Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Hurricane Walaka

Hurricane Walaka

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 29, 2023 by Wehwalt (talk) 18:27, 5 August 2023 (UTC)



Hurricane Walaka was the nineteenth named storm and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season. As a tropical cyclone, it originated from an area of low pressure formed around 1,600 mi south-southeast of Hawaii on September 24, and became a tropical storm on September 29. The system tracked westward and peaked with winds of 160 mph and a pressure of 921 mbar on October 2, before accelerating northeastward and dissipating on October 7. The storm passed close to the Johnston Atoll, where four scientists were evacuated from the island before the storm hit. East Island in the French Frigate Shoals suffered a direct hit and was destroyed. The storm damaged the nesting grounds for multiple endangered species, and coral reefs in the region suffered considerable damage, displacing the local fish population. Several dozen people were rescued off the southern shore of Oahu as the storm brought high surf to the main Hawaiian Islands.
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 * Promoted: November 30, 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: Sep 29 will be the 5th anniversary of its formation. Part of 2018 Pacific hurricane season featured topic
 * Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 02:49, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:36, 23 July 2023 (UTC)