Talk:1896 Cedar Keys hurricane/GA1

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Reviewer: TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contribs) 06:46, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

• "The 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that devastated much of the East Coast of the United States, starting with Florida's Cedar Keys, near the end of September 1896." - Is the fact it started with the Cedar Keys really necessary? I mean, it's notable in that Florida's Cedar Keys were most devastated, but I don't think it's that important they were affected first.

• Perhaps more importantly, is it really harmful? I like to place the article's title in context as early on as possible, and this time I thought the opening line worked quite well for that purpose. Almost every source discussing the hurricane starts off with its impact in the Cedar Keys, and since this article discusses impacts outside of Florida more comprehensively than perhaps any other publication, I want to make sure it doesn't lose sight of its Cedar Keys notoriety. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:13, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

• You reference the storm as "it" in three consecutive sentences after the one above. Switch it up a bit!

• I changed the first "it" to "the storm." – Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:13, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

• "The storm killed at least 70 people in mainland Florida, while inflicting approximately $3 million in property damage across the state." * Tag a note on that bad boy saying 1896 USD unless otherwise stated.

• I really don't feel like starting a whole notes section for one six-word definition. I was hoping the (1896) in the infobox would be enough to establish that. Any other way it can be done? – Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:13, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

• "The system weakened as it sped northward through the Carolinas, but when it reached the Mid-Atlantic states on the evening of September 29, its increasingly rapid forward movement contributed to renewed wind violence" - Wind violence sounds unnecessarily...flashy? Why not just say renewed intensity?

• The rest of the article discusses "intensity" in terms of best track strength, and since the storm's official intensity didn't actually increase, I think that would be OR. Besides, there's nothing wrong with a little showmanship once in a while. ;) – Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:13, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

I'll tackle Impact and aftermath tomorrow. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contributions) 06:46, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for taking on the review. Looking forward to the rest of your suggestions! – Juliancolton | ^Talk 14:13, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

• "In Newberry, which was "totally wrecked"," - Comma goes inside the quotations always, I already told you this. Don't make me repeat it.
• "including Forsyth Park, considered the "pride of the city"," - You're making me repeat it.
• "In Burroughs, along the outskirts of Savannah, two churches were leveled and three people killed." - Missing a word.
• "Around Beaufort, the storm wrecked numerous boats and did significant damage to homes and businesses." - Can we use something better than "and did"?
• "All telegraph lines except one, which ran to Wilmington, North Carolina, were rendered useless, while communications Petersburg were entirely cut off." - Missin' a word.
• "The destruction continued into northern portions of the state; brick walls were toppled and about 500 shade trees felled in Fredericksburg." - Parallelism needed; 500 shade trees were felled.
• "Along the way, the torrent swept away 25 homes, one of which was occupied by a family of four." - Ok? Are you saying the houses were vacant except that one in particular? Otherwise, I don't see the need to point that out.

• Well, those four people died. Any suggestions on how to clarify that? – Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:08, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

• "Five-minute sustained southerly winds reached 66 mph (106 km/h),[7] and peak gusts approached 100 mph (160 km/h); pressure fell to 987 hPa (29.15 inHg)." - "pressure" → "the barometric pressure"
• "Property damage was especially severe in southeastern parts of the state, especially York and Lancaster counties, where barns were demolished and houses unroofed." - Parallelism needed.

• I think that's an acceptable sentence structure (same with several of the above comments). – Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:08, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

• "In Reading, two men died in the collapse of an iron furnace casting house which left five others were badly injured." -were

That's about all I can nitpick. Nice work. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contributions) 20:38, 23 February 2017 (UTC)