Talk:Braer Storm

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Tc06cimaron in topic About the recent Antarctic storm
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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Braer Storm of January 1993 (pictured) is the extratropical cyclone with the lowest central pressure ever known to have existed in the northern Atlantic Ocean?
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Reviewer:Hurricanehink (talk) 06:38, 16 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Few comments.

I'm tempted to fail it, but I'll put it on hold instead, since my issues might well be easy to address. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 06:38, 16 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Also, I'm not sure why the conversion template is not working properly, but 930 hPa is not 27.0 inHg. Cucurbitaceae (talk) 01:02, 18 January 2011 (UTC)Reply
Added another significant figure, so the values look better now. Thegreatdr (talk) 15:02, 18 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Well, I'm very glad I didn't fail it! Thank you for your quick work. There are just a few small things I'd like to see clarified a bit more. Then I'll be glad to pass it. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Also, really minor, but could you split "Preparations and impact" into two paragraph? ;) --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)Reply
Addressed. Thegreatdr (talk) 16:52, 18 January 2011 (UTC)Reply

Naming of the storm

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Was the storm named after the oil tanker? If so, is there a reference?--ML5 (talk) 13:17, 10 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

I would assume so, but i dont know that there's a source for it.Jason Rees (talk) 04:20, 11 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
Got one through the mail this morning.Jason Rees (talk) 16:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Braer?

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What does the word/name signify?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:24, 10 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

Proposed move

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Is there some reason "of January 1993" is necessary? I propose that this article be moved to just Braer Storm since it's not like there are other storms with the same name. Courtesy ping: Thegreatdr. howcheng {chat} 17:06, 7 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

As there was no objection, I have moved the article. howcheng {chat} 17:18, 13 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Winds

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OK, so we have the wind gusts, but what were the actual wind speeds? 🌀☾⊙☈⊙♫ꍏ🌀22:36, 13 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

About the recent Antarctic storm

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As you may have seen, a weather station recorded an 897-mbar pressure on Thurston Island, Antarctica. While yes, this is lower that the Brear Storm, there are two caveats.

  1. It is still unofficial. As far as I know, no metrological agency has confirmed it has the lowest pressure on record. We will have to wait on it and see.
  2. It was not recorded at sea level. The station is at an altitude of 225 metres (738 ft) above sea level. Sea level pressure would be at 924 mbar. While extremely deep, not record breaking (there is a possibility that a sub-914 mbar was recorded out to sea, this is unconfirmed).

So for now, don't change the Braer Storm to the second most intense extratropical cyclone on record. RandomInfinity17 (talk) 22:01, 17 October 2022 (UTC)Reply

1. Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentina) estimated 905hPa https://web.archive.org/web/20221017115552/https://www.smn.gob.ar/pronostico-antartico/maritimo 2 PARTE SINOPSIS GENERAL A LAS: 09:00UTC DEPRESION 905HPA 70S 90W MOV S WKN EXP 73S 90W EL 18/0600

2. Lowest measured station pressure was 888.0hPa which converts to 914.2hPa https://web.archive.org/web/20221018181915/https://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/data/view-data.php?action=view_text_file&product=surface/awstext/8930.txt Tc06cimaron (talk) 00:19, 4 January 2023 (UTC)Reply