Talk:1957 Atlantic hurricane season/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contribs) 23:25, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Hey, TAM. I will be reviewing this article shortly. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 23:25, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

• No "at about"'s.
• "The system continued to strengthen as it crossed the Florida peninsula, reentering the North Atlantic later that day." - You say it changed little in organization, but then say "continued to strengthen".
• "Field crops including tobacco and watermelon were damaged, with flood damage estimated at $30,000" - Comma after crops, after watermelon.
• "Despite the tropical storm's fast passage over land, heavy rainfall was reported,[11] officially peaking at 14.95 in (380 mm) in Live Oak, Florida, though unofficial reports of at least 19 in (480 mm) of rain were collected" - Split.
• "the only deaths associated with the system." - Add "these were" after the semicolon.
• "The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season was a generally inactive year for tropical cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic basin." - There is nothing wrong with this sentence, and I guess it is fine as is, but considering the high amount of USA impact during the year, I'd switch it to have more impact-based wording.
• "There were eight tropical storms, of which three became hurricanes. Two of the hurricanes intensified further to attain major hurricane strength.[nb 1] Though there were eight tropical storms, which satisfies the requirement for the naming of tropical cyclones, two storms did not receive names." --> "There were eight tropical storms–two of which went unnamed–and three hurricanes, two of which intensified further to attain major hurricane intensity."
• "The season officially began on June 15 and ended on November 15. However, the year's first tropical cyclone developed prior to the start of the season on June 8" - Combine.
• "In total, the season resulted in at least 513 fatalities and at least $152.5 million in damages." - No need to write "at least" twice.
• "Hurricane Audrey was the season's most destructive and deadly storm, causing 416 deaths and about $150 million in damages, accounting for most of the seasonal total." - No need for the last part of the sentence.
• " These two storms were the only to form in June during the season" - Is this really needed? If so, stick it onto the previous sentence with a semicolon.
• "However, July featured no Atlantic tropical cyclones." - Using only in the previous sentence with however in the following is pretty contradictive, and strange wording.
• "Tropical Storm Bertha was the only one to form during August, developing in the Gulf of Mexico." - "one" to "system" or "storm"
• "Despite warm sea surface temperatures (SST) in the tropical Atlantic, no storms formed during the month, below the climatological average of one." - Should be (SSTs).
• "Four storms formed, of which two attained hurricane strength. This was higher than the mean activity of the last 70 Septembers." - Combine and source.
• "During the month, conditions in the Gulf of Mexico were highly favorable for tropical cyclogenesis, with concomittent cyclonic activity." - Either combine this with the previous two sentences or just get rid of it since it's already mentioned that conditions were favorable.
• "It slowly strengthened as it developed a low pressure system." - Repetitive "it".
• " Situated in an area of favorable upper-air divergence and warm SSTs, the depression quickly organized and strengthened, reaching hurricane strength later that day." - Track map shows no tropical depression point? No mention of TS intensity or a mistake?
• "On June 27, Audrey reached peak intensity with winds of 145 mph (233 km/h), and made landfall at this intensity near the mouth of the Sabine River later that day." - Round.
• "In Texas, effects of the storm were much less severe, but the storm still caused $8 million in damages there, primarily as a result of strong winds." - No need for "there".
• "A weak extratropical low entered the Gulf of Mexico on August 6 and drifted slowly westward before developing into a tropical storm on August 8 about 100 mi (160 km) south of the Mississippi River Delta." - Slow down there buddy.
• "Moving generally northward, Bertha quickly organized,[6] though not as fast as Hurricane Audrey, which had developed from the same region two months prior.[8] After reaching its peak intensity with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and an estimated minimum pressure of 998 mbar (hPa; 29.47 inHg) on August 9, Bertha made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana at peak intensity later that day." --> "Moving generally northward, Bertha quickly organized; the system attained its peak intensity with [winds], [pressure] on August 9. That same day, Bertha came ashore near Cameron, Louisiana at the same intensity."
• "After landfall, the storm moved northwards due to a strong high-pressure system and weakened over land,[8] before degenerating into a remnant low at 1800 UTC on August 11 over Oklahoma." - Northward.
• "Though damage estimates were difficult to accurately obtain, four Arkansas counties reported combined losses of $925 thousand,[11] and two deaths were reported.[5]" - Just $925,000.
• "Hurricane Carrie formed from an easterly tropical wave off the western coast of Africa on September 2,[5] a type of tropical cyclogenesis typical of Cape Verde-type hurricanes" - The second half of the sentence isn't needed.
• "The hurricane curved northwards and fluctuated intensity before recurving to the west and restrengthening, attaining Category 4 intensity for a second time as it neared Bermuda on September 14." - NORTHWARD! Please fix any others you see. :P And "in" after "fluctuated".
• "The wave organized and spawned a weak area of circulation with developed into a tropical storm by 0600 UTC on September 7." - With to which.
• "Moving steadily towards the northeast at about 15 mph (24 km/h), Debbie only marginally strengthened due to the presence of cooler air entrainment." - At nearly, at roughly, but not at about.
• Round throughout the entire article.
• "Rainfall peaked at 11.26 in (286 mm) in Wewahitchka, Florida,[11] while rain was reported as far north as Pennsylvania" - Change "rain" to "precipitation".
• "As it entered the gulf, the system developed thunderstorm activity and an area of low-pressure, and as a result the Weather Bureau began initiating advisories on a newly formed tropical depression by 1800 UTC on September 16." - Capital Gulf? Don't think a dash is needed between low and pressure (fix remaining instances in article).
• "At the time, Esther had a minimum pressure of 1000 mbar (hPa; 29.53 inHg), as reported by a hurricane reconnaissance flight.[11] This would be the lowest pressure measured associated with Esther." - Combine.
• "The large tropical storm only marginally intensified to peak winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) later that day, and held that intensity before making landfall in southeastern Louisiana on the morning on September 18." - Marginally intensified? Strange wording.
• "The following day, the attached cold front dissipated, allowing for the system to intensify, and was upgraded a tropical storm by September 22,[6] following a reconnaissance flight into the system which reported a minimum pressure of 1001 mbar (hPa; 29.56 inHg)." - o_O The dissipated cold front was upgraded to a tropical storm?! Split the sentences too.
• Cut back on dates. I know specific days are important, but don't use them excessively.
• "At about the same time, the tropical storm also recurved towards the northeast." - No. Not "at about".

Should take you a while, but I will pass when you are done. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 03:23, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

 Done - Thanks for the very thorough and extensive review. I have addressed all the aforementioned concerns. TheAustinMan^{(Talk·Works)} 03:53, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Phew, thanks for the quick fixes. Passing. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 03:58, 8 March 2013 (UTC)