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The Hurricane has multiple things listed on Portal:Current events for October 27 and October 28. No doubt more will be listed as it makes landfall. Anyone is welcome to add some more info as more things happen. (Current Event WikiProject Coordinator) Elijahandskip (talk) 16:51, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
Just a heads up to other editors, the article has been nominated to Wikipedia's In The News (ITN) section. You can participate in the nomination vote Here. (Current Event WikiProject Coordinator) Elijahandskip (talk) 14:42, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
Okay first thing, nobody here is doubting Zeta was a record breaking storm. There is a point though where "records" start becoming trivia directed at a fanbase audience rather than general readership. The section needs to be looked at from a neutral point of view through third party sources that are reporting on it (notability). - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:57, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
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Okay I was reverted with the edit summary "the first sentence needs something in it." So I posted both differences below for editors to compare:
The one above is the one I would prefer as it is a complete sentence that skips trivial mentions. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:50, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
before becoming extratropical, it moved 48 MPH. [1]. Please add. --67.85.37.186 (talk) 00:17, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
I’d love to see a source for that. Most likely it did more and that is some arbitrary estimate. Can we put it at “unknown” for now? WesternAtlanticCentral (talk) 13:33, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Damage is estimated at up to $2.8 billion in the state. One life was lost. That's criteria for an article. --WesternAtlanticCentral (talk) 16:03, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Since Zeta was an extratropical storm after Virginia, all categories such Hurricane in Delaware or Hurricane in New England should be removed.
Pierre cb (talk) 13:44, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
Zeta dissipated November 2? Are you sure about that? The NHC says that it became an extratropical cyclone shortly after it came off the East coasts, not late October. 🌀HurricaneGeek🌀 {talk} 21:29, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
It lies either at Start or C class. And both are technically valid. C says C-Class storm articles typically have most of the content and structure needed for a tropical cyclone storm article. Most new tropical cyclone storm articles that follow the project's style guidelines and are mostly well-referenced are preliminarily rated C-Class. However, C-Class articles often require extensive cleanup. They may place undue weight on certain facets of the storm, rely on outdated information (particularly in the meteorological history and casualty/damage figures), suggest subtle original research, cite broken links, feature some stretches of unencyclopedic prose, or contain unreferenced statements. C-Class articles touch upon all facets of a storm and all areas affected, but lack detail about these facets.
, and Start says Start-Class articles are generally incomplete in their coverage of the storm. While it may meet most of the project's style guidelines and follow the basic layout for a tropical cyclone article, there may be missing information of pertinent content relating to the storm. The main affected areas and aspects of the storm's evolution may not be covered in adequate detail, while other secondarily affected areas may be missing entirely. Storm articles whose prose and depth of content do not reflect (or "do justice to") the notability of a storm or the severity of its impacts are often rated Start-class. Extensive cleanup is needed to bring these articles to par, and there are likely several sentences that are not referenced by reliable and verifiable sources. References are often bare links, and the tone of the article may not comply with the manual of style. However, Start-Class articles offer a more inclusive overview of the storm and at the very least acknowledge the entirety of the storm's scope.
. I see why B is too high, even though thats what Rater suggested, but definitely Start seems a little low. --Hurricane Tracker 495 17:19, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
Hey. I have been seeing information from some sources saying zeta was actually a category 3 hurricane. Shouldn't this information be added to the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by IBlazeCat (talk • contribs) 13:20, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
This wasn’t from force thirteen, I’ll have to find the source I found again IBlazeCat (talk) 12:34, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
Alright, so seeing that post season reanalysis has confirmed the upgrade to category 3, I’ll close off this discussion. IBlazeCat (talk) 12:00, 12 May 2021 (UTC)