Talk:1937 Atlantic hurricane season/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Juliancolton (talk · contribs) 03:22, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm Juliancolton. Thanks for your efforts to improve this article to Good Article standards! I'll be reviewing it against the GA criteria, with the aim of having a full review posted tomorrow morning. Kind regards, – Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:22, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The 1937 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average period of tropical cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic, featuring eleven tropical storms; of these, four became hurricanes. - I appreciate the effort to craft an engaging opening hook, but I'm not sure this hits the mark. "Tropical cyclogenesis" is an atmospheric process that occurs on a relatively short scale, so it seems strange that we'd assign the term to a four-month chunk of the year – it would have only been occurring during a very small cumulative fraction of that stretch.
I'd expand HURDAT on the first usage.
Niggling point, but I feel the flow could be improved in the lede by cutting back on semicolon usage a bit. That particular bit of punctuation lends itself to rigid sentence structures.
Maybe link maximum sustained wind in the first section.
[4] blowing [5] down trees - Renegade ref.
although it is possible a weak cyclone could have existed sooner in the absence of more abundant surface observations. - This could be improved... it's easy to misunderstand that the existence of a weak cyclone was predicated on the lack of sfc obs.
There are several examples of false precision in the various blurbs.
I'd love to have another couple sentences concerning the nature of the Tarpon wreck. It seems like was one of the more significant events associated with this year's hurricane season. Also, should those 18 fatalities not count toward the season totals & effects table?
becoming a hurricane early on September 14 and reaching its peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) by 06:00 UTC the next morning. - It's fine, strictly speaking, but a bit long-winded. Any chance of a split?
It temporarily emerged into the far northeastern Gulf of Mexico - Suggest "briefly" instead of "temporarily" – everything the weather does is temporary.
A portion of Highway 6 between Wewahitchka and White City.[13] - Big, if true. (As an aside, there's no documentation on Wikipedia that then-SR 6 is now-SR 71. I wouldn't be concerned if the target article had a sourced history section, but since it doesn't, it's sort of a leap of faith on the reader's part.)
on September 24–25 - On the night of? Else change "on" to "from".
What's a scow?
For that matter (and less rhetorically), what's a "fishermen's building"?
Surface maps should be uploaded for systems 7, 8, 9, and 11.
File:Tropical Storm Three analysis 30 Aug 1937.png has a deadlinked source.
the most rainfall recorded over such a time frame - Seems like a lot of words to avoid saying "daily".
a 33 mph (53 km/h) wind - Sustained or gust? And a hyphen would be good, here and in 35 mph (56 km/h) winds re: TS 1.
a new tropical cyclone that was not documented in real time - "Identified" or "recognized" would be more precise than "documented".
at least tropical storm strength in the Atlantic in 1937 - The context is clear by now, so I'd remove everything after "strength".
While already implied, it would smooth out the narrative to clarity that reanalysis decided not to include those eleven other candidates.
Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low. - This is pretty rough.

Aside from these mostly inconsequential sticking points, the article is in fine shape. I'm placing the GA nomination on-hold for now so these concerns can be addressed. Nice work! – Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:33, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Juliancolton: Thanks for the review! I've made adjustments in light of these suggested changes/qualms. Unfortunately, the best source for potential maps for Hurricane Eight is currently missing maps for the days it was active. There is an image available elsewhere, but I'm not entirely convinced that it would help a reader much, if at all, given how zoomed in it is. TheAustinMan^{(Talk ⬩ Edits)} 19:56, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, passing. Congrats! – Juliancolton | ^Talk 20:21, 22 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]