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I wish we could WP:TNT this talk page because it's getting to supervolcano levels of disruptive lahar flows and geothermally-heated conversation. — Talk:Gulf of Mexico, 14:30, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Former alt of DontBanMeThanks, once GeorgeMemulous, and now Departure–. Sometimes I edit, and I try not to break the rules (if I do, feel free to tell me on my talk page). I'm a bit of a bold editor when I feel like it, and often help out at WP:ITNC and WP:DYK, as well as tending to whatever shows up in my watchlist. 4444 edits at 18:27, 18 February 2025 (UTC).

I consider myself a moderately competent, if BOLD and occasionally much too hasty editor. I've had daily edits since some time around February 2024, and am proud of that, but my editing varies severely week-to-week - some weeks, up to 50 edits a day, and others only 40 in a whole week. That may drop off significantly if this one guy does this one thing he says he doesn't know anything about, but I hope to leave Wikipedia an overall richer place than it was when I arrived as my main objective. One day I'll stop editing and maybe I'll come back, maybe I won't.

I'm constructive where I can be, and typically edit weather-space articles. My best work is Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse, my first and only featured article. I hope to be able to quickly create meteorological synopses and infoboxes for ongoing tornado outbreaks when they do happen - if 2025 has a super outbreak, you'll likely see me within the first 50 edits cleaning up whatever needs cleaning up.

I'm not subject to any sanctions at the moment. I don't necessarily have much ambition to become an administrator someday, but I might for the purposes of better contributing to DYK and dealing with sockpuppetry if nothing else. That's a matter for the distant future, however. Anyone reading my future RfA if I make one should beware: I frequently vandalize pages, even when you don't see it. And the worst part is that I'll never be subject to sanctions or brought to AIV for it!

My current signature: Departure– (talk) 04:35, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Important links:

• Tropical Tidbits
• weather.gov
• Storm Prediction Center
• SPC Archive
• SPC Mesoanalysis
• NCEI Event Database
• IEM NWS product finder
• Weather Prediction Center
• 2 week GEFS supercell ensemble forecast anomaly

Tropical storm Milton off the coast of Mexico on the afternoon of 5 October 2024

An image I uploaded of a new tropical storm in the Gulf on 5 October 2024 because the yearly list article lacked an image. In a year of records, it was beautiful to see nature acting in moderation.

What I've done and want to do

Pages I've started: Severe weather sequence of July 13–16, 2024, 2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado my first good article!, Ring of fire (meteorology), List of United States tornadoes in November 2024, Mountain Fire (2024) I made my draft two hours earlier, so it goes here!, Fultondale High School (2023–present), June 2022 Chicago supercell, Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse featured!, Debris fallout, Tornado outbreak of November 2–5, 2024, 2023 Little Rock tornado Drafts I've started (feel free to contribute!): Draft:List of airports struck by tornadoes(abandoned, way too WP:COATRACKy), Draft:1976 Jordan tornado, Draft:Tornado outbreak sequence of June 11–14, 1976, Draft:1967 Belvidere tornado, Draft:List of US tornado records by state, Draft:Surf (condition), Draft:List of places hit multiple times by significant tornadoes, Draft:2024 Tallahassee tornadoes, Draft:2023 Covington tornado, Draft:1979 Cheyenne tornado Prospective DYK hooks for some of my drafts and WIP articles: ...that the only fatality of the 2021 Fultondale tornado died in a basement and was a student at Fultondale High School, which also took a direct hit? ...that the 1979 Cheyenne tornado, despite being a violent tornado, was described as having the appearance of a dust devil, with a funnel that didn't touch the ground? ...that numerous tornadoes in a 1976 tornado outbreak followed unusual curving paths, including an F4 that struck the site of a nuclear reactor? ...that despite the 1976 Jordan tornado killing thousands of livestock, having an intense satellite tornado, and producing the worst damage Fujita had seen up to then, no human fatalities occurred? ... that Tallahassee, Temple, Topeka, Toledo, Tulsa, Tupelo, Tuscaloosa, and Tyler all took a toll from two or more twisters over F2? (April 1 hook.) ... that in May 2024, two twisters tracked through Tallahassee on the tenth, toppling trees and taking two Tallahassean lives? (Another April 1 hook.) ... that the widest tornado in Texas was also the deadliest tornado in Oklahoma, but not vice versa? ... that the Windy City was hit with six whirlwinds and two windstorms over just 48 hours? ... that the 1967 Belvidere tornado was described as taking "the worst possible path through Belvidere"? ... that one of the strongest tornadoes on record helped volunteers and planted corn in a green field? (The best April 1 hook I can come up with.) Miscellaneous pages I've created: User:Departure–/Generic tornado outbreak, and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peanut (squirrel) (yes, this absolute train-wreck of an AfD). Pages I've significantly contributed to: List of tornadoes striking downtown areas of large cities, Hurricane Beryl tornado outbreak, Tornado records, List of disasters by cost Future pages to make / have made: 1972 North Chicago tornado 2019 Dallas tornado 2002 Indianapolis tornado Daytime heating List of US weather radar sites 1969 East Pakistan tornado Leaded gasoline Downtown Chicago Effects of the August 2020 Midwest derecho in Cedar Rapids Recovery efforts following the 2011 Super Outbreak 2025 New Ulm tornado List of Chicago-area tornadoes Lead time (weather forecasting) Derecho climatology A few more that might just be worthy of their own articles: 2024 Minden–Harlan tornado 2024 Matador tornado 2024 Port Arthur tornado 2024 Janesville tornado Mayfield candle factory collapse

Tornado articles and drafts

Tornado articles and drafts Table stolen from User:EF5, one of the best contributors to the weather topic sphere. I know I can't stop anyone from stealing these topic ideas, so I ask that if you make these, make them good. Cheers! F#/EF# State / Country Date Fatalities Injuries Article Article state EF3 Illinois June 20, 2021 0 (1?) 11 2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado F5 Iowa June 13, 1976 0 13 (?) Draft:1976 Jordan tornado EF2 Florida May 10, 2024 0 (2?) 1 Draft:2024 Tallahassee tornadoes F7 Maybe. East Pakistan April 14, 1969 922 ? 1969 East Pakistan tornado F4 Illinois April 21, 1967 24 500 Draft:1967 Belvidere tornado F3 Indiana September 20, 2002 0 130 2002 Indianapolis tornado F4 Illinois September 28, 1972 0 21 1972 North Chicago tornado EF1 Illinois March 31, 2023 1 48 Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse EF3 Tennessee March 31, 2023 1 13 Draft:2023 Covington tornado

DYK and QPQ

Did you know hooks and QPQs First line is a hook I've made, second line is my QPQ. means the article is promoted or has run on the main page, means it's awaiting promotion or approval. I haven't had any rejected DYK hooks yet. 2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado - "... that a 2021 tornado in the Chicago suburbs had over four times the helicity it reasonably needed?" No QPQ needed Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse - "... that the only fatality of the Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse was the only audience member to buy a band t-shirt at the event?" No QPQ needed Debris fallout - "... that debris lofted by tornadoes has been known to rise over 6 km (3.7 mi) into the atmosphere and can be transported up to 353 km (219 mi) away?" No QPQ needed Tornado outbreak of November 2–5, 2024 - "... that two poll workers for the 2024 United States elections were found dead on Election Day, having drowned in a major flash flood event?" No QPQ needed National Weather Service Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois - "... that the Quad Cities forecast office of the National Weather Service (pictured) has been directly struck by both an F1 tornado and a historic derecho?" No QPQ needed 2023 Little Rock tornado - "... that Walnut Valley, the neighborhood most affected by the 2023 Little Rock tornado (damage pictured), reported theft and illegal dumping during rebuilding efforts?" Alexey Davydov Reviews I've done but haven't got hooks to run on DYK to use as QPQ: Sanity Code, Johann Reinhold Forster, Bargain Hunters, Swen Swenson (politician), John Spytek, Delivery After Raid, Ankarette Twynho, Chicken wing rice roll, Hennepin Avenue Bridge (1855), Fitton Cave, 2011 Ringgold–Apison tornado, 2023 Selma tornado, California FAIR Plan, Hundreds of Beavers

Fun

Rolling Fork, Mississippi (March 24, 2023) Gosh, if only there were two of them. Phil Campbell, Alabama (April 27, 2011). Don't see much to argue with. Mayflower, Arkanasas (April 27, 2011). Hey, it has to be swept clean to be EF5! Joplin, Missouri (May 22, 2011). Surprised that building's still standing. Washington, Illinois (November 17, 2013). I said, swept clean! El Reno, Oklahoma (May 24, 2011). Bad day to be a cactus. Greenfield, Iowa (May 21, 2024). No! There weren't anchor bolts, so it can't be EF5. Brandenburg, Kentucky (1974). Hey, that doesn't count! That Fujita scale isn't enhanced! Washington, Oklahoma (May 22, 2011). This one had anchor bolts. Bridge Creek (1999). ...This side is supposed to be the F5 ones, right? Spot the difference. EF4 damage is on the left. F5/EF5 damage is on the right. Some events with maxed-out damage indicators (DIs) on the Enhanced Fujita Scale: 2024 Barnsdall–Bartlesville tornado: slabs swept clean at the terminus of County Road 2380 and along County Road 2402 Tornado outbreak of November 4–5, 2022: home north of Clarksville, Texas had heavy-duty nails anchoring a structure, some of which were removed, frame removed from foundation 2021 Mayfield tornado: Jagoe, Kentucky slab swept clean at high-end EF4 intensity Now, what's going to happen in Bolivar, Sunflower, Leflore, Tallahatchie, Quitman, Panola, and Coahoma counties in Mississippi some time shortly after 22:52, 15 February 2025 (UTC)? Statistically, nothing. Then again, when did crystal balls ever care for statistics?