Talk:1957 Atlantic hurricane season

Sections

It makes no sense to have an "other storms" section if that section still has one subsection and full paragraph for each "other storm". Jdorje 01:04, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contribs) 23:25, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Hey, TAM. I will be reviewing this article shortly. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 23:25, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

• No "at about"'s.
• "The system continued to strengthen as it crossed the Florida peninsula, reentering the North Atlantic later that day." - You say it changed little in organization, but then say "continued to strengthen".
• "Field crops including tobacco and watermelon were damaged, with flood damage estimated at $30,000" - Comma after crops, after watermelon.
• "Despite the tropical storm's fast passage over land, heavy rainfall was reported,[11] officially peaking at 14.95 in (380 mm) in Live Oak, Florida, though unofficial reports of at least 19 in (480 mm) of rain were collected" - Split.
• "the only deaths associated with the system." - Add "these were" after the semicolon.
• "The 1957 Atlantic hurricane season was a generally inactive year for tropical cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic basin." - There is nothing wrong with this sentence, and I guess it is fine as is, but considering the high amount of USA impact during the year, I'd switch it to have more impact-based wording.
• "There were eight tropical storms, of which three became hurricanes. Two of the hurricanes intensified further to attain major hurricane strength.[nb 1] Though there were eight tropical storms, which satisfies the requirement for the naming of tropical cyclones, two storms did not receive names." --> "There were eight tropical storms–two of which went unnamed–and three hurricanes, two of which intensified further to attain major hurricane intensity."
• "The season officially began on June 15 and ended on November 15. However, the year's first tropical cyclone developed prior to the start of the season on June 8" - Combine.
• "In total, the season resulted in at least 513 fatalities and at least $152.5 million in damages." - No need to write "at least" twice.
• "Hurricane Audrey was the season's most destructive and deadly storm, causing 416 deaths and about $150 million in damages, accounting for most of the seasonal total." - No need for the last part of the sentence.
• " These two storms were the only to form in June during the season" - Is this really needed? If so, stick it onto the previous sentence with a semicolon.
• "However, July featured no Atlantic tropical cyclones." - Using only in the previous sentence with however in the following is pretty contradictive, and strange wording.
• "Tropical Storm Bertha was the only one to form during August, developing in the Gulf of Mexico." - "one" to "system" or "storm"
• "Despite warm sea surface temperatures (SST) in the tropical Atlantic, no storms formed during the month, below the climatological average of one." - Should be (SSTs).
• "Four storms formed, of which two attained hurricane strength. This was higher than the mean activity of the last 70 Septembers." - Combine and source.
• "During the month, conditions in the Gulf of Mexico were highly favorable for tropical cyclogenesis, with concomittent cyclonic activity." - Either combine this with the previous two sentences or just get rid of it since it's already mentioned that conditions were favorable.
• "It slowly strengthened as it developed a low pressure system." - Repetitive "it".
• " Situated in an area of favorable upper-air divergence and warm SSTs, the depression quickly organized and strengthened, reaching hurricane strength later that day." - Track map shows no tropical depression point? No mention of TS intensity or a mistake?
• "On June 27, Audrey reached peak intensity with winds of 145 mph (233 km/h), and made landfall at this intensity near the mouth of the Sabine River later that day." - Round.
• "In Texas, effects of the storm were much less severe, but the storm still caused $8 million in damages there, primarily as a result of strong winds." - No need for "there".
• "A weak extratropical low entered the Gulf of Mexico on August 6 and drifted slowly westward before developing into a tropical storm on August 8 about 100 mi (160 km) south of the Mississippi River Delta." - Slow down there buddy.
• "Moving generally northward, Bertha quickly organized,[6] though not as fast as Hurricane Audrey, which had developed from the same region two months prior.[8] After reaching its peak intensity with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and an estimated minimum pressure of 998 mbar (hPa; 29.47 inHg) on August 9, Bertha made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana at peak intensity later that day." --> "Moving generally northward, Bertha quickly organized; the system attained its peak intensity with [winds], [pressure] on August 9. That same day, Bertha came ashore near Cameron, Louisiana at the same intensity."
• "After landfall, the storm moved northwards due to a strong high-pressure system and weakened over land,[8] before degenerating into a remnant low at 1800 UTC on August 11 over Oklahoma." - Northward.
• "Though damage estimates were difficult to accurately obtain, four Arkansas counties reported combined losses of $925 thousand,[11] and two deaths were reported.[5]" - Just $925,000.
• "Hurricane Carrie formed from an easterly tropical wave off the western coast of Africa on September 2,[5] a type of tropical cyclogenesis typical of Cape Verde-type hurricanes" - The second half of the sentence isn't needed.
• "The hurricane curved northwards and fluctuated intensity before recurving to the west and restrengthening, attaining Category 4 intensity for a second time as it neared Bermuda on September 14." - NORTHWARD! Please fix any others you see. :P And "in" after "fluctuated".
• "The wave organized and spawned a weak area of circulation with developed into a tropical storm by 0600 UTC on September 7." - With to which.
• "Moving steadily towards the northeast at about 15 mph (24 km/h), Debbie only marginally strengthened due to the presence of cooler air entrainment." - At nearly, at roughly, but not at about.
• Round throughout the entire article.
• "Rainfall peaked at 11.26 in (286 mm) in Wewahitchka, Florida,[11] while rain was reported as far north as Pennsylvania" - Change "rain" to "precipitation".
• "As it entered the gulf, the system developed thunderstorm activity and an area of low-pressure, and as a result the Weather Bureau began initiating advisories on a newly formed tropical depression by 1800 UTC on September 16." - Capital Gulf? Don't think a dash is needed between low and pressure (fix remaining instances in article).
• "At the time, Esther had a minimum pressure of 1000 mbar (hPa; 29.53 inHg), as reported by a hurricane reconnaissance flight.[11] This would be the lowest pressure measured associated with Esther." - Combine.
• "The large tropical storm only marginally intensified to peak winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) later that day, and held that intensity before making landfall in southeastern Louisiana on the morning on September 18." - Marginally intensified? Strange wording.
• "The following day, the attached cold front dissipated, allowing for the system to intensify, and was upgraded a tropical storm by September 22,[6] following a reconnaissance flight into the system which reported a minimum pressure of 1001 mbar (hPa; 29.56 inHg)." - o_O The dissipated cold front was upgraded to a tropical storm?! Split the sentences too.
• Cut back on dates. I know specific days are important, but don't use them excessively.
• "At about the same time, the tropical storm also recurved towards the northeast." - No. Not "at about".

Should take you a while, but I will pass when you are done. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 03:23, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

 Done - Thanks for the very thorough and extensive review. I have addressed all the aforementioned concerns. TheAustinMan^{(Talk·Works)} 03:53, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Phew, thanks for the quick fixes. Passing. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 03:58, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

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