Talk:Tropical Depression Five (2010)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contribs) 02:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

I'll be reviewing this soon. – TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 02:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, andhere for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice,fiction, and lists):

   See below for comments.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Lead

1. The fifth depression of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, its precursor was from a non-tropical trough east of Florida, and on August 10 it developed in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. — Do you think maybe this could be split into two separate sentences? → The fifth tropical depression of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, its precursor was from a non-tropical trough east of Florida. Initially disorganized and embedded within an environment unconducive for tropical cyclogenesis, the disturbance moved westward, and upon entering an area of lower wind shear, was classified as a tropical depression August 10 or something like that.

   Split. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

2. Dissipating the next day, a remnant circulation later moved over Louisiana and Mississippi, producing heavy rainfall and causing flooding. — Dissipating the following day, a remnant circulation later moved over Louisiana and Mississippi, producing heavy rainfall which subsequently led to flooding.

   I changed the wording. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Meteorological history

1. The system had disorganized convection, or thunderstorms, and moved generally southwestward after drifting against the Gulf Stream. — Being nit-picky here, but maybe substitute the commas for en dashes?

   Yea, that works. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

1. By late August 9, the low reached the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted a medium chance for tropical orsubtropical development, due to the anticipated decrease in wind shear. — Change "due to the anticipated..." to "due to an anticipated...".

   K. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

2. Easterly wind shear was forecast, but the NHC anticipated the depression strengthening to 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) before making landfall in Louisiana. — Can you forecast wind shear?

   Yes you can. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

3. Despite the presence of unfavorable easterly wind shear, the NHC anticipated the depression to strengthen into a 45 mph (75 km/h) tropical storm prior to making landfall on the Louisiana coastline. (Make sure all units are rounded to the nearest five)
4. The circulation became difficult to locate; however, conditions favored the redevelopment of the thunderstorms. — "of the thunderstorms." → "thunderstorm activity".
5. As it continued to the northwest, the circulation remained broad and disorganized, and the convection remained minimal. — Remove "the" before "convection"?
6. The remnants of Tropical Depression Five moved ashore on Louisiana on August 12, by which time the circulation became better defined. — "became better defined" → "had become".
7. Early on August 17, the system became disorganized, and it dissipated after it moved onshore southern Mississippi without redevelopment. — Early on August 17, the system became disorganized, and dissipated after moving the southern Mississippi coastline without any redevelopment.

Preparations and impact

1. Before becoming a tropical cyclone, the system dropped locally heavy rainfall in portions of southern Florida. — "Before" → "Prior to"
2. Palm Beach International Airport recorded 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) on August 8, a record for the date. — Is there a source for this?

   Yea, it's already cited. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

3. On issuing the first advisory on Tropical Depression Five, the NHC issued a tropical storm warning from Destin, Florida to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Lake Pontchartrain and New Orleans. — "On" → "Upon"? :P

Other

The references look to be a bit of a problem. All Tropical Weather Outlook/Discussions that you used in the article...their links have expired. Try replacing them.

Summary

Overall, nice article. Fix these minor issues I have with the article, and I'll pass it. – TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 03:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

I addressed/responded to all of the above. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)