Template:Infobox storm/sandbox

{{{name}}}
Extratropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Category 1 "Notable" (RSI/NOAA: 1)
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|260px\|frameless\|alt={{{alt}}}\|upright=1.22]] {{{caption}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Formed	{{{formed}}}
Duration	{{{active}}}
Dissipated	{{{dissipated}}}
	(Exited to sea on {{{exited land}}})
Highest winds	10-minute sustained:; {{{10-min prefix}}}0 mph (0 km/h){{{10-min suffix}}}; 1-minute sustained:; {{{1-min prefix}}}0 mph (0 km/h){{{1-min suffix}}}; 0 mph (0 km/h);
Highest gust	0 mph (0 km/h)
Beaufort scale	{{{beaufort scale}}}
Lowest pressure	{{{pressure}}}
Lowest temperature	{{{lowest temperature}}}
Tornadoes; confirmed	{{{tornadoes}}}
Max. rating1	{{{fujitascale}}} tornado{{{fujitascale ref}}}
Duration of; tornado outbreak2	{{{tornado duration}}}
Largest hail	{{{hail}}}
Maximum snowfall; or ice accretion	{{{maximum snow}}}
Maximum rainfall	{{{maximum rain}}}
Casualties	{{{fatalities}}}
Damage	{{{damages}}}
Power outages	{{{power outages}}}
Areas affected	{{{areas affected}}}
	Part of the {{{season}}}; 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale; 2Time from first tornado to last tornado; {{{notes}}}

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This template may be used in articles about storms, including extratropical cyclones and winter storms.

Usage

{{Infobox storm
| name               = <!-- name of event, can be omitted if same as article title -->
| image              = <!-- just the filename-->
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| type               = 
| maintype           = <!-- extratropical/subtropical/tropical cyclone -->
| formed             = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| active             = 
| dissipated         = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| exited land        = 
| lowest pressure    = <!-- in mb/hPa, gets automatically converted to inHg -->
| lowest temperature = 
| tornadoes          = 
| fujitascale        = 
| enhanced           = <!-- yes = Enhanced Fujita scale -->
| international      = <!-- yes = International Fujita scale -->
| fujitascale ref    =
| torro-scale        =
| tornado duration   = 
| highest winds      = <!-- in mph, gets automatically converted to km/h -->
| gusts              = <!-- enter in knots, gets converted and rounded to display MPH and km/hr--> 
| beaufort scale     =
| hail               = 
| maximum snow       = <!-- maximum snowfall or ice accretion -->
| maximum rain       = <!-- maximum rainfall -->
| damages            = 
| power outages      = 
| fatalities         = 
| areas affected     = 
| season             =
| notes              = 
}}

Region- or type-specific parameters

Regional Snowfall Index (used only for U.S. winter storms)

| RSI                = <!-- Regional Snowfall Index value -->
| RSI2                = <!-- Regional Snowfall Index value for a second storm in the same article -->

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox storm

Infobox for a storm

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name` `event`	Name of storm Example Hurricane Katrina	String	optional
Image	`image` `image location`	no description	Unknown	optional
Image alternative text	`image alt` `alt`	Alternative text for image.	String	optional
Image caption	`caption` `image name`	Caption beneath image.	String	optional
Type	`type` `stormtype`	Storm type Example Blizzard	String	optional
Type of cyclone	`maintype`	no description	Unknown	optional
Formed	`formed` `date formed`	Date storm started	Date	optional
Duration	`active` `duration`	Time period storm was active	String	optional
Dissipated	`dissipated` `date dissipated`	Date storm ended	Date	optional
Exited to sea	`exited land`	Date storm moved out to sea	Date	optional
Lowest pressure	`lowest pressure`	in mb/hPa	String	optional
pressure	`pressure`	no description	Unknown	optional
Lowest temperature	`lowest temperature`	no description	String	optional
Tornadoes confirmed	`tornadoes`	no description	String	optional
Fujita scale / Enhanced Fujita scale	`fujitascale`	add parameter enhanced=yes for Enhanced Fujita scale Example EF4	String	optional
Enhanced Fujita scale	`enhanced`	Set to yes if fujitascale is enhanced Example yes	String	optional
International Fujita scale	`international`	Set to yes if fujitascale is international Example yes	String	optional
fujitascale ref	`fujitascale ref`	no description	Unknown	optional
Duration of tornado outbreak	`tornado duration`	no description	String	optional
10-min winds	`10-min winds`	no description	Unknown	optional
10-min prefix	`10-min prefix`	no description	Unknown	optional
10-min suffix	`10-min suffix`	no description	Unknown	optional
1-min winds	`1-min winds`	no description	Unknown	optional
1-min prefix	`1-min prefix`	no description	Unknown	optional
1-min suffix	`1-min suffix`	no description	Unknown	optional
highest winds	`highest winds`	in mph	Unknown	optional
sustained wind	`sustained wind`	no description	Unknown	optional
Highest gust	`gusts` `gust`	no description	Unknown	optional
gusts prefix	`gusts prefix` `pregusts`	no description	Unknown	optional
gusts suffix	`gusts suffix`	no description	Unknown	optional
beaufort scale	`beaufort scale`	no description	Unknown	optional
Largest hail	`hail`	no description	Unknown	optional
Regional Snowfall Index	`RSI`	no description	Unknown	optional
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion	`maximum snow` `maximum amount`	no description	Unknown	optional
Maximum rainfall	`maximum rain`	no description	Unknown	optional
Damage	`damages` `total damages (USD)` `total snow damages (USD)`	no description	Unknown	optional
power outages	`power outages`	no description	Unknown	optional
Fatalities	`fatalities` `total casualties` `snow casualties` `fatalities` `total fatalities`	no description	Unknown	optional
Areas affected	`affected` `areas affected` `countries affected` `location`	no description	String	optional
Part of	`partof`	no description	Unknown	optional
Part of the	`season`	no description	Unknown	optional
notes	`notes`	no description	Unknown	optional

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