Talk:Tornadoes of 2012

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There was a tornado in Sugar Land, TX on January 9; it was confirmed to be an EF1 Meltdown627 (talk) 17:33, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Well guess what! Be bold and add it. Bruvtakesover (T|C) 17:35, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Ellenboro tornado

I propose that before any further edits are made in that regard, the issue of the Ellenboro tornado be discussed here in the discussion section, rather than in the form of an edit war. To begin, I personally agree with United States Man. The name of that part of the chart is "Maximum rated tornado," not "Strongest tornado." The difference is rather subtle, but if we follow that wording, then all EF2 tornadoes in the U.S. should be listed there until wee have our first EF3 or stronger tornado. The same approach is done for other tornado years. If we were to follow the "strongest winds" approach to 2011 for example then only the Joplin tornado, which the article puts at 225-250 mph, would be listed while the other five EF5 tornadoes for that year would be excluded. TornadoLGS (talk) 01:43, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

Only actual tornadoes?

Does this article cover only actual tornadoes, or are mere funnel clouds also included? I ask because a funnel cloud over Richmond (on the mainland) was spotted,[1] photographed,[2] and videotaped,[3] and funnel clouds/tornadoes are extremely unusual for these parts. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 21:33, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, it is just tornadoes. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 21:59, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

January 22-23

It is beginning to appear that there is now the potential for this outbreak to need its own page.... I dont know who has the template but if someone can create it and then we can start making the page Cwachal (talk) 18:17, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

I have just created it here. Feel free to add. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 18:53, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

I agree, an article will likely be required (pending surveys). The individual details on other pages can guide you to it. CrazyC83 (talk) 22:29, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Please add two tornadoes to this event. On 31 January, the NWS Paducah released damage survey results for 2 tornadoes in IL (1 EF1 and 1 EF2) that occurred on 22 January. See NWS public info statements. There is also another January tornado (not related to this event) that the Mobile NWS office confirmed in a public info statement released on 28 January. The event date for that was 26 January. 18:17, 02 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.172.58.106 (talk)

Monthly breakpoints

Normally, January and February (and often March) are combined due to low activity. However, the hints suggest an active pattern continuing. Should February go onto a separate page (like what 2008 might have needed) thinking a Super Tuesday-like outbreak could occur, or keep going for another month in one page? CrazyC83 (talk) 03:26, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

Looking at 2011, months more active than this January have been merged. I wouldn't think we'd need to split them unless we do have activity on the level of February 2008. We can always split them later, right? If that's the case I'd say we wait until we get into February a bit and split if it looks like we'll break 100 tornadoes for the month. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:53, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

February can be added now. There has been a confirmed tornado in Mississippi. United States Man (talk) 03:49, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Okay. Unless some says otherwise, I will stick to the plan I came up with. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TornadoLGS (talk • contribs) 03:55, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Article for February 28-29?

I think it may be time for an article on this...there's been multiple confirmed fatalities [4]. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 18:00, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

I think CrazyC83 hinted that he was working on or planning one already. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TornadoLGS (talk • contribs) 18:11, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Well, the bases are set, but I just want to see more specifics, especially from Harrisburg. One will probably be warranted though - but how to name it? CrazyC83 (talk) 19:15, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

2012 Leap Day Tornado Outbreak sounds good to me, since that is when the most significant activity took place.TornadoLGS (talk) 19:34, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

That title sounds good to me, too. United States Man (talk) 21:13, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

It was picked up by Tulsa World as a first source, so sounds good. I'll be able to work on the article this evening, but if someone else wants to start it, go ahead! CrazyC83 (talk) 21:25, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Also Friday (March 2) is supposed to be bad as well it appears, but we cannot get into speculation too much at this point. CrazyC83 (talk) 21:39, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

I hadn't though that was related to this event. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:58, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

that is a separate event.74.69.95.29 (talk) 11:59, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Tomorrow will be a separate event from the 28/29 event. I'm all for naming the recent outbreak the 2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 12:43, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

So a separate article, or an article sequence with today as a break? I know it is all speculation, but it DOES look very ominous right now. CrazyC83 (talk) 01:19, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

I'd favor a separate article over over combining them, but they should have links to one another. TornadoLGS (talk) 01:44, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Yea, a full day break is good to split the articles. I think we need to get away from outbreak sequences unless they're mentioned elsewhere too anyways. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 02:17, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

I disagree. The same front that spawned the last outbreak was associated with this one, so it should be part of the same outbreak sequence. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 02:37, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

I'd need to check the weather maps, but that seems unlikely since it was the same region and there was no activity yesterday. CrazyC83 (talk) 02:40, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

There was no activity yesterday because the front that spawned the outbreak on the 28th and 29th sunk down to the Gulf Coast states yesterday, keeping all moisture in the Gulf, but then rose as a warm front today. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 02:45, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Do not start arguing about this. These were seperate systems and the articles should remain split. United States Man (talk) 02:48, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

March 2

How do we name this article? Since it is becoming highly likely one will be warranted. CrazyC83 (talk) 21:04, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

I'd go with March 2012 tornado outbreak or Early-March 2012 tornado outbreak. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 23:14, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

I'd favor Early-March 2012 tornado outbreak, just incase we have another notable outbreak this month. TornadoLGS (talk) 23:29, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Someone make it soon; this looks big enough it could go to WP:ITN/C. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 00:16, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Article underway. Had to write a test for college so had to break for a bit. CrazyC83 (talk) 01:33, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Miscount?

I know the primary focus has been on the March 2-3 tornado outbreak, but there seems to be a miscount between the number of confirmed tornadoes we have on Wikipedia and the actual number of confirmed tornadoes as reported to the SPC by the National Weather Service. According to the SPC, 53 tornadoes were confirmed in the United States during February, while the 2012 Leap Day tornado outbreak article and Tornadoes of 2012#February 28-29 say 39. January is fine. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 16:29, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Just speculation on my part I think it's possible that finalized information might have been submitted to the SPC, but the WFO's didn't have time to publish details on many the weaker tornadoes on the Leap Day outbreak, given the even more severe outbreak that followed right on its heels. So I think we may have to wait for NCDC to get details on those missing ones.TornadoLGS (talk) 18:52, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Monthly totals

I don't know where these 6 extra tornadoes are coming from, but the totals need to be for the tornadoes that we have on wikipedia and not what the SPC says beacause we don't have info for those tornadoes. United States Man (talk) 03:01, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

According to the SPC page, which was just updated, there were 79 confirmed tornadoes in January, and 53 in February. That equals 132...Now go this page List of United States tornadoes in March 2012, and there have been 77 confirmed tornadoes in March. 132+77=209. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 18:46, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

The totals on Tornadoes of 2012 make no sense because when you add up the tornadoes on the List pages you get 203, not 209. So, I am going to change the totals to reflect what is on wikipedia, which is 203. When NCDC reports come out, the totals for Jan. and Feb. will be increased then. But the totals, for now, will reflect what is on wikipedia and not the SPC. It is kind of confusing to the reader because there are 203 tornadoes on wikipedia and the total says 209. United States Man (talk) 00:33, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Sometimes it is an issue of not updating them. The 79 and 53 might just be rough guesses which should be close to our findings but not exact (due to not publishing or missing information - our estimates are UNOFFICIAL especially before Storm Data is released), since Storm Data has not been released yet (it is done to December 2011). CrazyC83 (talk) 00:31, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

April 3 in Texas

Tornado emergencies issued with significant damage according to WBAP (AM)...may be worth keeping an eye on for a potential article. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 19:46, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Redirect of April 2012 article.

What is the rationale behind redirecting the April 3, 2012 tornado outbreak? Is it just the personal opinion of the editors who did so that it is "too soon"? Is it just an arbitrary standard made up on the spot? The tornadoes meet the notability guidelines, are being widely reported, and the NWS has confirmed multiple tornado touchdowns. Falcon8765 ^(TALK) 22:14, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I do not think that you could consider this a tornado outbreak yet. Typically, 8 to 10 tornadoes is the basis for an outbreak. There is also very little information to go on at this time. TropicalAnalystwx13 (talk) 22:23, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

So change the article name to "tornados". From the article on tornado outbreaks: "Beyond this, there is no single agreed upon definition, and the number of tornadoes required to qualify as an outbreak typically are at least six to ten." Falcon8765 ^(TALK) 22:25, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

If there were outbreak articles for every day a tornado touched down then there would be more than 200 tornado outbreak aricles for evnts in 2011. I see what you mean by creating this page, but since there have been less than 20 reported touchdowns it is really not considered an outbreak. United States Man (talk) 22:28, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

This is a cluster of tornadoes touching down in a major metropolitan area, causing severe and widely reported amounts of damage. Its a bit different from a single tornado touching down in a corn field in Iowa. And, as is stated in the article for tornado outbreaks, "there is no single agreed upon definition, and the number of tornadoes required to qualify as an outbreak typically are at least six to ten." I'm removing the redirect. Please see WP:BRD - someone edits, someone reverts, and then you discuss it. Falcon8765 ^(TALK) 22:32, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I'm afraid I have to agree with Falcon8765 on this...the tornadoes are significant for having occurred in a major metropolitan area and were the lead story on the national news this evening. Note also that the outbreak has not concluded yet; there's still multiple tornado warnings in effect. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 22:35, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I do agree with you since it is in a large area, but it could maybe use a name change. I suggest maybe April 2012 Dallas tornadoes or, depending on tommorrow's events, you could keep the name the same or change it to April 3 - 4, 2012 tornado outbreak. United States Man (talk) 22:43, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

I'd say it's moot, because SPC is currently showing 12 reported tornadoes in the area, and has not yet received any reports from the western part of the DFW Metroplex, when there are tornadoes that were confirmed by television coverage (live helicopter footage) south and west of Fort Worth. So that qualifies as an outbreak by any definition. rdfox 76 (talk) 00:03, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

The situation probably warrants an article as we are talking about damaging tornadoes in a major metropolitan area, even though numerically an article is probably not warranted. However, the SPC site doesn't seem to give us a lot of clues and finding out where the tornadoes happened is difficult. CrazyC83 (talk) 00:33, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

If nothing else takes place today with what is left of the system, we could probably go with an article title like "April 2012 Dallas-Fort Worth tornadoes" since it was a relatively small event. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 12:01, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

April 14

We're still a day out, but the situation is unprecedented. High Risk this far out has never happened. We better be ready this weekend to write an article, since the wording is stronger than April 27, 2011! Most likely Mid-April 2012 tornado outbreak. Those in that area, STAY SAFE!!! CrazyC83 (talk) 14:21, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Well, someone jumped the gun and created an article at April 13, 2012 Severe weather outbreak, but it was in such bad shape that I just redirected it to the section in Tornadoes of 2012 and moved the title to the more apt April 2012 tornado outbreak, so it's there when it's needed. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 15:07, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Jumping the gun when there has yet to be a single severe weather report...it is like someone making a hurricane article when it is still an Invest. CrazyC83 (talk) 16:23, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Looks like it's going to be a historic outbreak - 2 high risk areas on day 2 outlook is insane! Skycycle (talk) 19:49, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

april 14 irish tornado

There was a tornado yesterday in bray county Wicklow ireland it was on the RTE news is it notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.135.183 (talk) 10:49, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

It was covered on the Weather Channel in the US, too; it was (correctly) identified, from the photo, as a waterspout, not a convective-based tornado, and its only real claim to notability is its unusual location. If it were on another day, it might be considered notable enough to include, but it had the bad luck of occurring on a day when there were over 120 tornado reports in a major US outbreak that, at last count, had killed at least five people. It may make List of April 2012 tornadoes, but given the other activity on the day, it almost certainly won't end up making this article. rdfox 76 (talk) 12:22, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Killer Tornado Map

The map for killer tornadoes needs to be updated. I would do it myself, but I don't know how. New map Lou1986 (talk) 15:36, 16 July 2012 (UTC)