Talk:1999 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Depressions?

I'd just like to know why tropical depressions aren't listed in the storm summaries, as they are in later years (i.e. '04 and '05). If anyone could answer me I'd be grateful. -- Sarsaparilla39 09:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

1991 has it done like normal.HurricaneCraze32 02:21, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Hurricane Dennis image

I'm having trouble trying to put an image of Hurricane Dennis(1999) on the article. heres the image im trying to upload;http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/hurr-dennis-19990830-1957utc-n14cl.jpg User:164.106.201.50 10:45, 2 December 2005

Images for each storm

I am trying to get an image for each storm, like 2005. I have started uploading ones that aren't on Wikipedia yet, and they are listed below. If you find a better image, feel free to replace it.

• Tropical Storm Arlene
• Hurricane Cindy
• Tropical Storm Emily- Can you find something better?
• Hurricane Gert
• Tropical Storm Harvey- Can you find something better?
• Hurricane Jose
• Tropical Storm Katrina

Nice and easy. Hurricanehink 23:55, 26 December 2005 (UTC)

Ive got my own hurricane website and I searched for ages for images for this season because I want an image for every storm back to at least 1997. Anyways, I got great images for all the storms of 1999 that I wouldn't mind sharing. I should have them uploaded to the site pretty soon here, so you can use them if you like. Just click the link ,then go to storm archives and so on.Weatherman90 21:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Make sure they are all public domain! Jdorje 21:22, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism

Reverted annoying vandalism.juan andrés 22:41, 16 January 2006 (UTC) 82.45.238.200 vandalized Gert and Irene sections.juan andrés 22:44, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Typo

Corected untill typo in Emily. juan andrés 05:39, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Possible Storms

This weather reportstated that the were possibly another tropical depression and one possible tropical storm. And get this, they were named after the Greek Alphabet!. Storm05 16:38, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

Well... those subtropical storms were unofficial. Gary Padgett named them after the Greek Alphabet thinking they would never be used. It was in his opinion that they were storms, but it is unofficial. Still, those two are cool. Hurricanehink 16:40, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

That's not a weather report. That's one guy's blog/email about what he thought the weather was. — jdorje (talk) 18:02, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

TO DO

• Get Tracks for TDs 2,7,11,12

Weatherman90 02:46, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Here is a link from the Cuban Meteorological Department, that has a nice writeup on the season. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 14:50, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Tropical Depression 11

I'm going to fish around for some additional information on this system. It appears that it was a once in 400 year flood event for Vera Cruz, with over 40 inches of rain in 3 days. There's no doubt this rain was associated with the cyclone, but there were rains in the region independent of this system in September that likely saturated the soils in the region, and filled the dams in advance of the passage of this system. Just saw a special on Science or Discovery that mentioned how it changed the course of a river back to its old mouth. That's significant. I'll see if I can obtain some track from NHC for this system. Thegreatdr 10:50, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Good idea. 384 deaths definitely warrants an article if enough information can be found. CrazyC83 21:46, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I am already working on it. Juliancolton (talk) 20:40, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

To-do

I created a new page for the comments from the Peer Review. The page would have been too long so I had to create a new page here. You may not edit the Peer Review, but you may edit (e.g. Strike-through text) it at the new page. --12george1 (talk) 02:23, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

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Orphaned references in 1999 Atlantic hurricane season

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of 1999 Atlantic hurricane season's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Background":

• From 2004 Atlantic hurricane season: Background Information: The North Atlantic Hurricane Season. Climate Prediction Center (Report). College Park, Maryland: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. August 9, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
• From 1998 Atlantic hurricane season: "Background Information: The North Atlantic Hurricane Season". Climate Prediction Center. College Park, Maryldn: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. August 9, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2013.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 03:16, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hurricanehink (talk · contribs) 18:37, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

• Link Category 4 hurricanes?

• Nope. But I'll link List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes instead :P --12george1 (talk) 22:30, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

• You should be clearer about TD 11's impacts. Don't say unknown, just say that it contributed to floods that killed 636 people. That's deadlier than any other storm, and could get some more clarity.

• Done--12george1 (talk) 19:03, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• Irene's $800 million damage total is the 2nd highest of any storm in the season, so it's probably worth mentioning in the lead.

• Ok--12george1 (talk) 22:30, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

• When talking about averages, do you think it's worth saying what the average was at the time, or the current average? (which, isn't there something more recent than 2010?) At the time, there were only 10 storms on average, making 1999 above normal. It's optional, and if you don't have a good way to include it, don't worry. Still, there could be something useful in that November summary.

• Well, I'm using the 1981-2010 average. It's not near the beginning or end of the range.

• "After developing on June 11, the depression almost immediately began to drift" - which direction

• Looks like northward.--12george1 (talk) 22:30, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

• "The depression strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Arlene at 12:00 UTC on June 12." - based on? Ditto the peak intensity. It's the first storm of the season, so feel free to go a little wonky on it, such as including satellite-derived winds, ship reports, buoys, etc.

• Better?--12george1 (talk) 22:30, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

• Any Arlene effects on Bermuda?

• This is all I could find--12george1 (talk) 22:30, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

• Any impacts for TD 2?

• Couldn't find anything other than rainfall totals--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• I think you should also add that Bret didn't cause much damage due to its small size

• Done--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• "Dennis brought 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m) waves to the east coast of Florida, causing only minor erosion. However, four drowning deaths occurred." - were these in Florida?

• Yes--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• "A tornado in Hampton caused severe damage at five apartments complexes and an assisted living facility. Three of the five apartment complexes were condemned, while the other two were partially condemned. About 460 people were forced evacuated from the buildings. As many as 800 vehicles may have been damaged." - was all of this from the tornado? I think it could be condensed if so.

• Better?--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• I think you should mention that Emily wasn't known to be a TC until recon discovered it was a tropical storm. Use the advisories for the first discussion - that's a pretty important aspect of Emily that isn't mentioned.

• Done--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• "remaining offshore Florida." - you should say how close it got to eastern Florida

• Done--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• "Floyd made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina, with winds of 105 mph (170 km/h). Thereafter, the storm rapidly weakened and was a tropical storm by early on the following day. Shortly thereafter, Floyd transitioned into an extratropical cyclone while interacting with a frontal zone over Maine on September 17." - totally glossed over Floyd moving over the entire eastern United States.

• You were just hoping for another mention of New Jersey, weren't you? :P --12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• Damage estimate for Floyd in Bahamas? (I couldn't find it, but maybe you could have luck)

• I spent awhile looking back when I started the Effects of Floyd in Florida sandbox, but didn't find anything.--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• How did Harvey end up in Canada?

• Teleportation? :P --12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• You need much more info from TD 11. Don't emphasize the uncertainty in the impacts - that doesn't help the reader. Instead, give a summary on what happened, say the TD contributed to the floods, and source it. This needs the most work in the article

• Better?--12george1 (talk) 19:03, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• "Half a day later" - I lost track of what day this was. Make sure you use the actual dates in Irene's section a few more times

• Well, keep track better next time :P --12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• "Hurricane forces winds were also reported in Havana.[86] Four fatalities reported." - grammar?

• Fixed--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• Why did Lenny take the unusual eastward track?

• Obama? :P--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• Perhaps change the infobox image, as it doesn't show the eye that well

• Done--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

• Check the "Season effects" table. There is a "ref" table that isn't being used, and it doesn't look good.

• Meh, who needs refs anyway? :P--12george1 (talk) 00:09, 11 May 2016 (UTC)

All in all, a decent article. It shouldn't be too difficult to take care of these points, at which point I'll be happy to pass the article. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:37, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

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Hurricane Cindy

I been thinking why does Hurricanes Gert, Floyd, Lenny, and Bret get their main pages but not Cindy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18A:8280:47C3:6CDE:D593:107F:E8FF (talk) 11:58, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

It's because Cindy had no impact on land and was not an interesting storm in general. Why Bret, Floyd, and Lenny have pages is rather obvious. Cooper 17:36, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Ok thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:18A:8280:47C3:6CDE:D593:107F:E8FF (talk) 19:33, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Image chanages

Why dont we swtich some of the old images into new ones like Hurricane Floyd's or Bret's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tardis459 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Tropical Storm Katrina (1999) into 1999 Atlantic hurricane season

Short article, no notable records broken, no notable impacts. This can fit comfortably in the season article, which doesn't meet the 6 000 word mark. _ZZ^Z'S 17:37, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Oppose: I think the 1999 Katrina article is fine the way it is and long enough for it to not be merged. It also made landfall in Central America while still recovering from Mitch. AwesomeAndEpicGamer (talk) 18:36, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

I'm starting to think you have a grudge against me. Out of all the merge proposals I have started, you have opposed ALL of them. Of your votes, most of them have weak reasons that were already addressed in the nomination before you voted, not giving any attention to the nominator's rationale. Sometimes, they contradict with other votes you have made that were not created by me. By the way, the article is only 1 026 words (including the lead), so I don't see how it is 'long enough for it to not be merged'. _ZZ^Z'S 19:04, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

@Zzzs, I do not have a grudge on you, I get sentimental, sensitive and worried about articles being merged/deleted, and I don’t like it when this happens to articles and I have noticed that happening with many tropical cyclone articles this year which worries me. AwesomeAndEpicGamer (talk) 23:57, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Why are you so worried about merges? The information in a article when it is merged is not removed. All it does is move information to a new, appropriate article to make accessing information more centralized and easier. As Hurricanehink explained it on Talk:2002 Pacific hurricane season#Proposed merge of Hurricane Hernan (2002) into 2002 Pacific hurricane season, they would still be able to access the information, just in a different place. Remember when Hurricane Dennis used to have many subarticles? Their existence caused the article to be shorter than 2 000 words while making information for certain areas harder to access. They also reduced its comprehensiveness and became a significant problem for the main article to be featured. You see where I'm saying? Not all mergers are bad. Some are beneficial to the encyclopaedia, others are not. If all mergers were bad, then this feature would not exist. _ZZ^Z'S 17:51, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Support: as this storm had no notable impacts, it does not merit a stand-alone article, and, as the material in the existing can fit comfortably in the season article. Drdpw (talk) 17:02, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

In-between feelings: It is true that it had no notable impact, but like AwesomeAndEpicGamer,

I think that it should be kept because of Mitch’s previous landfall. 🍋 🍋(talk!) 12:18, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

How does that relate to this article and its merge? _ZZ^Z'S 14:31, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Not really. 🍋 🍋(talk!) 17:38, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

• Support per nom – Nothing particularly outstanding about this tropical cyclone whose article could comfortably be merged into 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 22:05, 24 December 2024 (UTC)