Talk:1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane

Name
Is this really the best name? Jdorje 06:18, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, this name is appalling. Sanibel Island? What's that got to do with this hurricane?--Nilfanion (talk) 19:15, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I concur. I believe NOAA refers to this storm (correctly) as the Cuba-Florida Hurricane of 1944. I believe the title of the article should be changed to that. Anyone else agree? Can anyone change the title of the article to the Cuba-Florida Hurricane of 1944? CapeVerdeWave 19:36, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Can anyone please change the article title to Cuba-Florida Hurricane of 1944? Thanks! CapeVerdeWave 19:36, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You couuld, if you want. I'm not sure of the best title, however. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 02:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I personally don't care for those combined names. Cuba-Florida, Havana-Bermuda. It's not chrisp or concise. Sounds like a sports game or a plane flight. Sea Islands Hurricane. Fort Lauderdale Hurricane. Labor Day Hurricane. Those titles are much more appealing to me. If a hurricane was not given a title by the media of the time, I would pick the area greatest affected. For example, in the Florida hurricanes article I wrote, there was a storm in 1945 or '49 that the MWR said mostly affected the Everglades rather than any city in Florida so I called it the Everglades Hurricane. If the storm made landfall in a big city, then you can use that even if the devastating effects included other areas (ex: Ft. Lauderdale). I do agree that Sanibel Island Hurricane is too specific for a name not chosen by the media. If it were to be changed, it probably should have something to do with Cuba. I wonder if there's a specific region that includes Cuba and Florida. -- § Hurricane E  RIC  archive 02:43, 15 July 2007 (UTC)


 * No offense to Florida, but I think Cuba suffered enough for this storm to be called the Pinar del Rio Hurricane of 1944. -- § Hurricane E  RIC  archive 02:48, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I changed the title to reflect the correct Wikipedia format. CVW (talk) 4:18, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

I boldly moved it to 1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane, as damage was heavy in both Florida and Cuba. ♬♩ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 21:11, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Preparations
Obviously, I have been expanding this article. Hopefully, it will receive GA status when I am finished. Currently, I am expanding the preparations section. I have one question regarding the prose of the sentence in bold.

"58 warnings and advisories were issued by the U.S. Weather Bureau during the nine day period when the storm impacted the western Caribbean islands and United States.[2] In Miami, watches and warnings were broadcast via microphones at two to three-hour intervals when the hurricane threatened the state. The Red Cross reported 35,000 people were sheltered during the storm, which accounted for a small portion of those whom evacuated.[2] 150 small vessels were secured in Key West, while operational Army and Navy planes were transferred from Florida to safer airfields. In Cuba, communications were severed on the Isles of Pines, though Havana received ample warnings and was well prepared for the storm.[4]"

Do you think it is gramatically correct? Additionally, do you believe the first sentence is too long?

Thanks in advance. CVW (talk) 01:54, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * It looks great for the most part. The only thing I'd like to see is a total estimate of people evacuated, but if that's not possible that the preps section is great. Cuban preps should probably go after the first sentence, IMO. Keep up the good work. Hurricanehink ( talk ) 02:32, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

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source issue
fn 105, "Cuban Relief is Planned". St. Petersburg Times (88). St. Petersburg, Florida. Associated Press. October 20, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved June 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com., but the link is actually "Pepper Asks OPA, WPB Action in Citrus Loss" from Tampa Bay Times, same with fn 107. --Jarodalien (talk) 16:25, 8 May 2020 (UTC)