Talk:March 2023 North American winter storm

Infobox weather event

This really should use Infobox weather event, and not the old one. 74.101.92.237 (talk) 19:31, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

I have changed the infobox, now {{Infobox weather event}} is being used. Tails Wx 01:31, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 9 December 2023

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March 2023 North American winter storm → Mid-March 2023 North American winter storm – The Early-March 2023 North American storm complex also had a significant winter storm, so disambiguation is needed. Could also support March 9-15, 2023 North American winter storm. 74.101.92.237 (talk) 15:02, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

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GA Review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:March 2023 North American winter storm/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Riley1012 (talk · contribs) 00:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello! I will take a look at this within one week. -Riley1012 (talk) 00:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

1. Well-written

• Jon Palmer of the National Weather Service office in Gray, Maine stated that the precipitation may cause... Add a comma after Maine.

 Done! ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 17:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• 25 "weather-related incidents", including several water rescues, occurred across the city of Fresno. Write out "Twenty-five" or rewrite so the sentence doesn't start with a numeral. (MOS:NUMERAL)

 Done, wrote out "Twenty-five"! ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 17:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• 20–40 inches (51–102 cm) of snow fell in Southern Vermont, the Adirondacks, and the Monadnock Region of Southwestern New Hampshire. This sentence also shouldn't start with a numeral.

I did initially re-wrote the sentence to avoid starting it with a numeral, but ultimately the sentence was removed since I couldn't find a source for it. ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 17:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

2. Verifiable
Earwig's Copyvio check is good. Sources are reliable.

• 20–40 inches (51–102 cm) of snow fell in Southern Vermont, the Adirondacks, and the Monadnock Region of Southwestern New Hampshire. What is the source for this?

 Removed, since I couldn't find a source for it! ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 17:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• Spot check

• More than 320,000 power outages occurred across the areas impacted by the winter storm, and caused three fatalities and two injuries. The source listed there were 240,000 power outages, and it doesn't mention the fatalities.
  • Two of the fatalities were in the storm on the West Coast and one was in North Dakota. While it was the same system, it wasn’t the nor’easter that got the media coverage. 8.44.200.42 (talk) 13:39, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Per above, and in addition to my edit summary here. The power outages fatalities, and injuries in the impacts section add up to 320,000 power outages, 3 fatalities, and 2 injuries. ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 17:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• ...with Dennis recording the highest wind gust in the state, at 63 miles per hour (101 km/h). The source indicates Rockport, Massachusetts had the 63 mph wind gust, not Dennis.

 Fixed! ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 17:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• No issue: 2, 6, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 25, 29, 33, 38, 39, 41, 45, 55, 57, 62

3. Broad
The article is broad and focused.

4. Neutral
The article is neutral.

5. Stable
This article is stable day-to-day.

6. Illustrated
The images in the article are in the public domain and have relevant captions.

Well done Tails_Wx, just a couple of minor fixes needed. -Riley1012 (talk) 17:33, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

@Riley1012, I have addressed your concerns above. Thanks! :) ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 17:58, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Looks good, I will approve this article! -Riley1012 (talk) 19:44, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

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Proposed merge of 2022–23 North American winter with March 2023 North American winter storm

One of my GAs that I unfortunately will have to propose a merge discussion on. I can't find any good sustained coverage of this winter storm outside of the dates that it occurred. Most of this is just primary coverage and this only adds up to this article failing WP:SUSTAINED. This source doesn't mention this storm in-depth and only provides a brief description of the winter storm and damage total stemming from it. ~ Tails Wx 14:35, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

• Keep – Honestly, I found a couple of mentions of this storm in 2024-based publications, specifically by the unofficial name, "Winter Storm Sage". Some of those include What states have the most winter storms? (2024) by Policygenius from Feb 2024 and a Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Formal Report published on May 1, 2024. Like you mentioned, this is a GA article with already 61 sources. Honestly, I think there is still enough to keep the article. As a small secondary note, the article is 50,000 bytes long, so a merge doesn't seem right to me due to the size as well. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 14:49, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

  Realistically, I think of sustained coverage as lasting, in-depth, significant coverage from reliable sources, while also seeing if they count towards notability of, which in this case, the event itself. The PolicyGenius article only mentions the winter storm in a brief, two-sentence description and that's it. The linked report – similar situation. I think overall, that doesn't really constitute the lasting coverage we need to salvage this article. This source also comes close, but I don't think this is the thing we need for this to clear notability hurdles. And it's even a dead link! Haven't archived it yet, though... ~ Tails Wx 02:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

• Keep - March 2023 North American winter storm is a well sourced article, with 64 links in the article. Also, March 2023 North American winter storm has more than 50,000 bytes. The article 2022–23 North American winter explains the winter storm in good detail. A merger is not necessary between these two articles.

CostalCal (talk) 06:03, 25 November 2024 (UTC)