Talk:1898 Atlantic hurricane season/GA1

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Nominator: 12george1 (talk · contribs) 06:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Hurricanehink (talk · contribs) 00:32, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

• "as well as the addition of four new storms" - is it three or four? You also say "adds three storms" in the season summary. But it's four, right?

• Yes --12george1 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

• "also known as the Windward Islands hurricane" - I'm not a fan if it's not really known by that name. It's a Wikipedia name, not an official name, right? Ditto when you call it the "Georgia hurricane"

• Fixed--12george1 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

• "Earlier in 1898, the United States declared war on Spain, marking the beginning of the Spanish–American War, after the USS Maine capsized in Havana Harbor on February 15." - since I know you probably know the answer, maybe add the date when the US declared war? That way, the article (covering the entirety of 1898) doesn't have to be vague about when "earlier" is.

• I'm going to put April 1898 to keep it simple, because the US declared on April 25 that a state of war had existed since April 21 --12george1 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

• " three after the Keyser wrecked and another one after the Herndon floundered" - I think you mean "foundered". I hate the verb, but not as much as affect/effect :P

• Fixed--12george1 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

• What's the basis for the intensity for the first few hurricanes?

• Hurricanes Two and Three are based on direct observations, but Hurricane One is a bit trickier because it looks like Fernández-Partagás accepted Neumann's 1993 reanalysis solely based on the severity of damage in the Florida Panhandle. Then the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project came up with specific numbers but also without observations--12george1 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

• Is "westside" correct, or "west side"? (under the Windward Islands hurricane section)

• I'll go with the latter--12george1 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

All in all, the article looks to be in pretty good shape. Just a few minor nitpicks, 12george1 (talk · contribs). ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:32, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review--12george1 (talk) 02:09, 29 April 2024 (UTC)