Talk:2015 Atlantic hurricane season/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hurricanehink mobile (talk · contribs) 17:52, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

• Ana caused minor flooding and wind damage in the Carolinas, with the latter causing one death in North Carolina. - I don't think you need to specify that the winds from Ana caused one death, and that rip currents caused another one. As tragic as deaths are, people know they are a likely outcome in severe weather articles, so don't go into too much detail about deaths. You can just say "Carolinas, causing two deaths in NC".

• Done--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• Cut down on info for Fred in the lead (merge Africa impact sentences), and maybe say how Grace, Henri, and Ida were a sequence of three weak storms that generally did not affect land. I'd rather see mentions of the other named storms than more info on Fred, and/or emphasizing Joaquin's intensity (strongest storm to develop from non-tropical origins). Joaquin is far more important than Ana and Fred

• Better?--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• "The ACE index was also reduced to 44 units" - specify this was a forecast

Fixed--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• "Tropical Storm Erika also caused fatalities, though it did not strike land." - very misleading. It brushed right near Dominica, and if the island was bigger, it would've been an official strike. I don't think you should be emphasizing landfalls in the season summary

• I've done that in many of the recent season articles, including the FA 2013 AHS. But I will oblige.--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• "Bill remained a tropical cyclone until late on June 18" - where was it at this time?

• Eastern Oklahoma--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• "About 823 homes suffered damage" - awfully exact for "about"

• Would you rather I said "roughly"? :P Jk. Fixed--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• You should emphasize earlier in Fred's section that it developed immediately off the west coast of Africa. Some geographically literate people might be conflustered over Guinea/Guyana.

• Better?--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• Damage total for Joaquin? You say $120 million in the effects table, but you don't say it in writing.

• Fixed--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

• Also for Joaquin, I'd mention the hurricane watches for US and the potential for an east coast landfall. That was one of the more notable aspects of the storm. It doesn't matter if there is too much info for the section - Joaquin was arguably the most notable storm of the season

• There were no hurricane watches for the US or any TC watches or warnings for that matter. Should I add about how it threatened the East Coast and the model uncertainty about it curving out to sea?--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

All in all a good article. None of this should be too difficult. Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 17:52, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

• I would comment that the seasonal forecast section is missing a couple of forecasts and that Kate did not impact the UK.Jason Rees (talk) 19:03, 11 April 2016 (UTC)