Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2010 Victorian storms
The  policy reads "''most newsworthy events do not qualify for inclusion ... routine news reporting on things like announcements, sports, or celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion.''" I don't see that as a restriction here.  is more relevant, and notes that storms can be notable, although "''a minor earthquake or storm with little or no impact on human populations is probably not notable.''" The article reports '''some''' human impact, in the form of injuries and evacuations. This particular storm may also influence the Australian debate on climate change (which would guarantee notability), but such an impact can only be guessed at, since the event is recent ( notes that events "''that are only covered in sources published during or immediately after an event, without further analysis or discussion, are likely not suitable ... but this may be difficult or impossible to determine shortly after the event occurs, as editors cannot know whether an event will receive further coverage or not''"). The storms were reported outside Australia: that suggests some degree of notability. I think deletion would be totally inappropriate, although it may make perhaps sense to merge into an article on "Severe storms in Australia." In any case, I think this article should remain as is for now, and be reevaluated after a few months
— User:Radagast3, 08:49, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NOTNEWS||WP:EVENT||WP:EVENT (Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not)