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Needs references and a less sphagetti-like structure. Jdorje 07:32, 9 January 2006 (UTC) reply

Reducing to start. There simply isn't enough here to warrant B-class, and there are still no references. -- Core des at talk! 04:39, 24 September 2006 (UTC) reply

I have to agree about this article needing references. I'll see if I can locate some on the web. Nautical Pirate ( talk) 01:34, 7 January 2008 (UTC) reply

"Surprise Hurricane" is ambiguous and rather informal. Any objections to renaming it to something more specific? – Juliancolton |  ^Talk 22:11, 9 April 2009 (UTC) reply

I object. NOAA calls it the Surprise Hurricane. It's probably the most well-known name for the hurricane. ♬♩ Hurricanehink ( talk) 22:14, 9 April 2009 (UTC) reply

This review is transcluded from Talk:1943 Surprise Hurricane/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: CycloneIsaac ( talk · contribs) 02:50, 19 January 2014 (UTC) reply

I'll take this, and I'll do it sometime this week.— CycloneIsaac– E-Mail 02:50, 19 January 2014 (UTC) reply

First glance

• I might be wrong, but isn't Louisiana suppose to be in the "Areas affected" part of the infobox too?

• Fixed-- 12george1 ( talk) 20:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• This should be linked in the lead.

• Done-- 12george1 ( talk) 20:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• Can you link hopper dredge, or something like it?

• Done-- 12george1 ( talk) 20:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• Why does the damage in the lead different from the rest of the article?

— CycloneIsaac– E-Mail 03:32, 19 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• Are you talking about the damage toll? If so, I fixed that.-- 12george1 ( talk) 20:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• It's good now.— CycloneIsaac– E-Mail 03:10, 22 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Met. history

• "Moving westward at about 8 mph (13 km/h), the storm strengthened and became a hurricane late on July 26. Early on the following day, the storm strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on the modern-day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. Around that time, the storm also attained its maximum sustained wind speed of 105 mph (165 km/h).[2]" From HURDAT, how could you tell how fast a storm is moving?

• It was actually 7 mph (11 km/h), which I cited using the NWS report.-- 12george1 ( talk) 03:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Hurricane hunting

• "Because neither Duckworth nor O'Hair believed that the headquarters would approval of the flight, they decided to proceed without permission." to "Because neither Duckworth nor O'Hair believed that the headquarters would approve the flight, they decided to proceed without permission."

• Fixed-- 12george1 ( talk) 03:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

Impact

• "The storm brought strong winds to Texas, with gusts up to 132 mph (212 km/h) reported at the cooling towers at the Shell Oil Refinery in Deer Park and the Humble Oil Refinery in Baytown." Link to Shell Oil Company?

• Done-- 12george1 ( talk) 03:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• Link to Galveston Island should be in the first paragraph, not the second.

• Done-- 12george1 ( talk) 03:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

• Shouldn't the section header be "Impact and aftermath"?

• I guess-- 12george1 ( talk) 03:47, 24 January 2014 (UTC) reply

On hold for seven days (possibly more fixes coming up).— CycloneIsaac– E-Mail 23:13, 23 January 2014 (UTC) reply