Talk:1997 Jarrell tornado/GA1

GA Review
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Nominator: 15:25, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Riley1012 (talk · contribs) 14:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I will be completing this review in the coming days. -Riley1012 (talk) 14:35, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I am going to quick fail this nomination based on it being far from meeting criteria 2 (verifiability).

The main issue I will note is the use of unreliable sources, specifically, blog posts. This Stormstalker blog post is used as references 20, 30, and 31 (another note- the sources should not be broken up into different citations like this), and it is written by someone who calls themselves a "professional weather geek" and does not appear to be an actual meteorologist or other subject matter expert. The post also does not specify where the information came from. I also have similar concerns with reference 39 because I cannot tell who the author of this is. At least this blog post lists its sources- I would recommend using those more reliable sources instead of the blog post.

There are also several paragraphs that have no reliable source attached to them. Here are some examples:
 * The damage in these areas was extremely sporadic and unusual; and in one case, a mobile home suffered only minor damage while an adjacent house lost half of its roof. Metal buildings were unroofed along County Road 305 south of Jarrell. The road's guardrail was impaled by wooden planks thrown by the strong winds.
 * County Road 305 and Double Creek Drive have been repaved multiple times since the event. Many businesses have rebuilt and returned to normalcy, while other lots that were completely wiped away in the tornado were abandoned.
 * Between May 29 and June 1, the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research carried out aerial and ground surveys of the tornadic damage in Texas in coordination with the Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol.
 * Despite the violence of the tornado and the presence of its associated mesocyclone aloft, the thunderstorm did not exhibit a distinct hook echo on weather radar typically associated with such tornadoes. This may have also been caused by the unusual southwestward motion of the thunderstorm, resulting in the tornado's placement in an atypical position relative to the thunderstorm's motion.

Earwig's Copyvio Detector highlights a potential copyright issue with this NOAA report. Specifically, the following sentences should be rewritten: I would suggest doing your own spot-check before renomination to avoid copyright issues.
 * Many said they were aware of the tornado warnings, and the majority said that they first learned of the warnings through commercial television. Due to the slow movement and high visibility of the tornado, most of the residents interviewed said they watched the approach of the tornadoes prior to taking shelter. Most said they knew to go to the center of their houses, to avoid staying in mobile homes, and to seek shelter rather than trying to flee the tornadoes. These actions would have saved lives, but in the case of Jarrell tornado became useless.

I will also point out some issues with criteria 1 (well-written).
 * There are statements in the article that are so generic that they should be given more detail or removed entirely. (ex: Many videos of the entire event exist, and all have been heavily studied.)
 * The case studies section could be re-written to avoid having multiple block quotes and instead summarizing the findings of the studies.
 * Overall, the paragraphs should be more consolidated.

I believe this article has GA potential, but more work needs to be done for a successful GA nomination. Feel free to ask me any further questions. -Riley1012 (talk) 01:25, 17 July 2024 (UTC)