Talk:2021–22 North American winter

Isn't the article on the mainspace too early?
I know I've made some edits to the article in the mainspace but shouldn't it still be a draft typically we don't create the North American winter articles until NOAA release their first forecast in Mid-October, I'm confused and I haven't heard of any major winter storms occurring as of September 29, 2021. Wikihelp7586 (talk) 18:05, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

October snowstorm
Please see news stories here regarding the october snowstorm. I think this has enough notability for a brief mention at least. Noah Talk 01:43, 13 October 2021 (UTC) https://www.google.com/search?q=october+snow+storm+-newyork

There is already a draft for this article
There was already a draft for the 2021–22 North American winter, so are we going to turn the draft into a redirect? Because there's two of the same exact article one as a draft and one in the mainspace and there can't be two of the same article. Cyclonetracker7586 (talk) 21:17, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Draft:December 9, 2021 North American winter storm started
Due to the ongoing winter storm being named by the weather channel, I created a draft to start the article. Elijahandskip (talk) 16:45, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * In mainspace now: December 9, 2021 North American winter storm. Elijahandskip (talk) 19:47, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Article for frida?
Should we have an article for Frida given that it caused 3 deaths, hundreds of thousands of power outages and was overall notable? 108.170.65.170 (talk) 22:38, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * A draft article, Draft:Early-January 2022 winter storm, was started. Elijahandskip (talk) 22:45, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, I hope it will be published soon. 108.170.65.170 (talk) 23:00, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You are free to help improve it! Elijahandskip (talk) 01:43, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It appears no, given that the article was merged back. 69.118.232.58 (talk) 20:56, 11 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I actually think that the Early January winter storm should have its own article. It effected North America and Europe (Iceland), and if the Iceland information cannot be presented in the article, then it should have its own article.  I am going to revert the WP:BOLD merge by, so if anyone has a concern about it having its own article, please discuss here. Elijahandskip (talk) 22:23, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
 * It was reverted again, I support an article because even if it can barely fit, if it wants to be expanded it should have an article and we should not kill an article just for being short, also most winter storms that kill 3 people have articles anyway. Also, it caused a tornado outbreak that caused 19 tornadoes causing an injury and EF2 tornadoes. 69.118.232.58 (talk) 20:59, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The way the section is right now works. No article is needed since we are going to include the Iceland information into the section. Elijahandskip (talk) 21:40, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The problem is, it doesn’t at all covered the tornado outbreak. In that case, a storm complex article is justified. We can put a substantial information on the tornado outbreak and on the blizzard in one shot. It’s ok if we don’t though, as long as we do discuss the tornadoes lightly here. 108.170.65.170 (talk) 23:05, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Cold wave sextion
Should we make a section for the cold wave? Many cities are cold and it has made the news like when the ~16° air temperatures caused a fountain to freeze in NYC. It seems notable enough for a section. 69.118.232.58 (talk) 21:07, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Winter Storm Izzy
Another winter storm unofficially named Izzy by the Weather Channel has developed. It is ongoing, (as of this comment) and should we add it right now? Severe storm  28  23:41, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Winter storm Hatcher????
How much did it snow with winter storm Hatcher 2021-22 season 2600:100C:B22C:AA94:1487:B064:8C52:DCD3 (talk) 17:40, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

4 dead - Winter storm or not?
On January 20, 4 people were found dead in Canada, just passed the North Dakota border. USA today. There is a winter storm right now along the NorthWest US-Canada border, but satelite (Via Iweathernet) shows it hadn't reached ND until January 21. They froze to death, so would that technically be winter storm deaths? I wouldn't be questioning it, but USA Today's article is titled, "'On their own in the middle of a blizzard': Baby among 4 found dead near US, Canada border", which is implying the winter storm killed them. Elijahandskip (talk) 02:46, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wind chill was blamed, and wind has tried to kill me before, so I believe it. I would have died every time, too, if I hadn't gotten a ride as soon as I did. Says these people may have missed theirs, which is easily the easiest thing in the world to attribute to whiteout driving conditions. But if you need to pin it on a very specific officially recorded frigid weather pattern, you can't convict the one satellite imagery gives an airtight alibi. Dig up the metereological dirt on all local disturbances between the 18th and 20th, then throw the book at the likeliest suspect and grab me a virtual coffee, I'm chatterin' here! InedibleHulk (talk) 03:19, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Grayscale satellite imagery for current storms
So earlier I thought of an idea, we should start using grayscale satellite imagery if the storm is ongoing like we do for tropical cyclones. Especially if we are starting to use the "current storm" infobox, the only difference we should update it every 3 hours instead of 6 hours (even though I said 6 hours at first) since the daylight hours are short right now. Cyclonetracker7586 (talk) 16:24, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

RSI Question
Just out of curiosity why is the Blizzard of 2022 a category 0 on the RSI? 8-BallFan77 (talk) 01:05, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I think we don’t have an official rating from NOAA yet. Elijahandskip (talk) 01:14, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay.8-BallFan77 (talk) 01:21, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Oaklee
Should we make a section for Oaklee, given the ice storms associated with the system? As an aside, I’m not sure Miles needs to be there due to an apparent bust. 209.201.121.4 (talk) 16:18, 23 February 2022 (UTC)

March 2022 Cold Wave
This cold wave is impacting the southern states, which includes all of the Gulf States, except for Florida. Can someone please update on that. Bill370 (talk) 20:33, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Winter Storm Quinlan page
I think the mid-March winter storm deserves a page. Hurricane Su (talk) 23:54, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Damage totals
I have been undoing a lot of new damage totals being added to the article because they are not sourced. If anyone ha a source for those new damage totals, revert my reverts to add them back and cite the source so I know it isn’t someone messing with the damage totals. Elijahandskip (talk) 20:37, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Can you PLEASE check carefully for the totals next time?!!?!? Please check! Aon isn’t deemed unreliable yet, that is pending an RFC. 159.118.230.50 (talk) 03:06, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * You aren't listening to anyone from WP Weather, so yeah. Either way, Aon will not be deemed unreliable, however, it is unofficial compared to NOAA damage totals. Either way, I am done arguing and will deny recognition since you aren't even trying to compromise or listen to anyone. Elijahandskip (talk) 03:17, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Are there any NOAA totals? No! 159.118.230.50 (talk) 03:45, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * While I admit I'm not a member of any of the weather-related WikiProjects, I'd like to toss this in: "unofficial" compared to the NOAA? Since when did the NOAA assume "official" control over the weather in North America?  It is eminently reasonable to conclude that the NOAA's findings and conclusions are authoritative, and not unreasonable to believe that the NOAA is more accurate/reliable than other entities, but seriously.  There is absolutely nothing about the United States government which makes their agencies automatically right and everyone else automatically wrong.  (And that being said, the definition of "compromise" isn't "You need to be agreeing with me.")   Ravenswing      04:36, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Reply to : The compromise edit was, where I added both the NOAA and Aon damage totals. Another user later reverted my edit saying we don't use unofficial sources. Elijahandskip (talk) 04:42, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * (shrugs) What makes the NOAA the "official" source and all other sources "unofficial?" WP:RS stipulates that "articles should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy," not that it is acceptable to disqualify otherwise reliable sources for not being agencies of the United States government.  If Aon has not been formally deprecated as being unreliable -- and I haven't seen any evidence that it has been -- it is just a valid source to be used in an article as any other.  Full stop. Also sounds like that editor was using the royal "we" ...   Ravenswing      04:55, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * With respect, you yourself admitted that you are not a member of weather projects, so you are probably not well-versed in weather-related topics. In the United States, NOAA is understood as the authority on all weather events, including tornadoes and hurricanes. As such, other sources can be deemed unofficial if they contrast NOAA. United States Man (talk) 11:44, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Deemed by whom, and with what consensus? (And, by the bye, this article is not named 2021–22 United States winter.) If other sources are inaccurate, unreliable or biased, then make your case at RSN and have them deprecated.  If you don't trouble yourself to do so -- or have tried and failed -- then those sources are valid to use in articles, and you don't get to defy WP:RS to declare them out of bounds, or smear editors using them as vandals.   Ravenswing      14:23, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Sources after damage totals in infoboxes
Hello! I saw in this edit, some citation needed templates off damage totals in infoboxes were removed. Normally, the sources are listed just after the damage total in the weather infoboxes, regardless of them being listed elsewhere in the article. Examples of that are Salado tornado & Winterset tornado from this year. I would highly recommend either adding the citation needed templates back in the infoboxes or, better yet, copy/pasting the sources (or fully adding a citation for them) in the infobox. Elijahandskip (talk) 03:35, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Why don’t you copy and paste it back yourself? 12.5.215.114 (talk) 06:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thought you would report me to AN/I if I did based on all your previous interactions with me and my promise I made to stay out and not revert you. I will do that later tonight. Elijahandskip (talk) 11:22, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Winter Storm Names for Storm page titles
Should Title pages for winter Storms have names from the weather channel like tropical Storms/Hurricanes? 2601:8C:417F:B80:759A:A848:CEDA:3606 (talk) 02:02, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * They should not, and there have been numerous discussions to this effect dating back several years. Long-standing consensus is that TWC names are not official nor universally used and shouldn’t be article titles. United States Man (talk) 03:39, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Exactly what United States Man said. The Weather Channel names for all winter storms are classified unofficial. When they first started naming them, NOAA actually asked them to stop, but they refused, so NOAA classified them all as unofficial. See Winter storm naming in the United States for more information on that topic. Elijahandskip (talk) 04:47, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 November 2022
Please add that a baseball game between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies on May 20 was postponed due to the storm under the “Late May winter storm” section. https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2022/05/20/rockies-mets-game-today-postponed-denver-snow/9855658002/ 100.12.169.218 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Already mentioned in the lede RudolfRed (talk) 23:21, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, it is not mentioned in the ledge, or the seasonal summary, or in the storm section. Please ad. 71.125.62.146 (talk) 21:25, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
 * RudolfRed - What do you mean? Actualcpscm (talk) 16:38, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, it does not mention the baseball game, only that late winter storm impacted Colorado late May 2020. If someone thinks the baseball game delay is worth adding, be bold.  RudolfRed (talk) 20:11, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Actualcpscm (talk) 22:29, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Proposed split into January 3-4, 2022 nor’easter
I am proposing that the section about the January 3-4, 2022 nor’Easter is split off again. It was previously merged for being able to fit in the season article section, but i start to question that after how much expansion the article has undergone. It now contains 30 references about impacts stretching from Florida to New Jersey, and into Iceland. This information is bloating the section. In addition, this storm more then passes WP:GNG with 30 references, five fatalities and nearly $500 million in damage. I am proposing the article be split off again. 69.112.206.72 (talk) 19:15, 30 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Support. This event seems notable and passes GNG as stated above. This probably warrants an article instead of a section. Tails   Wx  16:47, 8 September 2023 (UTC)
 * @Tails Wx I just accepted January 3-4, 2022 nor'easter so the split can occur. S0091 (talk) 23:23, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Alright. I've marked it as reviewed in the meantime; though I'll add more to it and split whenever I have time to do so. Thanks! Tails   Wx  23:38, 4 November 2023 (UTC)