Talk:2018–19 North American winter/Archive 1

Storm/Event section.
Winter has started across the Midwest and eastern United states as well as in  Canada. It will star as a billeted list and feel free to turn it into a full on section when more information is available.
 * I've just added a tag for this exact reason. The article focuses only on the US while by definition North America includes Canada. Callmemirela  &#127809; talk 21:33, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Added A Canada section althogh it is not very full,it is less biased — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.142.60.10 (talk) 20:35, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Removed template
The bias template is out dated since the bias has been fixed since there is a Canada section and the list contains many different areas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.142.60.10 (talk) 19:22, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
 * I've restored the template. There is still inadequate coverage about Canada. One section does not fix it. The seasonal forecast does not mention Canada at all and the balance of coverage between the US and Canada seriously favours the US. The overcoverage template is still valid until the ratio of coverage is seriously reduced. Callmemirela  &#127809; talk 20:39, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

Diego
I just encountered my first reference to Diego in a newspaper. Time to create an article! This is a big storm. 297,000 without power in the Carolinas.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  18:49, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Can you link the separate article here? Jayab314 (talk) 17:58, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

First sentence and lead paragraph
The first sentence and the lead paragraph in general are very poorly written.

Per WP:BETTER/GRAF1: "As a general rule, the first (and only the first) appearance of the page title should be in boldface as early as possible in the first sentence [...] However, if the title of a page is descriptive and does not appear verbatim in the main text, then it should not be in boldface."

"The 2018–19 North American winter is winter in North America as it is occurring across the continent from late 2018 through early 2019." is akin to "Rainwater is water that comes from rain". It's repetitive and forces the article title into the first sentence. The lead paragraph also fails to provide sufficient context on what the page's content actually is and just gives an uncertain definition of what winter is in North America. Both these issues are present in nearly all alike articles.

A better lead should be written, I suggest to those willing to take upon the task that they consult WP:BETTER/GRAF1. Centre Left Right ✉ 22:39, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

Recent deletions
I want just remind that the article's scope is the north American winter and not a list of notable winterstorms. IMHO it was deleted too much, or as possibly is needed anyway, a descriptive section of the meteorological history of the winter should be inserted (as we have in the hurricane seasons article with the "season overview" section. --Matthiasb (talk) 13:12, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

April 2019 Midwestern Blizzard
Would the upcoming Midwestern United States snow storm be notable of its own article? In portions of Western South Dakota and Northern Wyoming, power outages and livestock problems are likely to occur. . Blizzard conditions are likely to impact Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota, and warnings are in place. .

With that being said, it is not likely to set any new records in terms of actual snowfall or precipitation, and it was said that "It’s not clear this storm will be strong enough to be deemed a bomb cyclone, as the jet-stream plunge isn’t as sharp as last month’s storm" There is expected to be additional flooding on top of the March totals.

What do you think should be done about this? Thank you, from Zanygenius(talk to me!)(email me!) 14:55, 9 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi, there is no rush. Let's wait until it happened? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:08, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Until after the storm has passed? Thats sounds pretty good, thanks. Zanygenius(talk to me!)(email me!) 16:12, 9 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Never mind. Brjl1127 had already created the article. (Thank you by the way). However, I won't add meteorological details until the storm starts to taper off in Wyoming and Colorado, and I'll continue doing that same process for each state until it subsides. Zanygenius(talk to me!)(email me!) 21:11, 10 April 2019 (UTC)