Talk:Tropical Storm Cindy (1993)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Yellow Evan (talk · contribs) 04:49, 2 January 2012 (UTC)


 * I plan on reviewing this tomorrow. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  04:49, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, YE. Btw, be as critical as you like, as I want to achieve A-class quality and might take this to FAC one day.  Auree    ★  04:54, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, you gave valid reasons, that should do it for now. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  01:46, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Lead

 * " Despite generally favorable atmospheric conditions for further strengthening, the storm remained disorganized while crossing the northeastern Caribbean Sea. " wikilink atmosphere or wind shear as some people don't really quite know what atmospheric conditions are. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Good call.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * "Cindy attained peak sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) just before it began to weaken from interacting with the high terrain of Hispaniola. It made landfall in the Dominican Republic on August 16 as a marginal tropical depression, and dissipated over the territory the following day." Hispaniola made landfall in the Domincan Republic? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * No.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * "The rainfall caused a flood disaster for northern villages and communes, in particular in Le Prêcheur." wtf does communes mean? Do you mean communities? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * It's a legit word that's a bit different from a regular community, but I could wikilink it? .  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Meteorological history

 * " A second aircraft mission at 1200 UTC the next day, however, revealed that the circulation had acquired sufficient organization for the system to be classified as a tropical depression, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) initiated public storm advisories soon thereafter.[1][2]" don't include (NHC) in the wikilink (no need) and what are public storm advisories? the layman won't know. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Disagreed with both points. The MOS states that parenthesized acronyms should be included in the appropriate wikilink, and if a reader knows the words "public," "storm," and "advisory" (which anyone with even remote vocabulary should) it's pretty easy to figure out the meaning.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * "A subsequent reconnaissance mission and satellite images revealed that the depression had developed a central dense overcast while its winds had increased to gale force; the NHC upgraded it to Tropical Storm Cindy around 1800 UTC.[1]" make "gale force" "gale-force", and why does central dense overcast link to eye (cyclone)? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, "gale-force" would be incorrect here (adjective succeeds the noun), and central dense overcast is a high-jargon term without an article of its own, but which the Eye article does deal with.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Preparations

 * "Officials issued flash flood warnings for the island, while about 600 people living in flood-prone areas sought shelter ahead of the storm." wikilink to flash flood warning. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Done.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Combine it with the impact section due to it's lack of size. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Impact

 * "On August 14, Cindy passed over Martinique with rough winds and particularly violent rainfall." delink rain, not a technical term. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * "Violent rainfall", which refers to a particular rainfall rate/intensity, is a pretty technical term.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * "In some areas, the thick flood waters reached heights of up to 10 ft (3 m). Damage across the small commune alone was estimated at ₣15 million ($2.7 million).[20] " USD? YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Fixed.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * "In spite of the extensive preparations across Puerto Rico, Cindy's center passed well to the south of the island. Impact from the storm was limited to intermittent downpours and 8 ft (2.4 m) waves along the island's southern coast.[29]" according to the earlier in the article, preps were not extensive. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Evacuations, public service cancellations and going through the trouble to put a price freeze on stuff is pretty extensive imo. If you still disagree, I can remove the word "extensive".  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Any update on the mission people's status? YE   Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately not.  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * If not, add the missing people to the infobox. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Do we normally do that though?  Auree    ★  00:02, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Yea. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  00:06, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Aftermath

 * Again, combine with impact section. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Summary
On hold for several weeks. YE  Pacific   Hurricane  23:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)