Talk:Hurricane Debbie (1961)

European TC landfall
I have a major issue with calling it the only TC to hit Ireland. Is there any source that actually backs that up? The preliminary report (ref 2) clearly says it was no longer tropical on the 15th. I realize HURDAT is what that claim is based off of, but such a claim shouldn't be said without some other proof. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 22:59, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * BTW, here's a good report. That was found in this interesting forum discussion basically debunking that Debbie was tropical. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 23:12, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Merge?
Alright, I've thought this one out, so I hope there aren't any knee-jerk reactions to this. So, the primary reason this has an article, AFIFK, is because it hit Europe as a tropical cyclone (per HURDAT). However, as per above and as per the MWR (as well as logic), it most likely didn't hit Ireland as a hurricane. By having an article, we're highlighting something that may not have happened. We agreed not to use HURDAT as a primary source, and yet this article is a great example of doing just that. Seeing as there isn't terribly much info, I propose a merger. --♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 18:59, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Go for it. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  19:03, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Redirected/merged.  HurricaneFan 25  —  21:27, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Links

 * Report of the Hurricane in Ireland on Saturday, 16th September, 1961
 * Recalling the day Donegal was rattled to the core
 * Hurricane Debbie 50 years on

Just keeping some links her to work with later. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:58, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Dollar/sterling conversion
Those dollar/sterling conversions look wrong - according to this website the pound in 1961 was worth 2.8 times the dollar, so £1.5 million would be closer to $4.5 million rather than £525,000, unless there is something else I've missed. Did they get converted the wrong way?--Jackyd101 (talk) 13:49, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It's very possible I converted them the wrong way. Feel free to correct it. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Cape Verde Plane Crash
Article mentions Sep 6 Cape Verde Plane Crash causing 60 deaths. I can see no reference to this either on the Wiki aviation pages, on aviation-safety.net or on a quick google search. Did it happen? - Rye1967 (talk) 12:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

What is a minimal Hurricane?
Does a minimal hurricane have a definition?
 * I'm not sure of the official definition (if there is one), but a minimal hurricane is a low-end Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Usually it refers to a hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h)--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 15 October 2017 (UTC)