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Scope Events that met the National Weather Service criteria for a severe thunderstorm:

  • Winds over 60 mph
  • Hail up to an inch in diameter or larger
  • Tornadic activity
Thunderstorm and tornado articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
FA 1 1 2
FL 4 4
FM 6 6
GA 4 7 16 26 53
B 7 8 22 22 3 62
C 10 31 47 101 1 14 204
Start 5 27 104 201 15 352
Stub 3 14 42 3 62
List 3 5 75 114 1 10 208
Category 194 194
Disambig 16 16
File 133 133
Portal 6 6
Project 13 13
Redirect 1 5 22 86 114
Template 73 73
NA 2 2
Other 6 6
Assessed 29 82 284 533 537 45 1,510
Total 29 82 284 533 537 45 1,510
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 3,240 Ω = 4.41

Goals

1) Standardize pages for severe weather events and people, in the same spirit as our parent project.

2) Improve the pages for severe weather phenomena.

3) Learn more for historical severe weather events, and provide detailed information for current and recent severe weather events.

Parentage

Participants

Active members

  1. RunningOnBrains 07:18, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. CrazyC83 02:10, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. WxGopher (formerly Gopher backer)
  4. Evolauxia
  5. Bryan C. W.
  6. JoleBruh
  7. Southern Illinois SKYWARN
  8. JForget
  9. Juliancolton (talk) 20:09, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Rdfox 76 (talk) 16:48, 10 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 21:32, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  12. AtheWeatherman (talk) 08:44, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Chris1193 (talk) 15:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Itfc+canes=me (talk) 10:49, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  15. °≈§→ Robomaeyhem ←§≈° 00:21, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Inferno, Lord of Penguins 22:23, 23 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  17. --क्षेम्य Tranquility 18:53, 24 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Bbabybear02 (talk) 23:55, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Ks0stm (T•C) 20:12, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  20. KnowledgeRequire
  21. -Marcusmax(speak) 04:47, 28 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Handbook3
  23. TheAustinMan (talk) 22:54, 22 May 2010 (UTC) I'll specialize in tornado outbreaks.[reply]
  24. Oaxspot
  25. Zonafan39
  26. (formerly "Red Thunder") A8x (talk) 20:31, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Joseph507357 (talk) 15:55, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Perseus, Son of Zeus 16:14, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  29. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 22:22, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  30. Kyle1081
  31. Skamecrazy123
  32. Inks.LWC
  33. Bruvtakesover 22:48, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  34. Gwickwire (talk) 03:07, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  35. Sleddog116 (talk) 03:05, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  36. United States Man (talk) 22:01, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  37.  --Bowser the Storm Tracker  Chat Me Up 15:55, 10 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  38. User:Guy1890 (User talk:Guy1890) Guy1890 (talk) 00:38, 27 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Enfcer (talk) 01:28, 25 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  40. ManhattanSandyFurystorm (talk)
  41. TornadoLGS (talk) 05:21, 12 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  42. JudyCS (talk)
  43. JordanKyser22 T 20:37, 7 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  44. Dustin (talk) 06:04, 31 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  45. Jdcomix (talk) 19:00, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  46. HurricaneGonzalo (talk) 18:19, 19 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  47. Will211
  48. Jh23487 (talk) 22:20, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  49. StrayBolt (talk) 21:09, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  50. —Ecstatic Electrical, 19:26, 10 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  51. PATH SLOPU (Talk) 10:55, 1 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  52. BWomack (talk) 4:07, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
  53. funplussmart (talk) 21:26, 29 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  54. DavidTheScientist 19:14, 24 July 2019(UTC)
  55. Beginning (talk) 23:46, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  56. SageSolomon (talk) 05:53, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  57. Bhockey10 (talk) 04:37, 5 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  58. 🌀CycloneFootball71🏈 |sandbox 17:48, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  59. Tornadotom666 (talk) 01:33, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  60. WeatherWriter (talk) 20:40, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  61. ~ Destroyeraa🌀 13:55, 21 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  62. Redfishtwofish (talk) 21:46, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  63. ChessEric (talk) 01:56, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  64. CapeVerdeWave (talk) 10:04, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  65. Buttons0603 (talk) 21:39, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  66. NicoARicoA (talk) 01:34, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  67. 🦠🌀𝕾𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖞𝖈𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖒 𝕮𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖆🌀🦠 19:36, 30 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  68. LightandDark2000 🌀 (talk) 08:43, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  69. HikingHurricane (contribs) I won't be too active, but I'll be here during severe season in the US.
  70. Cyclonetracker7586 (Talk) 21:16, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  71. AC5230 talk 03:07, 28 March 2021 (UTC) man.[reply]
  72. Undescribed (talk) 16:54, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  73. FreeWikiFrog 1:46, 11 July 2021 (UTC)
  74. Mjeims (talk) 4:06, 06 March 2022 (UTC)
  75. Wikiwillz (User talk:Wikiwillz) 11:01, 06 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  76. TheEasternEditer 7:17, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
  77. Satanhhh (talk) 17:22, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  78. Insendieum (talk)
  79. Tails Wx 01:55, 23 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  80. NovemberFog 08:46, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  81. ChrisWx (talk - (contribs)
  82. dym75 aka David (talk page) (contributions) 15:52 (UTC), 28 April 2023
  83. ModdiWX (talk)
  84. Xelapilled (talk) 25 September 2023
  85. TidalTreka
  86. MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 03:01, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  87. garriefisher (talk) 00:40 June 4, 2024 (UTC)
  88. 🌀 Hurricane Clyde 🌀 (talk)

Bot

In 2013, WxBot was created to assist the project and other meteorology-related projects. As the bot runs through AutoWikiBrowser, only tasks that can be performed in AWB can be performed by the bot. Click here to make a request for the bot to perform a task.

Inactive members

This section is for users who are inactive in this Wikiproject; these users may change their status at any time, if they wish.

  1. Senators
  2. Wweisreal
  3. Meteoguy 18:53, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. WxHalo
  5. Fujita
  6. WindRunner 18:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Hydrogen Iodide(HI!)
  8. LuigiTheVII 20:24, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. - Milk's Favorite Cookie
  10. Stormtracker94 (talk · contribs) 11:12, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Theonlysilentbob
  12. bob rulz (talk) 03:37, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  13. SteelersFan-94 19:40, 8 December 2008 (UTC) _ live in an area that has a-lot of tornados, so I can get some good pics[reply]
  14. All2341
  15. Showtime2009 (talk) 06:05, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Bunsdome (talk) 11:50 5 May 2017 (UTC)
  17. MarioJump83

Member userboxes

Code Result
{{Template:User WP Severe weather}}
This user actively participates in
WikiProject Severe weather
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{{Template:User WikiProject Severe weather}}
This user actively participates in WikiProject Severe weather.
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Barnstars

You can award anyone who contributed greatly to the severe weather-related articles by using this template here: {{subst:The Tornado Barnstar|1=Put your message here. ~~~~}} or {{subst:The Tornado Barnstar|1=Put your message here. ~~~~|2=alt}}

The Tornado Barnstar
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The Tornado Barnstar
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Newsletter

We have a newsletter, you can see it here.

Articles

Article alerts

Did you know

Files for discussion

Good article nominees

Requested moves

Articles to be split

Core articles

Article Need Rationale Quality Comments
Tornado Top B Former Featured Article. Return to Featured Article status.
2011 Super Outbreak Top C Delisted good article. Improve back to Good Article and beyond.
1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado Top GA Has passed the Good article criteria. But of course, there are always improvements to be made
2013 El Reno tornado Top GA Has passed the Good article criteria. But of course, there are always improvements to be made
Thunderstorm Top GA Has passed the Good article criteria. But of course, there are always improvements to be made
Hail Top GA Has passed the Good article criteria. But of course, there are always improvements to be made
Lightning Top B Getting better, very long, may need to split into sub-articles
Tri-State Tornado Top B Needs inline citations and an expansion
1974 Super Outbreak Top B Needs copyedit, and should be modified to be an easier read for the layman
Derecho Top C Needs inline citations and a mild expansion
Severe weather Top Our top-level article C Discussion has started on Severe weather's structure and organization. See talk page.
Supercell Top B Upgraded to B-class. Continue to improve to good article and beyond.
Downburst High C Needs inline citations and a minor expansion
Daulatpur–Saturia tornado Top Start Needs a MAJOR expansion beyond the measly stub it is now
List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes Top List Needs continued improvements to bring to FL-class.
List of tornadoes in the 2011 Super Outbreak Top List Needs continued improvements to bring to FL-class.

Format for articles

  • Note on units: All quantities should be expressed in both imperial and metric units, regardless of the affected area. The primary measurements used in this project are imperial units, although primary-metric can be used in events that only affect regions that use only the metric system (i.e. Canada, Mexico, most of Europe). For example, to show winds of 50 mph, it should be listed as "50 mph (80 km/h)" in most circumstances. Rounding should be done to reasonable levels.
  • Note on galleries: It is not desirable to have an image gallery in a main article. However, linking to a gallery on Wikimedia commons using {{commons}} is very helpful. To upload a file to the Commons, click here (you must create/have a commons account to do this). For instructions on creating a commons gallery, see here.

Templates

See also: Category:Severe weather templates

Infoboxes

(Infoboxes for other events are planned)

Depreciated Infoboxes

  • {{Infobox tornado outbreak}} provides a template for brief information at the top of the page for tornado outbreaks, including the date
  • {{Infobox tornado}} provides the same information for events involving a single tornado
  • {{Infobox storm}} provides information for extratropical cyclones; can be used for tornado outbreaks caused by an extratropical cyclone

(Pending conversion)

Userboxes

Code Result
{{Template:User interest weather}}
This user is interested in
weather
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{{Template:User interest meteorology}}
This user is interested in
meteorology
 Usage
{{Template:User WP Meteorology}}
This user actively participates in
WikiProject Meteorology
 Usage
{{Template:User Meteorology}}
This user is a member of WikiProject Meteorology.
 Usage
{{Template:User interest severe weather}}
This user is interested in
severe weather.
 Usage
{{Template:User WP Severe weather}}
This user actively participates in
WikiProject Severe weather
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{{Template:User WikiProject Severe weather}}
This user actively participates in WikiProject Severe weather.
 Usage

Stub templates

This template should be added to the end of stub articles which fall under the category of general meteorology or climatology.
This template should be added to the end of stub articles which are biographies of a meteorologist or a climatologist.
This template should be added only to the end of stub articles which describe a specific historical weather event.

Data templates

Current weather templates

  • {{Current disaster}} for ongoing storm events. Should be used for Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch when conditions are very dangerous (usually, but not always, a PDS watch).

Talk page template

  • {{WikiProject Weather|thunderstorms-and-tornadoes-task-force=yes}} should appear on the top of the talk page of every article covered by this project.

Assessment

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Banner Shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Weather}} project banner on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  FL
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) List

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:

Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Category
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Disambig
Draft (for drafts; adds pages to Category:Draft-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Draft
FM (for featured media only; adds pages to Category:FM-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  FM
File (for files and timed text; adds pages to Category:File-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) File
Portal (for portal pages; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Portal
Project (for project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Project
Redirect (for redirect pages; adds pages to Category:Redirect-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Redirect
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) Template
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Thunderstorm and tornado articles) NA
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Thunderstorm and tornado articles) ???

An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Weather}} project banner on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Weather|importance=???|thunderstorms-and-tornadoes-task-force=yes}}

The following values may be used for the importance parameter to describe the relative importance of the article within the project (see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Priority of topic for assessment criteria):

Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  Top 
High (adds articles to Category:High-importance Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  High 
Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  Mid 
Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  Low 
NA (adds articles to Category:NA-importance Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  NA 
??? (articles for which a valid importance rating has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance Thunderstorm and tornado articles)  ??? 

Categories

Click on "►" below to display subcategories:
Severe weather and convection
Click on "►" below to display subcategories:
WikiProject Severe weather

Subpages

Lists

Main articles

General topics

Phenomena

Severe weather events

Meteorologists

FA WP:Featured articles

FL WP:Featured lists

FAC Featured article candidates (FAC)

WP:Featured list candidates

WP:Peer review

  • None currently

GA Good articles (GA)

General topics and terminology
Article Date Listed
Bounded weak echo region March 27, 2008
Rainband January 10, 2009
Squall line June 7, 2009
Wake low June 10, 2009
Tornado myths July 1, 2009
Mesoscale convective system July 2, 2009
Waterspout August 28, 2009
Hail August 29, 2009
Outflow boundary September 3, 2009
Storm Prediction Center April 10, 2010
Outflow (meteorology) April 23, 2010
Severe weather events
Article Date Listed
Evansville Tornado of November 2005 October 16, 2006
April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak November 19, 2006
May 2007 Tornado Outbreak March 2, 2007
Great Storm of 1975 May 20, 2007
Northeastern United States tornado outbreak of 1989 June 3, 2007
February-March 2007 Tornado Outbreak November 12, 2007
1992 Queensland storms November 22, 2007
1947 Sydney hailstorm December 13, 2007
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak April 1, 2008
Mid-October 2007 tornado outbreak May 19, 2008
1998 Comfrey – St. Peter tornado outbreak July 18, 2008
June 2008 tornado outbreak sequence August 8, 2008
1878 Wallingford tornado November 2, 2008
1899 New Richmond tornado February 11, 2009
November 2008 Carolinas tornado outbreak April 19, 2009
February 2009 tornado outbreak June 20, 2009
1904 Chappaqua tornado August 23, 2009

GA Good article nominations (GAN)

None

Pages needing attention

Tornado table incomplete

External watchlist


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