Talk:1903 New Jersey hurricane/GA1

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Reviewer: 12george1 (talk · contribs) 00:43, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Hello, Hurricanehink. Glad to see that you have nominated another article for GA. About time! :P As usual, fix/address the issues I have with the article in a timely manner and I will pass it.--12george1 (talk) 00:43, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

• "is the first known North Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the state of New Jersey since records were kept starting in 1851." - Isn't it also the only hurricane to strike New Jersey since record keeping began?

  True, for now! :P Added. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• "The fourth hurricane of the season" - Wikilink to the 1903 Atlantic hurricane season

  Done. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• "the cyclone was first observed on " - It wouldn't be a bad idea to wikilink tropical cyclone here

  Done. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• "steadily strengthening to reach a peak intensity of 100 mph (155 km/h)." - Mention that this is Category 2 on the modern Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale

  Done. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• Why are none of the miles abbreviated in the MH? And no, you don't have Miles Lawrence as an excuse this time :P

  Err, forgot?! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• "made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey shortly before" - Comma after New Jersey

  Thanks. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• "The estimated barometric pressure was 990 mbar (29 inHg)," - When I was writing the 1903 AHS, I saw that meta noted that the minimum barometric pressure was estimated by Jerry Jarrell of NHC in 1992. I think you should add that. But neither Partagas or meta mentioned why the maximum wind was 100 mph. I'm sure if you find out, you'll let me know soon enough :P

  According to the Atlantic Hurricane Reanalysis:

The Best Track Committee should be aware of and provide flexibility for the extremely serious problems of intensity estimates in the 
existing HURDAT of 1886 through the early 1900s.  This database was not put together "more than a century" ago, rather it was decided upon back 
in the 1960s by Charlie Neumann and John Hope. 

• Further, it says that the winds were chosen somewhat arbitrarily (like older EPAC, most wind speeds were 50, 85, or 100 kt). Not sure how much (if any) should be in the article, but given what I read, I almost feel that the Jerry Jarrell bit is extraneous. IDK... more info is certainly good, but Jarrell could've based his estimate off of the original Neumann/Hope report, and I'm not sure where they got their info from :/ ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• Include a date somewhere in the last three sentences of the MH, preferably the sentence mentioning the ET

  Done! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• "The schooner Beatrice was lost near Chincoteague" - "Beatrice" should be italics, not bold.

  Thanks. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• I won't force you to include them, but there are some damage pics, like this and that

• Wow, love that first pic! Damn, wish we knew the image status on that. Oh wait, it's 1903, so... uploading it :) ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• In the references, add |via=Newspapers.com and {{open access}} to all sources found on Newspapers.com

• Thanks, good idea! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Thanks so much for the review. Glad I finally got around to the article :P Hope it's fine now. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 21:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

• Alright then. Since you've fixed/addressed everything above, I will pass this article now.--12george1 (talk) 00:22, 9 July 2016 (UTC)