Talk:Tropical Storm Marco (2008)

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Confirmed as smallest on record[edit]

[1] –Juliancolton | Talk 23:48, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've never heard of Holborn Perspectives, so I think we need a source a little better than that. Can't we just email the NHC and have them clarify? I don't see why we had to change from the previous consensus - the NHC said Marco was the smallest in the basin from 1988-2008 for a reason, since there aren't worldwide size statistics. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:27, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
How's this source? Cyclonebiskit 01:44, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's not exactly conclusive. Can't we just email the NHC and have them clarify and get their position? ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:48, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"I've never heard of it" isn't exactly concrete evidence... –Juliancolton | Talk 01:45, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, 7 google hits for the company. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:48, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
And? That doesn't mean anything when it comes to reliability. –Juliancolton | Talk 01:51, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
1,080 hits for Holborn Corporation They are a " independent reinsurance brokerage firm" Cyclonebiskit 01:52, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
So? Holborn are not WMO or the NOAA therefore the reliability is questionable. Bidgee (talk) 03:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It has to be confirmed by the WMO, as they are studying both this and Gustav's record wind speed in Cuba. Potapych (talk) 01:55, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's now official![edit]

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E5.html - Source was found by User:RattleMan now puts the doubt to rest. I do have to wonder if Tracy's record was broken many times during the 1970s - 1990s when weather monitoring world-wide wasn't the best but no doubt we will see more Marco's so the battle for the record will never really end. This is why official and reliable sources are needed. Bidgee (talk) 05:00, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake[edit]

I translated this article to catalan wikipedia and when we was in peer review of article, we disvored an mistake in: "Three landslides were also reported in Misantla Colipa; none of them caused damage." First, reference is "broken link", but we found same new Tormenta “Marcos” afecta 13 municipios de Veracruz . Then, Three landslides were reported in Misantla and one collapse was reported in Colipa. Misantla and Colipa are different villages.--KRLS (talk) 20:40, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Size revisited[edit]

The article currently states that tropical storm-force winds extended out 11.5 miles from the center. However, neither of the two cited sources uses that number. The FAQ page gives a figure of 19km/12 miles. The Tropical Cyclone Report gives two figures--—10 nautical miles and 15 nautical miles (with a clear inclination towards the former number). While 10 nautical miles is almost exactly 11.5 (statute) miles, one needs to apply a conversion to get that figure, and it's not all that close to the other number. Shouldn't we use the figure cited by at least one of the sources, and limit the citation to just a single cite? Horologium (talk) 13:08, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The 19 km/12 mi is rounded up from the 18.5 km/11.5 mi size given for the storm. The conversion from nautical miles to statute miles is a simple conversion as well and is allowed. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:11, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Really?[edit]

"ports were closed to small ships for roughly 24.5 days and large ships were restricted to port for roughly five hours"? --Jarodalien (talk) 14:51, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the information as the source is misleading and actually reflects how long each ship was detained in port for and then gives an overall figure which is what the 24.5 days is.Jason Rees (talk) 17:30, 25 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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