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Timeline of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Nominator(s): Drdpw (talk) 19:23, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This article’s first (2025) featured list nomination failed due to a lack of support, despite having most of the issues addressed. Now, with additional fine-tuning done on the article, I believe this page satisfies the requirements of a featured list. Also, granting this page FL standing would help the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season overall to become recognized as a good topic. Currently, there are six storm articles, of which four are good articles and two are featured articles. Also, the season article itself is a good article. Your reviews and discussion are invited and appreciated, thanks. Drdpw (talk) 19:23, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delegate note: not included on WP:FLC until January 26. —PresN 14:04, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support now. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 00:44, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
The article is decent, but there’s a few problems I have. [reply]

• “was the strongest hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Ike in 2008 (with 110 mph (175 km/h) winds)” – can you avoid the parentheses within parentheses?

Y Parentheses removed. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Still a bit clunky – “Arthur, which made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina on July 3, with 100 mph (155 km/h) winds, was the strongest hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Ike in 2008, with 110 mph (175 km/h) winds.” There are too many commas and phrases, and I don’t think the Ike landfall wind speed is needed, as it just adds too much. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:18, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Removed Ike landfall wind speed. Drdpw (talk) 20:17, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• “It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included.” – since this part didn’t happen, is it needed?

Y Sentence clause removed. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• ” Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots, miles, or kilometers)” – are knots included in the article? Usually they aren’t.

Y Mention of knots removed. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• “Tropical Storm Arthur transitions into an extratropical cyclone about 25 mi (40 km) northwest of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and subsequently dissipates” – five days later. Are you not mentioning extratropical dissipation dates in the article?

Y Mention of dissipation enhanced for all systems. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn’t the dissipation dates be their own date, since it is a timeline? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:18, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

No, these timelines do not have separate event entries for extratropical cyclone dissipations, landfalls, or strengthening/weakening.

Is there a reason that Arthur’s dissipation date isn’t listed under July 9th, instead of July 5th? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:55, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Because it became an extratropical cyclone on July 5. Drdpw (talk) 21:56, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, so why isn’t there an entry for July 9? The Hanna remnant low/trough shows that there’s some level of detail on the list for not just tropical cyclones. Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 00:02, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Trimmed entries for Hanna remnant “zombie” phase, based on treatment of such systems in other TL articles. Drdpw (talk) 01:21, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not sure that’s an improvement, not when we now have this phrase – “The remnants of the tropical depression regenerate into a tropical depression”. I wasn’t opposed to mentioning the low opening up into a trough, I’m just wondering why there isn’t also an entry for Arthur’s dissipation date, ditto Bertha’s dissipation date, and any of the extratropical storms. The lead even says “This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season.” But the dissipations seems more of an afterthought if they occurred after a storm became extratropical? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 02:52, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

“Dissipations” in that sentence refers to tropical cyclone dissipations. I can see how mentioning the dissipation of a system after it becomes extratropical this way can seem like an afterthought. Some FL timelines do not mention them at all. Those where they are mentioned, however, do so in this fashion.

I think extratropical dissipation should also get its own entry, both here and in other timelines. I recognize other timelines might not do that, but I’m reviewing this article. I guess my question is, is there any reason not to do it other than consistency with other timelines? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:45, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I added exratropical dissipation for named systems, and made a few other adjustments. Drdpw (talk) 22:37, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• “Tropical Depression Eight” – it was never called this. Gonzalo was called a TS from the outset operationally.

Y Corrected. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not yet – “Tropical Depression Eight strengthens into Tropical Storm Gonzalo”. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:18, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Missed that one, thanks. Drdpw (talk) 20:17, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• ” Tropical Depression Nine” – it was never called this. Do any sources call this portion of Hanna as this? Otherwise it’s original research. So is “Remnant Low Nine” and ” Remnant trough Nine”

Y Corrected. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not yet – “Tropical Depression Nine degenerates”. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:18, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Missed that one, thanks. Drdpw (talk) 20:17, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

“Tropical Depression Nine intensifies into Tropical Storm Hanna” ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:55, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Drdpw (talk) 21:56, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This is a standard “see also” entry in Atlantic season TL articles. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Then I don’t think this should be the standard. The link doesn’t make any sense in connection with the 2014 AHS. Weather of 2014 would make more sense. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:18, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Removed the lists link.Drdpw (talk) 20:17, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully none of these are too difficult to address. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 22:35, 21 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. Drdpw (talk) 16:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Few more replies. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 17:18, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

One last note that loosely affects the article. There is a merge proposal for Dolly. If the article is merged, then the links to Dolly will have to be updated. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 20:55, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Shall do. Drdpw (talk) 21:56, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]