# Talk:1932 Abaco hurricane

Nice start. More info all around is needed. Hurricanehink 16:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

I just have a request for a change of the article's title. Since this storm is most often referred to as the 1932 Bahamas Hurricane, can the title of the article be changed to that (1932 Bahamas Hurricane)? Thanks. CapeVerdeWave 17:27, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Can the title of the article please be changed to 1932 Bahamas Hurricane, which is what NOAA classifies it? Thanks. CapeVerdeWave 22:53, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Done. --Coredesat 02:39, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Coredesat! CapeVerdeWave 11:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

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Nominator: CapeVerdeWave (talk · contribs) 17:55, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Hurricanehink (talk · contribs) 05:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

I really liked the opening paragraph. I do wonder if you should link to British Bahamas in the infobox though, since nowhere else in the article does it specify that the island group was a British territory then. For that matter, so was Newfoundland.
I am going by the political divisions of the time unless otherwise specified. At virtually all points I refer to the island chain rather than the colony, but I thought the info-box would be the exception. As for Newfoundland: the original source referred to the island rather than the dominion, so I linked to the former. But I have linked to the Dominion elsewhere, when citing the Avalon Peninsula.
"Within a day it turned northward and then northeastward, heading seaward while a powerful hurricane." - this should have more of a connection to the previous paragraph, since if you're just glancing around, the "Within a day" might not mean anything, forcing you to go back. I suggest something like "Within a day of its peak" or something
The reference is to the impact on the Abaco Islands, not to the peak, though both coincided.
No I mostly meant that the third paragraph should have more of a narrative connection to the second paragraph. It doesn't help having "Within a day" in the paragraph, since then you have to look back and see what it's talking about. In this case, the part right before talked about other Cat 5 hurricanes in the Bahamas, including Dorian. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  22:48, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
I have tried to clear this up now.
Curious why you write it out as "56-mile-per-hour (90 km/h) ". I get it on the first time, but the rest should be mph. Similarly for "miles" versus mi, or km versus kilometres.
I am using it as a modifier for "winds". Otherwise it is in mph. I have fixed the issue with mi/km.
I think most of these should be in mph though, not writing it out. For example, "75-mile-per-hour (121 km/h) winds" should be "75 mph (121 km/h) winds". ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  22:48, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
Can we agree to disagree here?
" In Atlantic Canada it claimed 14–15 lives, widely dispersing impacts. It gradually turned eastward near Iceland, and eventually it passed north of the Scandinavian Peninsula, ending near the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union on September 17." - one too many "it"s
This has been adjusted accordingly.
Could you add where Anegada is for when it's first introduced?
I have done so.
(Winds no more than 60 mph (97 km/h) were reported by mariners to the Weather Bureau as late as the evening of September 4, however.[6]) - I don't think this needs to be in parenthesis
Your input is duly noted; parentheses have been removed.
Late the next day it peaked at 160 mph (260 km/h) and crossed the Abaco Islands,[3] making a pressure of less than 27.50 inHg (931 mb) on land during its passage. - curious why you said "less than... 931 mb" when the impact section says 921 mbar.
There were two separate readings, one at Green Turtle Cay and another in Hope Town, Elbow Cay. I have added a note and source to make this clear. At any rate, 921 mb is still below 931 mb.
but being of great extent, still brought swells and high winds to coastal New England. - the "swells" part feels like impact. This could probably be cut, since the next sentence mentions it getting closer to New England.
Other parts of the lead note impact, i.e., wind and pressure on the Abaco Islands, yet you never singled out these, so I think I will leave the reference as is. At any rate, it shows how the storm still was impactful despite staying far offshore.
Wind and pressure are certainly parts of the meteorological history. It's part of the best track showing storm's intensity and pressure. But the swells/waves is a byproduct of the storm's strength, and thus impact. For what it's worth, many strong hurricanes produce high waves in New England. (think Hurricane Gabrielle (1989)) High winds, on the other hand, is much more indicative of its proximity as a threat. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  22:48, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
I have taken your suggestion into account. Swells has been moved to another section.
Shortly afterward it crossed just south of the Avalon Peninsula, packing winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). Its remnants soon traveled near the Snæfellsnes and Jan Mayen - I suggest specifying where/what the Avalon Peninsula, Snæfellsnes, and Jan Mayen all are. I had to look up Snæfellsnes, and while I love the wording, I think the important thing is that it moved over Iceland.
I have clarified this.
The chart at the beginning of the Preparations, impact, aftermath, and records section feels like it should be right-aligned, since the met history has the track map on the left.
This has been fixed.

Why was it worth having the note of 16 deaths in the Bahamas when you have a valid source confirming the 18 death toll?
This was to show that sources differ, though the total of 18 is from a reanalysis and hence used.
The storm afflicted half a dozen settlements,[28] destroying most of the houses there; one of the sites lost all but one home - do you have the location that lost all but one home?
Unfortunately, no.
The storm leveled a pair of large brick churches with 3-foot-thick (0.91 m) stone walls,[4] tossing some of the blocks 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km). - is there are a way you could incorporate the four damaged churches from a previous sentence here?
I have done so.
"The storm capped a seven-season span of severe hurricanes, notably in 1926, 1929, and 1933. " - considering the storm in 1933, I wouldn't say this storm capped the seven year span.
The source mentions a seven-year period in which these storms occurred, starting in 1926 and ending in 1933.
Yea, but my problem is using the word "capped", which implies ending, but I'd say the 1933 hurricanes truly capped the span. If you want to note that the hurricane struck in the midst of a busy seven-season span, I'm more than OK with that for context. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  22:48, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
I have acted on your advice.
The US section of the impact is a little disorganized, trying to summarize it all, but having Massachusetts in two paragraphs. I suggest starting with Florida/Southeast, then Mid-Atlantic, then New England
This has been done.
I don't think quoting and wikilinking "combers" is too useful, I wasn't even sure what it was until half way through the explanation
I have opted for waves instead.
"Winds there reached 130 km/h (81 mph). "
I noticed when you got to Canada that your units became inconsistent. Given that the storm primarily affected the Bahamas, you should use the imperial system throughout the article. I just found out that Bahamas are one of the few countries, along with the US, Liberia, and Myanmar, to use the imperial system.
I have corrected this.
The Canada section also needs to be clearer what info happened where. Newfoundland wasn't part of Canada at the time (it was a Dominion), so I'm not sure if that needs to be respected or acknowledged, but I was surprised when there were a few wikilinks to places in Newfoundland before the first mention of the island.
I have made some corrections in this regard.
So the article is really good in places, just some of the problems are minor oversights that should be easy to fix. Let me know if you have any questions about any of these. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  05:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

@Hurricanehink: Please let me know whether my latest edits are sufficient. CapeVerdeWave (talk) 20:13, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
Looking good @CapeVerdeWave:, just a few small replies. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  22:48, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
@Hurricanehink: Please let me know whether the latest fixes are enough. I greatly appreciate your effort! Your review has been very helpful thus far. CapeVerdeWave (talk) 11:05, 1 February 2025 (UTC)