Talk:Tornado outbreak sequence of June 3–11, 2008/GA1
GA Review
[edit]GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria
This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
- Is it well written?
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- In the June 7-8 section, I would make a suggestion per this sentence ---> "More severe weather developed on June 7. Across Chicago's south and southwest suburbs, a slow moving supercell thunderstorm spawned eight tornadoes", maybe if it were written like this ---> "More severe weather developed on June 7, as it came across Chicago's south and southwest suburbs, a slow moving supercell thunderstorm spawned eight tornadoes", so the first two sentences can be combined.
- I changed it to your suggestion.
- Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 01:13, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I changed it to your suggestion.
- In the June 7-8 section, I would make a suggestion per this sentence ---> "More severe weather developed on June 7. Across Chicago's south and southwest suburbs, a slow moving supercell thunderstorm spawned eight tornadoes", maybe if it were written like this ---> "More severe weather developed on June 7, as it came across Chicago's south and southwest suburbs, a slow moving supercell thunderstorm spawned eight tornadoes", so the first two sentences can be combined.
- B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation:
- Should there be "bolding" in the article? Specifically, that "moderate risk" is bolded several times.
- I've removed all bolding in the article.
- Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 01:13, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- I've removed all bolding in the article.
- Should there be "bolding" in the article? Specifically, that "moderate risk" is bolded several times.
- A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
- Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
- Does Reference 23 cover all this ---> "At 4:31 pm CDT (2131 UTC), an EF1 tornado touched down southwest of Dwight, Illinois in Livingston County, snapping power poles and damaging trees and roofs; this tornado lifted at 4:45 pm CDT (2145 UTC). From 5:18 pm CDT (2218 UTC) to 5:46 pm CDT (2246 UTC), an EF2 tornado traveled 13.6 miles (22 km) across southwestern Will County and extreme northwestern Kankakee County, near Wilmington, uprooting trees, damaging homes, and destroying sheds. In Wilmington and Symerton, search and rescue operations were conducted and people with minor injuries had to be evacuated from their damaged homes. At 5:51 pm CDT (2251 UTC), an EF2 tornado touched down for three minutes in central Will County near Wilton Center, destroying a garage and severely damaging a metal building. From 5:55 pm CDT (2255 UTC) to 6:08 pm CDT (2308 UTC), an EF2 tornado occurred west of Monee, leveling barns, garages, and outbuildings and damaging homes. An EF2 tornado re–formed at 6:13 pm CDT (2313 UTC), injuring six people as it crossed Interstate 57"?
- Yes it covers all of that Showtime2009 (talk) 15:43, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
- Check. -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 01:13, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
- Yes it covers all of that Showtime2009 (talk) 15:43, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
- Does Reference 23 cover all this ---> "At 4:31 pm CDT (2131 UTC), an EF1 tornado touched down southwest of Dwight, Illinois in Livingston County, snapping power poles and damaging trees and roofs; this tornado lifted at 4:45 pm CDT (2145 UTC). From 5:18 pm CDT (2218 UTC) to 5:46 pm CDT (2246 UTC), an EF2 tornado traveled 13.6 miles (22 km) across southwestern Will County and extreme northwestern Kankakee County, near Wilmington, uprooting trees, damaging homes, and destroying sheds. In Wilmington and Symerton, search and rescue operations were conducted and people with minor injuries had to be evacuated from their damaged homes. At 5:51 pm CDT (2251 UTC), an EF2 tornado touched down for three minutes in central Will County near Wilton Center, destroying a garage and severely damaging a metal building. From 5:55 pm CDT (2255 UTC) to 6:08 pm CDT (2308 UTC), an EF2 tornado occurred west of Monee, leveling barns, garages, and outbuildings and damaging homes. An EF2 tornado re–formed at 6:13 pm CDT (2313 UTC), injuring six people as it crossed Interstate 57"?
- C. It contains no original research:
- D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:
- A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:
- Is it broad in its coverage?
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):
- A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:
- Is it neutral?
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:
- Is it stable?
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:
- Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?
- A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
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- Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
- If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
- Pass or Fail:
-- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 02:01, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you to Showtime2009 for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) -- ThinkBlue (Hit BLUE) 01:13, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
Tornado count update
[edit]NWS Grand Forks released some new findings and several new tornadoes were confirmed, which raise the current total to 136. Like with the previous outbreaks (one of which had its final count skyrocket to over 230), the number is still subject to change when the NCDC data is released (I would expect June to be released sometime in September). CrazyC83 (talk) 03:11, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
- Monthly update from the NCDC brings the total of the month to 289, up from 148 prelim tornadoes, most of which are probably in this outbreak. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 17:23, 18 September 2008 (UTC)