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I've listed this article for peer review because after rewriting it and getting it to GA, I'd like some feedback before an FAC. Thanks, Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 14:47, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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However, the wave that would become Barry dropped higher amounts across southern Florida. - this sentence is confusing and could use clarification.
- Reworded. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 22:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I find it hard to believe no effects whatsoever were reported in western Cuba, given the heavy rainfall.
- Turns out there was no rainfall in Cuba - I just left that sentence there from when I started working on the article. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 22:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - That isn't true at all. The TCR says accompanied by widespread heavy rains over southern Florida and western Cuba. I am a bit concerned that such a fact was missed when it appears in the primary source of information on the storm, and I hope the rest of the article is indeed comprehensive. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 22:52, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps it should be mentioned that operationally Barry was never considered to have weakened to TD status in the GoM?
- Done. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 22:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Were any structures destroyed by the storm?
- Yep. The 69 in Martin County. None others as far as I can tell. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 22:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Any power outages caused by the storm?
- Added. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 22:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm interested in what the primary form of impact was. The article says $30 million in damage, but it doesn't really go into too much detail of the actual damage. For Tropical Storm Allison, which this storm was compared to, it caused billions in damage from flooding and buildings being ruined. $30 million is still a fair share of damage, and the most significant form of impact was the 69 structures in Martin County severely damaged by the flooding. Also, quick nit-pick, but the source for the $30 million damage total doesn't say anything about $30 million in damage. I know that figure is in the TCR, but the TCR doesn't specify that all of the damage was in Florida.
- I'll try some more to find out what the primary form of impact was, but thus far I've yet to come across such a fact. Also, I've found nothing that says any damage occurred outside of Florida, so the $30 million in damage was almost certainly all in the state. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 22:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It'd be nice to see more news reports of impact, seeing as most of the impact section is from NCDC or Florida State Emergency Response Team.
- I added a little bit. News sources are hard to come by, given the storm was before the media gained interest in tropical cyclones. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 22:46, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:32, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]