The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Hurricane Debbie in September
1961 produced record-breaking winds across parts of
Ireland, gusting up to 114 mph (183 km/h) off the coast of
Arranmore?
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I have a major issue with calling it the only TC to hit Ireland. Is there any source that actually backs that up? The preliminary report (ref 2) clearly says it was no longer tropical on the 15th. I realize HURDAT is what that claim is based off of, but such a claim shouldn't be said without some other proof. --♫
Hurricanehink (
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22:59, 24 January 2011 (UTC)reply
Alright, I've thought this one out, so I hope there aren't any knee-jerk reactions to this. So, the primary reason this has an article, AFIFK, is because it hit Europe as a tropical cyclone (per HURDAT). However, as per above and as per the MWR (as well as logic), it most likely didn't hit Ireland as a hurricane. By having an article, we're highlighting something that may not have happened. We agreed not to use HURDAT as a primary source, and yet this article is a great example of doing just that. Seeing as there isn't terribly much info, I propose a merger. --♫
Hurricanehink (
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18:59, 24 December 2011 (UTC)reply
"By this time, the system had a central pressure below 1006 mbar (hPa; 29.71 inHg) and sustained winds of 40 mph (65 km/h) were reported in Dakar, Senegal. " - needs a comma somewhere
"According to a 2012 study by Hickey and Connolly-Johnston, this ranked Debbie as the most intense post-hurricane since 1960 to move through the British Isles." - given that Debbie was in 1961, you should reword the sentence a bit. It could imply Debbie was the most intense in a 2 year span. I'd recommend removing "2012" from the first half of the sentence, and then say "...post-hurricane from 1960 to 2012..." Your call though.
"Approximately two percent of the trees in the forestry industry in Ireland were destroyed" - were trees really destroyed? Like an explosion? (or implosion???? o.O)
"Four people were killed in County Cavan, a widow, her two daughters and granddaughter, after a tree fell on their car." - I think a dash is in order for the widow part.
In the third Ireland paragraph - "Most residents lost power for at least several hours and some lost telephone service." - you mentioned downed power lines and loss of communications in the previous paragraph. Is this anything new/different?
"Numerous smaller structures, such as barns and outhouses" - this seems a bit redundant to when you mention the two barns being destroyed near Ballygar.
All in all, it's a good article, but there is a bit too much repetitiveness in the Ireland section. It got a little boring seeing how many times a county reported damage to roofs, trees, or power lines. Try cutting down on that a bit. Lemme know if you have any questions. I'll put the GAN on hold for now. --♫
Hurricanehink (
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03:14, 9 January 2013 (UTC)reply
The opening sentence - "Hurricane Debbie was the most powerful cyclone on record to strike Ireland in September. " - seems odd to me. Have other, stronger cyclones struck Ireland in other months of the year? Or should it be "Hurricane Debbie was the most powerful cyclone on record to strike Ireland, in September 1961. "?
86.46.251.178 (
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15:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Dollar/sterling conversion
Those dollar/sterling conversions look wrong - according to
this website the pound in 1961 was worth 2.8 times the dollar, so £1.5 million would be closer to $4.5 million rather than £525,000, unless there is something else I've missed. Did they get converted the wrong way?--
Jackyd101 (
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13:49, 9 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Article mentions Sep 6 Cape Verde Plane Crash causing 60 deaths. I can see no reference to this either on the Wiki aviation pages, on aviation-safety.net or on a quick google search. Did it happen? -
Rye1967 (
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12:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)reply
What is a minimal Hurricane?
Does a minimal hurricane have a definition?
I'm not sure of the official definition (if there is one), but a minimal hurricane is a low-end Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Usually it refers to a hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h)--
12george1 (
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02:11, 15 October 2017 (UTC)reply