# Talk:1882 Atlantic hurricane season

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This review is transcluded from Talk:1882 Atlantic hurricane season/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Nominator: 12george1 (talk · contribs) 03:19, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Hurricanehink (talk · contribs) 23:19, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

"The 1882 Atlantic hurricane season featured six tropical cyclones, four of which made landfall, with each of them eventually striking the United States." - I suggest something like "four of which made landfall in the United States", since the current wording is odd
Done--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"and zero to four per year between 1886 and 1910 has been estimated." - is this relevant for 1882, or did you include it since it was kinda close to 1886?
I decided to cut off that part--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
I suggest flipping the second and third paragraphs, to focus more on the actual storms first, then talk about the documentation. It threw me off guard to read this:
"Of the known 1882 cyclones, meteorologists José Fernández-Partagás and Henry Diaz first documented the first and fifth systems in 1996"
Better?--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"The first system of the season is known, from ship reports, to have been active in the north Atlantic on August 24 and August 25." - is it worth clarifying this was a hurricane?
Done--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"An unknown number of deaths occurred in Cuba." Kinda clunky IMO. Maybe something like - "Casualties were reported in Cuba."
I did that but said "Fatalities" instead--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
I think the lead mention of the last hurricane is a bit disorganized.
In October, the sixth, final, and strongest storm of the season struck western Cuba as a Category 4 hurricane on the present-day Saffir–Simpson scale, destroying or damaging thousands of buildings and homes. At least $5,000 in damage occurred in North Florida after making landfall on the state's west coast. Throughout its path, this storm caused 140 deaths prior to becoming last noted on October 15.
So all of this is fine, but maybe add a bit more, like the estimated peak winds. The last part makes the deaths almost feel like an afterthought. Maybe with:
"In October, the sixth, final, and strongest storm of the season was also its deadliest, with 140 fatalities."
And then get into the storm's track, the SSHS, the buildings destroyed, etc.
Better?--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
You mention when the first, third, and fifth storms were added to HURDAT. That means the 2nd, 4th, and 6th were all original parts of HURDAT? If so, is it worth mentioning when that first came into existence? I never thought about that for previous seasons since there was rarely documentation on when storms were officially recognized.
"The first system of the season is known, from ship reports, to have been active in the north Atlantic on August 24 and August 25. " - also, not a fan of the season summary basically replicating what's in the lead. Can you cut down on the redundancy?
I cut it down in the lede instead--12george1 (talk) 22:41, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Thus, tropical depressions are not included here" - there were no TD's reported in the season, right? Unless there were any missing possible/confirmed TD's
Removed--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Climate researcher Michael Chenoweth proposed that this storm developed as a tropical depression north of August 20." - missing something?
Fixed--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Early on September 12, the cyclone emerged into the Atlantic at the Delmarva Peninsula, but became extratropical several hours later near the east end of Nova Scotia." - seems that there's a bit missing, since the impacts mentions impacts as far north as Maine. You could mention how close the storm got to New England here.
Done--12george1 (talk) 22:41, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Chenoweth's study indicates that this storm north of the Virgin Islands as a tropical depression on September 1." - could this be incorporated into the beginning of the narrative?
Done--12george1 (talk) 06:11, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
"Additionally, the system brushed the Yucatán Peninsula before turning north over the Gulf of Mexico" - what does "brushed" mean in the context that is different from what's already in the narrative? If anything, mention the hurricane's proximity to the Yucatán after its Cuban impacts.
This is part of the Chenoweth narrative, which actually shows a landfall. I combined this sentence with the previous one--12george1 (talk) 22:41, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
Update: I split up that sentence again when I worked on the previous issue--12george1 (talk) 06:11, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
" while newspapers including the Savannah Morning News described the "extremely gloomy reports published by several papers" about other locations on the island as exaggerations. " - not sure I know what you mean
I decided to remove this--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Simón Sarasola noted that the storm left a "buen numero de victimas" (English: "good number of victims")."
Needs more context, like who this is and why the quote is in Spanish, and how this indicates that there were fatalities in Cuba.
The NHC decided that means that the storm may have caused at least 25 deaths and I think I would have to access the original source to find any additional context, if there is any--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Tallahassee reported that the storm unroofed a new hotel and some other buildings while also downing fences, outhouses, and trees." - could this be rewritten to avoid the "reported" part? It happened regardless it was reported or not, that's what citations are for.
Done--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Throughout many northern counties" - specify that's in Florida, I'm guessing?
Yes--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"This storm, added to HURDAT in 2003" - sorry, but I'm not a fan of this being the introduction
Fixed--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"Chenoweth's reanalysis study proposed that this system formed over the Bay of Campeche on September 11" - again, could this be incorporated into the main narrative instead of being at the end?
Fixed--12george1 (talk) 06:11, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
" In Sabine Pass, Texas, the storm flooded streets with about 3 ft (0.91 m) of water, toppled fences, and damaged some homes, with one destroyed, injuring its occupant." - could this be split into two sentences?
Done--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
"This set both two- and one-day extremes at Central Park (1869–present being the period of record)—the one-day record was 8.28 in (210 mm) on September 23." - odd wording
Better?--12george1 (talk) 03:45, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
@12george1: that's it. Good job on the article, hopefully none of these comments are an issue. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  23:19, 12 October 2025 (UTC)