This template may be used in articles about storms, including extratropical cyclones and winter storms.

Usage

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{{{name}}}
Category 1 "Notable" (RSI/NOAA: 1)
[[File:{{{image}}}|260px|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1.22]]
{{{caption}}}
Type{{{type}}}
Formed{{{formed}}}
Duration{{{active}}}
Dissipated{{{dissipated}}}
(Exited to sea on {{{exited land}}})
Highest winds
Highest gust0 mph (0 km/h)
Beaufort scale{{{beaufort scale}}}
Lowest pressure{{{pressure}}}
Lowest temperature{{{lowest temperature}}}
Tornadoes
confirmed
{{{tornadoes}}}
Max. rating1{{{fujitascale}}} tornado{{{fujitascale ref}}}
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
{{{tornado duration}}}
Largest hail{{{hail}}}
Maximum snowfall
or ice accretion
{{{maximum snow}}}
Maximum rainfall{{{maximum rain}}}
Fatalities{{{fatalities}}}
Damage{{{damages}}}
Power outages{{{power outages}}}
Areas affected{{{areas affected}}}
Part of the {{{season}}}

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado
{{{notes}}}
{{Infobox storm
| name               = <!-- name of event, can be omitted if same as article title -->
| image              = <!-- just the filename-->
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| type               = 
| maintype           = <!-- extratropical/subtropical/tropical cyclone -->
| formed             = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| active             = 
| dissipated         = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| exited land        = 
| lowest pressure    = <!-- in mb/hPa, gets automatically converted to inHg -->
| lowest temperature = 
| tornadoes          = 
| fujitascale        = 
| enhanced           = <!-- yes = Enhanced Fujita scale -->
| international      = <!-- yes = International Fujita scale -->
| fujitascale ref    =
| torro-scale        =
| tornado duration   = 
| highest winds      = <!-- in mph, gets automatically converted to km/h -->
| gusts              = <!-- enter in knots, gets converted and rounded to display MPH and km/hr--> 
| beaufort scale     =
| hail               = 
| maximum snow       = <!-- maximum snowfall or ice accretion -->
| maximum rain       = <!-- maximum rainfall -->
| damages            = 
| power outages      = 
| fatalities         = 
| areas affected     = 
| season             =
| notes              = 
}}

Region- or type-specific parameters

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Regional Snowfall Index (used only for U.S. winter storms)

| RSI                = <!-- Regional Snowfall Index value -->
| RSI2                = <!-- Regional Snowfall Index value for a second storm in the same article -->

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox storm in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox storm

Infobox for a storm

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename event

Name of storm

Example
Hurricane Katrina
Stringoptional
Imageimage image location

no description

Unknownoptional
Image alternative textimage alt alt

Alternative text for image.

Stringoptional
Image captioncaption image name

Caption beneath image.

Stringoptional
Typetype stormtype

Storm type

Example
Blizzard
Stringoptional
Type of cyclonemaintype

no description

Unknownoptional
Formedformed date formed

Date storm started

Dateoptional
Durationactive duration

Time period storm was active

Stringoptional
Dissipateddissipated date dissipated

Date storm ended

Dateoptional
Exited to seaexited land

Date storm moved out to sea

Dateoptional
Lowest pressurelowest pressure

in mb/hPa

Stringoptional
pressurepressure

no description

Unknownoptional
Lowest temperaturelowest temperature

no description

Stringoptional
Tornadoes confirmedtornadoes

no description

Stringoptional
Fujita scale / Enhanced Fujita scalefujitascale

add parameter enhanced=yes for Enhanced Fujita scale

Example
EF4
Stringoptional
Enhanced Fujita scaleenhanced

Set to yes if fujitascale is enhanced

Example
yes
Stringoptional
International Fujita scaleinternational

Set to yes if fujitascale is international

Example
yes
Stringoptional
fujitascale reffujitascale ref

no description

Unknownoptional
Duration of tornado outbreaktornado duration

no description

Stringoptional
10-min winds10-min winds

no description

Unknownoptional
10-min prefix10-min prefix

no description

Unknownoptional
10-min suffix10-min suffix

no description

Unknownoptional
1-min winds1-min winds

no description

Unknownoptional
1-min prefix1-min prefix

no description

Unknownoptional
1-min suffix1-min suffix

no description

Unknownoptional
highest windshighest winds

in mph

Unknownoptional
sustained windsustained wind

no description

Unknownoptional
Highest gustgusts gust

no description

Unknownoptional
gusts prefixgusts prefix pregusts

no description

Unknownoptional
gusts suffixgusts suffix

no description

Unknownoptional
beaufort scalebeaufort scale

no description

Unknownoptional
Largest hailhail

no description

Unknownoptional
Regional Snowfall IndexRSI

no description

Unknownoptional
Maximum snowfall or ice accretionmaximum snow maximum amount

no description

Unknownoptional
Maximum rainfallmaximum rain

no description

Unknownoptional
Damagedamages total damages (USD) total snow damages (USD)

no description

Unknownoptional
power outagespower outages

no description

Unknownoptional
Fatalitiesfatalities total casualties snow casualties fatalities total fatalities

no description

Unknownoptional
Areas affectedaffected areas affected countries affected location

no description

Stringoptional
Part ofpartof

no description

Unknownoptional
Part of theseason

no description

Unknownoptional
notesnotes

no description

Unknownoptional

Tracking category

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See also

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