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Featured articleHurricane Debbie (1961) is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.
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Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 21, 2013.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Hurricane Debbie in September 1961 produced record-breaking winds across parts of Ireland, gusting up to 114 mph (183 km/h) off the coast of Arranmore?
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European TC landfall

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I have a major issue with calling it the only TC to hit Ireland. Is there any source that actually backs that up? The preliminary report (ref 2) clearly says it was no longer tropical on the 15th. I realize HURDAT is what that claim is based off of, but such a claim shouldn't be said without some other proof. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 22:59, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, here's a good report. That was found in this interesting forum discussion basically debunking that Debbie was tropical. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 23:12, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merge?

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Alright, I've thought this one out, so I hope there aren't any knee-jerk reactions to this. So, the primary reason this has an article, AFIFK, is because it hit Europe as a tropical cyclone (per HURDAT). However, as per above and as per the MWR (as well as logic), it most likely didn't hit Ireland as a hurricane. By having an article, we're highlighting something that may not have happened. We agreed not to use HURDAT as a primary source, and yet this article is a great example of doing just that. Seeing as there isn't terribly much info, I propose a merger. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:59, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Go for it. YE Pacific Hurricane 19:03, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Redirected/merged. HurricaneFan25 — 21:27, 24 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Just keeping some links her to work with later. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:58, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Hurricane Debbie (1961)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Hurricanehink (talk · contribs) 03:14, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

All in all, it's a good article, but there is a bit too much repetitiveness in the Ireland section. It got a little boring seeing how many times a county reported damage to roofs, trees, or power lines. Try cutting down on that a bit. Lemme know if you have any questions. I'll put the GAN on hold for now. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:14, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The opening sentence - "Hurricane Debbie was the most powerful cyclone on record to strike Ireland in September. " - seems odd to me. Have other, stronger cyclones struck Ireland in other months of the year? Or should it be "Hurricane Debbie was the most powerful cyclone on record to strike Ireland, in September 1961. "? 86.46.251.178 (talk) 15:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dollar/sterling conversion

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Those dollar/sterling conversions look wrong - according to this website the pound in 1961 was worth 2.8 times the dollar, so £1.5 million would be closer to $4.5 million rather than £525,000, unless there is something else I've missed. Did they get converted the wrong way?--Jackyd101 (talk) 13:49, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's very possible I converted them the wrong way. Feel free to correct it. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 13:55, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cape Verde Plane Crash

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Article mentions Sep 6 Cape Verde Plane Crash causing 60 deaths. I can see no reference to this either on the Wiki aviation pages, on aviation-safety.net or on a quick google search. Did it happen? - Rye1967 (talk) 12:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What is a minimal Hurricane?

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Does a minimal hurricane have a definition?

I'm not sure of the official definition (if there is one), but a minimal hurricane is a low-end Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Usually it refers to a hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h)--12george1 (talk) 02:11, 15 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]