The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the 1909 Grand Isle hurricane, which killed more than 370 people, is the eleventh deadliest
tropical cyclone in US history?
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Nice article, I'm glad to see one on this historic storm. Note that despite the sensational
claim in a newspaper in Yukon, the
French Quarter was NOT "swept away". The contemporary New Orleans area newspapers have better coverage of details of the storm in that city. As high ground, the Quarter escaped flooding, and wind damage was generally moderate, not nearly on the scale of the 1915 storm. --
Infrogmation (
talk) 17:48, 13 May 2010 (UTC)reply
"Operational analysis of the storm indicated that it attained the equivalent intensity of a Category 4 hurricane as it made landfall.[5] The storm's lowest pressure was also operationally listed as 931 mbar (hPa; 27.49 inHg). This pressure was based on operational estimates in relation to the system's storm surge and was not directly measured. However, later research of the storm determined that its winds had not exceeded 120 mph (185 km/h). - This is confusing, and possibly over technical. Since it turned out not to be true anyway, and since there is no practical effect of this estimation error described, I wonder it it needs to be included.
I believe it should be included as the storm was listed as a Category 4 for several decades before re-analysis lowered its intensity in 2006.
Cyclonebiskit (
talk) 16:22, 3 June 2010 (UTC)reply
Impact
" Several lakes overflowed their banks as water from the Mississippi River back-flowed into them, inundating nearby lowlands.[18] The resulting floods, which inundated areas with upwards of 10 ft (3.0 m) of water," - repeat of "inundating", "inundated".
Otherwise, the article seems fine although a little hard to follow, possibly because there are so many different locations and damage descriptions. But I am not sure what to recommend regarding that. Also, the wrong information, although later clarified, is confusing.
Xtzou(
Talk) 21:17, 26 May 2010 (UTC)reply
Sorry I haven't gotten around to this yet. I'll try and address these later today, thanks for the review
Cyclonebiskit (
talk) 20:25, 31 May 2010 (UTC)reply
I've addressed most of the comments you had.
Cyclonebiskit (
talk) 16:22, 3 June 2010 (UTC)reply
One more comment
"The origins of the Grand Isle hurricane are believed to have begun" - weasel wording