# Talk:Tropical Storm Alberto (2018)

In my opinion, there is not enough on this storm to be a complete article. It will, in the future, likely have enough but for now I don't think it is necessary to have a separate article for Alberto... its just not significant enough yet. INFOWeather1 (talk) 16:58, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

I would have waited a few more hours to pull the trigger but it's close enough IMO that it's not worth the hassle to merge it. This system will be onshore in 20-24 hours anyhow. YE Pacific Hurricane 17:41, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
I agree with Yellow Evan; it was published slightly prematurely, but it's only a short matter of time until landfall and it's not beneficial to merge it back into the season article only to republish it a day later. Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 19:10, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Did nobody notice the draft I was creating in my sandbox? I didn't even know this was created, and I was already progressing on it before this was even made. I also noticed that much of this was copy-pasted from the draft I had in my sandbox. Cooper 18:18, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Based on the text of the season talk page, I think it was actually you announcing your draft that prompted this, and for that I thank you. Using draft space Draft:Subtropical Storm Alberto is preferable because it allows us to move it directly into main space. Brendon the Wizard ✉️ ✨ 18:57, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
Oh. Perhaps I misunderstood and just didn't notice. Sorry for any misunderstandings. Should I merge the contents of the draft as I complete it? Cooper 19:16, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Alberto has undergone tropical transition much later than was expected. Even though it has acquired tropical characteristics, it did not peak as a tropical cyclone. What are we going to call it now? Cooper 02:59, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

I'd prefer keeping the subtropical designation as it never was a tropical storm in the first place. Cooper 02:59, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Keep it as is. Peak was as a subtropical storm and that would also fall in line with WP:COMMONNAME. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 03:00, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Agreed, leave it alone (with or without (2018)) pending post-analysis. If they find it was tropical while at least 40 mph, then it should take the TS article. CrazyC83 (talk) 03:55, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Wikipedia generally names tropical systems by their peak intensity, and Alberto's peak was during its Subtropical Storm period, even though it became a tropical depression. BlindmanJr (BlindmanJr) 23:41 30 May 2018  —Preceding undated comment added 22:42, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
TCR confirms it was a tropical, not subtropical, storm at peak (and that takes precedence). However, a future "Subtropical Storm Alberto" WILL require the year, since 2018 was subtropical for the first part of its life. CrazyC83 (talk) 01:22, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

I just removed a ton of trivial mentions of other storms in the lead section which is meant to summarize the article as a whole. I understand that this was a strange storm as it strengthened over land, but this should be included in its own section on the article. Another option is to go with a mention under the "Meteorological history" section. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:38, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Records such as the trivial mention" you removed are usually exempt from tropical cyclone articles. They are fine to keep. Cooper 15:29, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
If you'd like we could possibly remove mentions of other storms, although I don't know how that would flow within the paragraph. Cooper 15:34, 17 June 2018 (UTC)
I think the "Record" paragraph should be removed, and integrated into the meteorological history. To point it out in its own paragraph in the lead seems to go against WP:SUMMARY, but the information is worth keeping. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk)  00:56, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

This is crazy, are we going to have something like "x storm was the only the ninth storm to do y". Or something like "a was the 6th storm in June to do b"? There is a reason why we have a tag that says: "This article may contain indiscriminate, excessive, or irrelevant examples". - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:34, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
If we have a source, maybe but in general, this likely should be considered on a case by case basis for the time being. I'll admit this is sort of a new problem to deal with since until recently we never had sources for records like these. But regardless this stuff should be incorporated in the MH for flow reasons rather than given its own paragraph. YE Pacific Hurricane 17:45, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
My concern remains though, I feel these would fall under WP:NOTSTATSBOOK as they don't really enhance readability, but pop up at random times or in clumps. If the storm was the first of its kind or if these records were comprised of a "Top 10 list" (verified through GWR, NOAA, or a major government agency) then yeah I could see them being included. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 13:23, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
Edit - I just want to point out that this revision regarding these "records" has sourcing through twitter. [1] While twitter can be used regarding professionals, they are considered self published sources. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 13:25, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Contrary to what is in the text, Alberto was a subtropical storm at peak intensity and it is only once inland that it becasuse a tropical depression (see the sequence of messages by the NHC at https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/ALBERTO.shtml). The name should be reverted to Subtropical storm Alberto.
Pierre cb (talk) 15:12, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

@Pierre cb: it was revised to a tropical storm in post-storm assessment by the NHC. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 16:06, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
OK. Pierre cb (talk) 16:16, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

No disaster page for the event, collected a few useful links to be used ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 19:56, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

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