at GA. And Florence 2006 is really close, but one or two of the references aren't in {{cite web}} form. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 15:29, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

For Florence, I fixed the lone ref not in cite web. For Danny, length is not an issue for A-class articles (look at TS Ana from the same year). If it's comprehensive, and it meets the other criteria, shouldn't it be promoted? ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 19:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Alright, Florence 2006 is good now, and I guess Danny is A-class worthy, but I'd still like to see more information for an A-class article. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 19:03, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

About Danny, while more info would be great, it's pretty much maxed out, since it never affected land! ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 19:06, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

• For Marco, I would like to have more info about how it interacted with Klaus, as it seems that was relevant to its history. Overall, it is a solid A. I'd ship to FAC, after renaming Impact to Impact and aftermath.
• Also, as a general note: Try to keep each section in this page to one article, as otherwise, assessed=yes points to a dead link. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 07:05, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Hernan (2002)

One of my GAs that I believe are A-class worthy. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 18:19, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

I disagree. The prose isn't up to par, IMO. The opening sentence is awkward "northwest several hundred miles west", not to mention very interesting. Also, if you're going to keep it how it is, "Category 5 hurricane" needs a link, since it provided no context as the first piece of information in the entire article. Writing in the SH could be better. "re-emerging in the eastern Pacific" - that was the first time it entered the EPAC. "the first Dvorak classifications" - no where in the source does it say that was the first Dvorak classification on the storm. Watch your conversions, and make sure metric values are included. It needs some work. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:27, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Done. Anything else? Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 19:11, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

No, not done. There is still the problem of no source about "first Dvorak classifications", and there are still some units without metric conversions. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Support as A but not a FA - This article looks almost ready. I would give it a thorough copyedit before A-classing it though.^Mitch32^contribs 14:15, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 1988 Pacific hurricane season

I wrote most of this awhile ago, it passed as a good article, but failed its FAC nomination. I believe the article is of A-class quality. If anything can be fixed, even if it isn't prohibiting it from becoming A-class, please inform me. Hello32020 (talk) 14:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

The biggest problem is the writing. The word "soon" is used 17 times, which I don't think is the most appropriate word to use. Here are some other problems. "forced the depression to weaken" (in TD1 section), "although cloud banding remained unfavorable" (in Aletta section), "No reports of damage or casualties were reported" (Bud), "was a dense area of moisture and cloudiness" (Carlotta), "turned into a tropical depression" (Carlotta), "caused this" (Emilia section; avoid self-referencing), "A well-organized ITCZ disturbance" (Fabio section, fix the redirect), "emerged as a tropical depression" (Fabio again, what does this mean?), "The system increased its speed, as it strengthened steadily further and a trough turned it west-northwestward on August 3" (Fabio, very dis-organized). The Daniel section mentions an upper-level low, but doesn't say anything about what it did. In Emilia's section, you say "A tropical wave crossed Central America rapidly into the Pacific on July 24". However, it later says "It then emerged as a tropical depression on July 27". Emerged from Central America? The overall writing is poor, I'm sorry, which is why I don't believe it is A-class worthy. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Kate (2003)

I see Tito added the "assessed" template to the article, but only after I also thought this would be A-class worthy. I just did a quick look-through, adding non-breaking spaces. Self-nom. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:09, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I think this is in the short list of articles to ship to FAC soon. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 22:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Kenneth (2005)

Self-nom with help from Miss Madeline. I always liked this article, and I believe it's a good example of an article on a storm that affected Hawaii. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:14, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Good, but too technical at points. I put a few {{huh}} tags there where I thought it was particularly hard to read for non-hurricane readers. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 23:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

I clarified those two parts. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hurricane Cosme (2007)

Another GA of mine. It's got to be pretty close to A-class. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 23:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List of Arizona hurricanes

It's been a while since this page was designated as a B, and I'm not sure what to do to make it an A (as GA is out of the question). Also, since this isn't one of Hink's state lists, I'm not sure what standard elements it is missing... :P Comments are appreciated. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 01:45, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Hink's state lists usually list them differently, not in a fancy table :P Anyways, there are a lot more storms listed on the HPC page that affected Arizona but aren't in the article. Find a way to deal with that. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Oooh, I didn't know about that page. That'll keep me busy for the next few days. :) Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 02:02, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

How about now? Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 09:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Better. I'm confused as to what the Deadly systems section is supposed to be about. Is it supposed to be a prose section for every known storm, or just particularly notable ones? Clearly, not all of those in the list caused deaths. Also, regarding the prose, there are several sentences that say "caused over 5 in (125 mm)" without specifying rainfall. While the rainfall is implied, it is awkward to see just "caused over 5 in (125 mm)". Be sure to add 2008 USD's. Also, should the titles be "1990's" or "1990s"? The decade articles are at "1990s". ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 15:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Originally, it was supposed to be a prose section for notable storms, but I'm pretty much transitioning it to a prose section of all the storms that affected the state. I forgot to rename it, and I'm accepting suggestions for the title of the section. What index are we using for 2008 USD?

As for the latter one, I don't know. I was looking through some of my textbooks, and they say to use the apostrophe, but if there's an entry in the MOS about it, then I can change it easily. Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 22:39, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't think a special name is needed for the section. Just storms would be fine, as that is what the other hurricane list articles do. This Federal Reserve site is what we use for updating to 2008 USD's (at least that's what I've been doing). Regarding 1990s vs. 1990's, I checked WP:MOSDATE, and it says Decades as such contain no apostrophe (the 1980s, not the 1980's). ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 23:52, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tropical Storm Chantal (2001)

Another user on IRC told me to FAC it, so rather than doing that I figured I'd do the next best thing. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

On a cursory review, it looks okay, but I haven't had a chance to fully check it. I'll do so as soon as I have time (it's going to be a very busy next few days, so that might take a bit). Titoxd^{(?!? - cool stuff)} 05:17, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Asessment log

[edit] See also

• Full assessment table
• Category:FA-Class Tropical cyclone articles
• Category:A-Class Tropical cyclone articles
• Category:GA-Class Tropical cyclone articles
• Category:B-Class Tropical cyclone articles
• Category:Start-Class Tropical cyclone articles
• Category:Stub-Class Tropical cyclone articles