Talk:Tropical Storm Carlotta (2018)
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June 2018
[edit]Is this really relevant enough for an article? It's merely a tropical storm, caused no deaths, and only very minor damage. Alex of Canada (talk) 19:17, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
- In case you did not know, intensity of a tropical system has little to do with article worthyness, and it's quite premature to conclude minor damage within 24 hours after the northern eyewall lashed Acapulco. This article is most likely expandable. YE Pacific Hurricane 21:05, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
- Two days later, nothing has happened with it still, except for some flooding. This storm will not be mentioned in any history books, this really doesn't need an article at this rate. Alex of Canada (talk) 19:26, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- Plenty of hurricanes that aren't mentioned in history text books get articles. If you don't believe me, look through other seasons. Someone could likely flesh out a respectable sized impact section to fill out the jobs. YE Pacific Hurricane 19:47, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
- Two days later, nothing has happened with it still, except for some flooding. This storm will not be mentioned in any history books, this really doesn't need an article at this rate. Alex of Canada (talk) 19:26, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
Impact
[edit]Appears Carlotta has a widespread impact according to news sources and the Mexican government. The list below is for organizational purposes (for myself and others). Please note that additional locations will be added in the future. NoahTalk 20:52, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
- Aguascalientes
Main bits added, but expansion may be possible if anyone can find more information
- Michoacán
Main bits added, but expansion may be possible if anyone can find more information
- Guerrero
Main bits added, but expansion may be possible if anyone can find more information
- Oaxaca
Main bits added, but expansion may be possible if anyone can find more information
- Yucatán Peninsula
Added what information there was
- Puebla
Added what little I could find.
GA Review
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Reviewer: Yellow Evan (talk · contribs) 17:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
Will do. YE Pacific Hurricane 17:11, 11 April 2019
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- "Tropical Storm Carlotta was a tropical cyclone that caused flooding in southwestern Mexico" could you be more specific? YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- Changed to say "several states within southwestern and central Mexico." I also mention the states in the impact portion of the lead. NoahTalk 17:59, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- "After having increased in organization, the system was designated as a tropical depression on June 14. Late on the next day, the system strengthened into a tropical storm, after which it was named Carlotta" you could probably cut this down slightly to "Following an increase in organization, the system was designated as a tropical depression on June 14, and became a tropical storm the following evening." YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- Changed. NoahTalk 17:59, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- "On June 16, Carlotta slowed down and unexpectedly stalled " isn't this fairly close to redundant? YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- Removed the part about slowing down. NoahTalk 17:59, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- "DamageUnknown" why list it if it's unknown? YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- Removed. NoahTalk 17:59, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- " Around that time, the NHC forecasted that a mid-level ridge over" "forecasted" is not a word. YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- Changed. NoahTalk 17:59, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- Any fluctuation in intensity on 6/16? YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- The MH does mention it began to intensify around 0600 on the 16th. NoahTalk 17:59, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- " with a contracting eye and more symmetric eyewall.[11]"link to eye (cyclone). YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- "In the NHC's last discussion "you don't explain what that is. YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- reworded the sentence. NoahTalk 18:12, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- "and the DN-III-E Plan was activated to help with recovery efforts.[23]"what is that? YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- linked and gave a brief description of what the plan is. NoahTalk 18:26, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- The order in which impact is presented is strange. Why not go south to north instead of north to south? YE Pacific Hurricane 03:24, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
- changed the order. NoahTalk 18:28, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
A-class review
[edit]- "On June 12, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that a broad area of low pressure had formed several hundred miles south of southeastern Mexico." - We already established the ITCZ breakdown occurred south of Mexico, I don't think we need to repeat the location.
- Changed to "the aforementioned country" to keep a location reference since this sentence mentions a distance. NoahTalk 23:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
- There are six sentences in a row in the lede that mention "Carlotta." Try to mix it up with the cyclone or storm or system, etc.
- Changed a few iterations of it. NoahTalk 23:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Tropical Storm Carlotta formed as the result of a breakdown in the Intertropical Convergence Zone to the south of Mexico, however, a tropical wave that crossed over Central America around June 11 may have contributed to Carlotta's formation as well." - Let's convert the comma before "however" to a semicolon, or even better, split this into two separate sentences.
- Split. NoahTalk 23:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Around that time, the NHC forecast that a mid-level ridge over Mexico would break down on the next day, leaving the depression in an area of light steering currents." - We're using "break down" a lot. Can we substitute with "weaken" or "erode"?
- Changed to weaken. NoahTalk 23:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Despite being located in an environment with low-to-moderate wind shear and sea surface temperatures exceeding 30 °C (86 °F)," - No need for the dashes in low to moderate.
- Removed the dashes. NoahTalk 23:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Soon after, Carotta's upper-level circulation decoupled entirely and was drifting towards the southwest" - "was drifting" --> "drifted"
- Changed. NoahTalk 23:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Carlotta's remnants dissipated approximately six hours later." - The previous sentence references "soon after" so I'm not sure what 6 hours later equates to.
- Added a specific time. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- "In the Yucatán Peninsula, Carlotta and multiple other systems dropped between 70–400 mm (3–20 in) of rain, causing severe flooding." - What other systems?
- Mentioned them in a bit more detail based on the Mexican source. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- "The body of a 29-year-old man was recovered about 10 mi (20 km) off the coast of Oaxaca after he was dragged away by flood waters and drowned." - We don't need "of Oaxaca" since you mentioned it in the previous sentence.
- Removed. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- "The ports of Huatulco, Puerto Ángel and Puerto Escondido were closed and fishing operations were suspended due to the proximity of Carlotta." - Comma before "and"
- "In the Costa Chica region, several palapas on a beach and the fishing equipment of at least 80 families was damaged," - "was" --> "were" Also, can we wikilink palapas?
- Fishing equipment is singular, so it would be "was". Ignore the 'of at least 80 families'. Linked for Palapas. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Additionally, a hospital reported window damage, 11 roads collapsed, nine houses lost their rooves, and 32 neighborhoods lost power in Acapulco." - The way this sentence is worded implied the hospital reported 11 roads collapsed and the rest. Also, the plural of roof is roofs.
- Put the hospital part last. Actually, rooves is one of the plural spellings. I did change it since it seems people prefer roofs over the latter. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Approximately 210.6 mm (8.291 in) of rain fell in La Villita, while 194.9 mm (7.673 in) was recorded in Presa La Villita." - These are similar ideas so don't need the comma.
- Removed the comma. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- "Mexican authorities alerted the public that the El Cedazo dam had the potential to overflow due to the heavy rainfall." - Did it?
- Added that no overflow occurred. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- In general, I think we can cut down on the use of "it was reported." All of the impacts of a tropical cyclone are reported otherwise we wouldn't know. No need to explicitly state it multiple times.
- Reduced the number of usages of "reported". NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- Remove the middle initial for Pasch in the first reference or add the remaining forecasters' initials (for reference: Eric S Blake, David A. Zelinsky, John P. Cangialosi, Lixion A. Avila, Richard J. Pasch, Stacy R. Stewart).
- Simply removed the middle initial. NoahTalk 23:48, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
Looks good to me otherwise! ☁❄ϟ TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contributions) 23:23, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
- @TropicalAnalystwx13: I should have addressed everything. NoahTalk 00:50, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
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