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Reviewer: Juliancolton (talk · contribs) 17:44, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]


Hi, I'll be reviewing this article against the GA criteria. Comments, questions, and suggestions as I go along...

  • The rest of the storms need surface maps, where possible – see here. They might not always be impressive, but they're better than nothing.
  • In the infobox, I would replace "Homestead" with "Nine" for the name of the strongest storm. Out of its context, Homestead is just a place name.
  • added a decade following the end of the season. - why not simply "a decade later"?
  • two further attained their peak as major hurricanes. - "peak" → "peaks"
  • Remove "subsequent".
  • most consequential sounds like a made-up way to glorify a storm that doesn't actually fit any real superlatives. This is also unsourced.
  • damages → "damage" in all instances.
  • moved ashore Belize - missing a preposition.
  • economic damages - We've been over the "economic" thing before... ;)
  • If damage "topped" – that is, exceeded – $82.85 million, I see no reason to go to four sigfigs.
  • reconnaissance plane needs some kind of link
  • southern shores of Iceland - eh, looks more like the western shores to me. I'd suggest "near Iceland".
  • Two tornadoes were spawned. - any damage specifically from the tornadoes?
  • at least 10,000 telephone lines were downed by the storm - where? Across the entirety of New England?
  • tropical wave needs a link.
  • What is a pilot balloon?
  • I'm not sure that "storm harbors" are a thing separate from regular harbors.
  • just shy of its originally-assessed hurricane intensity. - this needs a footnote or an inline explanation of the HURDAT reanalysis or something for the casual reader's understanding.
  • north of the coastline of Cuba
  • Suggest "harbored" → "possessed".
  • communications between the city and nearby Tampa were slowed. Unclear how flooding can slow communications but not sever them.
  • On heels of Tropical Storm Six - missing word.
  • crossed western coastline of Cuba - again.
  • Why are some place names linked but others not (like Punta de Cartas, Leeward Islands, Turks and Caicos)
  • Worth noting Long Island is in the Bahamas and not the T&C.
  • Approximately 1,632 - too specific to be approximate.
  • Naval Air Station Richmond suffered catastrophic losses, where high winds - dangling modifier.
  • The Cape Fear River crested at its highest point on record - does this record still stand? Also, "level" more accurate than "point".
  • The cyclone was direct west-southwest - grammar (also, directed by what?)
  • stationary front needs a link.
  • The final Atlantic hurricane of 1945 was not known to have existed until over a decade following the end of the season. - In the broadest way of thinking, the storm's 200+ causalities contradict the fact that nobody knew the hurricane happened. People knew about the storm; it just wasn't listed in the database.
  • Due to the hurricane's small size - I don't believe the size was mentioned prior to this. Got any RMW estimates or similar?
  • What is Sierra de Jatibonico?
  • a number of privately-owned buildings - does it matter that they were privately owned? Could we presume to just say "homes"?
  • winds topped 70–90 mph (113–145 km/h) - did winds top (exceed) the entire range, meaning more than 90 mph? If so, why not just say "topped 90 mph"?
  • Maybe pipe "temperature gradient" to baroclinicity.
  • The storm moved ashore the northern coastline of Mexico - missing preposition.
  • Links needed: trough, gale force, subtropical cyclone, warm sector, cold front
  • Why the one usage of {{open access}} amidst a sea of {{free access}}?

Otherwise, the writing is mostly strong and I see no major omissions in the content for the purposes of a seasonal summary. On-hold for now. – Juliancolton | Talk 17:44, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Think I've addressed most of your concerns. Thanks for the review! TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contributions) 20:19, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Looks great. I'm satisfied now that the article meets the GA criteria. Nice work and congrats. – Juliancolton | Talk 21:01, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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