Talk:2018 Hawaii floods

GA Review

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Reviewer: TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contribs) 03:20, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "An upper-level low moved across the area on April 13, generating a mesoscale convective system that moved over eastern Oahu, producing localized heavy rainfall that reached 5.55 in (141 mm)." - Change one of the instances of "moved" in this sentence to remove repetition. Also, you mention the MCS and subsequent thunderstorms in the next section, but the lead makes it sound like all the rainfall came from a prolonged MCS. Make sure to mention the series of thunderstorms here too.

• I split up the one sentence, and tried making it clearer about the rainfall. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "There, a rain gauge owned by the Waipā Foundation, just west of Hanalei, recorded 49.69 in (1,262 mm) of rainfall in the 24 hours between 12:45 p.m. on April 14 and 15." - Time zone? Backtrack: I see the note in the next section, so maybe move that to the lead.

• Moved time to the lead. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "This was the greatest 24-hour rainfall total on record in the United States, surpassing the previous record of 43 in (1,100 mm) in Alvin, Texas on July 25–26, 1979." - You don't love Claudette enough to link it here? :(

• Claudette needs more luv, fair point. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "The heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and landslides, which covered roads and washed away several vacant houses." - Nyet comma.

• Aye-aye! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "Despite the damage, there were no deaths or injuries.[1][3] The floods also washed away crops, beehives, and livestock.[4]" - Switch the order of these sentences.

• Good idea. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "Rising waters washed out four vacant homes, and entered dozens of other homes." - Nyet comma.

• K. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "Residents in Wainiha and Haena were urged to limit their water use, due to contaminated water supply." - Nyet comma.

• K. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. declared a state of emergency for portions of Kauai, and extended four more times, effective through January 4, 2019, which effectively restricted tourist operations in the Hanalei region.[20][16][21]" - Can we reword this sentence for better clarity?

• Rejiggered. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "The Hawaii Department of Transportation ran convoys throughout the day along the damaged portions of Kuhio Highway, while the roadway was being repaired." - Nyet comma.

• OK. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "The Hanalei Colony Resort evacuated its guests on April 16 remained closed through October, only temporarily housing National Guardsmen and families displaced by the floods." - Let's sneak a "that" after "Resort."

• Reworded. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• "At least two dozen students finished and the subsequent school year in the resort, which served as temporary classrooms." - huh?

• Changed the wording. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

• Do we need reference 9 since it's just an introductory link to a database?

• Nope. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

All nitpicks from me as usual for you. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk · contributions) 03:20, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the review user:TropicalAnalystwx13! I hope I satisfactorily addressed your concerns. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 26 February 2019 (UTC)