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The list of names for the 1973 Atlantic hurricane season comes from a book titled Hurricanes: Monster Storms from the Sea by Ruth Brindze (1975). The information is also contained in wiki article here. --65.24.223.243 08:29, 21 February 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• The name Hilda (as opposed to Helen) is on the name list for the 1973 hurricane season according to The World Almanac and Book of Facts in its 1973 book. The name can be read at the Meteorology section. It might be noted that since an almanac is publish the year before the designated year or at the start of the year, the name might have been change before the official start of the 1973 hurricane season but that's just a guess. May 10, 2006

• According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), "hurricane" is a term used to refer to "tropical cyclones". The current "H" name for Atlantic tropical cyclones is "Helene, not "Helen". It is scheduled to be used in 2006, then again in 2012; there are six permanent lists of names that rotate. See the NOAA's Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Names website. This doesn't mean it wasn't Helen in 1973; the permanent lists weren't established until 1979.

"Hilda" is currently on the list of names for Eastern North Pacific tropical cyclones, rather than the Atlantic list; it was retired from the Atlantic list in 1964. It is highly unlikely that it was "unretired" for use in 1973; so much for Almanacs as reference sources. See Retired Hurricane Names 1954–2005. The list is for the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico storms.

I'm still searching for a list from the NOAA of names that were actually used in past years; I'll add another comment here if I find one. So far, I've just found the lists for current and upcoming years, along with retired names.—Chidom ^talk  21:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On our Wikipedia website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_previous_tropical_cyclone_names#Names_effective_1971-1978 It says "Helen" not "Hilda" or "Helene". so basically there is nothing really much to argue about. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Miracle55star (talk • contribs).

I'm not so sure our sources are correct. We never had an online source to verify it by (which would be nice given that none of can see the source). Hurricanehink (talk) 01:35, 31 December 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please see Talk:1967 Atlantic hurricane season#Ginger or Christine?. Jamie|C 12:35, 1 September 2007 (UTC)Reply[reply]

HURDAT says Alpha. Which is correct?Potapych (talk) 15:51, 2 September 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This review is transcluded from Talk:1973 Atlantic hurricane season/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

I will add comments as I go along. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:11, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Lead
• Most named tropical cyclones of 1973 stayed well away from land; those storms that did affect land were relatively weak and caused little damage. - This isn't true, AFAICT, and seems like original research. Most named storms approached land at some point. This is also rather contradictory, since you go on to say that Brenda was "the worst storm to strike Mexico along the eastern coast of the Bay of Campeche".

Fixed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 02:21, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• However, the first system formed on April 18, more than a month before the official start. Three more depressions formed before this point; however, none attained storm intensity. - Three depressions formed before April 18? The wording here is ambiguous.

Fixed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 02:21, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• The first named storm of the year was Hurricane Alice which formed on July 1 and became the earliest known cyclone to affect Bermuda. - Early in what?

Specified Cyclonebiskit (talk) 02:21, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

–Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:11, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Summary
• The 1973 hurricane season began more than a month early, with the first depression forming in mid-April. - The season didn't start early, the first storm merely formed before the beginning.

• Fixed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 03:02, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Peaking just below Category 2 status on the newly introduced Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale, Brenda made the first recorded landfall in the Mexican Province of Campeche. - First ever recorded? Or just for this season?

• Ever Cyclonebiskit (talk) 03:02, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Another brief depression formed after this system before the strongest storm, Ellen, formed over the eastern Atlantic. - Too many ideas for one sentence.

• Fixed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 03:02, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

–Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:36, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Alice
• A storm surge of 3 ft (0.91 m) was forecast to have impacted south-facing shores of the island on July 4. - Not really sure this is relevant. Were there any actual surges?

• No known storm surge Cyclonebiskit (talk) 19:29, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Alfa
• During late July, an upper-level low, with a cold core, formed near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and tracked southward. - "Cold core" needs to be explained for the non-experts.

• Clarified a bit Cyclonebiskit (talk) 19:29, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Brenda
• Where did it form?

• Specified Cyclonebiskit (talk) 19:29, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Offshore, a freighter with 25 crewman became trapped in the storm after its engines failed. - What was the ship's fate? Did it eventually reach land?

• Crew rescued, fate of ship unknown. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 20:44, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Christine
• The easternmost forming tropical cyclone on record - Surely the Indian Ocean is further east?

• Clarified Cyclonebiskit (talk) 20:44, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• unlike most waves which travel several hundred miles over water before spawning a depression. - Misleading, as most waves do not end up forming.

• Fixed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 20:44, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Despite the lack of reconnaissance in the region - What kind of reconnaissance?

• Specified Cyclonebiskit (talk) 20:44, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

–Juliancolton | ^Talk 17:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Delia
• This upgrade followed a reconnaissance mission into the system that found sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h). - As the storm has a sub-article, this sentence seems too detailed for this page.

• Removed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:45, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Overall, I think this section is a big too large, given that Delia was a fairly minor storm.

• Compressed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:45, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Ellen
• It attained this intensity at 42.1°N, farther north than any other tropical cyclone on record, and is one of two storms to become a major hurricane north of 38°N, the other being Hurricane Alex in 2004. - It attained that exact intensity farther north than any other TC? Seems fairly trivial, unless you can find a more substantial benchmark.

• Reworded Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:45, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• TD 13
• No issues, but any info on flooding?

• Not that I could find Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:45, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Fran
• Tracking eastward, the circulation become increasingly defined - Defined as what, exactly?

• Reworded Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:45, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Steered generally eastward by a deep surface low in the westerlies, Fran rapidly accelerated towards the Azores Islands. - Note the redundancy.

• Fixed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:47, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That's it. :) –Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:23, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Passing –Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:47, 30 September 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've added it to most of the images, but it's rough around the edges. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 03:14, 17 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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