Talk:Hurricane Beryl

Aftermath of this storm

1.7 million people in Houston were without power on day 2 after this storm. In Galveston, a city fortified against storms like this, WASN'T supposed to be affected by this storm, and was keenly mocked by the "dirty side" of a category 1 hurricane.

On Day 5, my neighborhood finally got power and so did my place of employment. Food was destroyed, business lost, employees can't work and won't get paid. If the store you go to to get your supply has had their supply destroyed too, we're all in trouble.

The cost of this storm is grossly underestimated. Houston chronicle reports that the estimation could be as high as 15 billion.

Is this article only to speak of the damage during? I've never seen a storm do this much damage after it's gone. This is historical!

I've survived hurricane Ike and Harvey, both amazingly damaging storms, but this storm... was supernatural! Jraerocha (talk) 09:30, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

We cannot rely on anecdotal evidence and require specific sources (e.g. webpage or news article). Also, the Houston Chronicle may is likely too early (as tallies are completed over the next few months the damage value will increase) and not specialized enough to be used as a source for damage estimates. We are also still building the aftermath section. You may also want to look at the article Effects of Hurricane Beryl in Texas to see if some of your inquiries are covered. ✶Quxyz✶ 17:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Yea, Jraerocha, you might find some good local information that international users might not know about, like the slow pace of recovery in Texas. That's good information, and is often one of the trickier aspects of an article to write later on, trying to catch all of the recovery. As Quxyz said, some of that information might belong in the Texas sub-article. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:38, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Speaking of aftermath, it's probably lacking for Carib countries. Information can be found here at ReliefWeb, which has a repository of links to various relief agencies. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:26, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Is there a more proper place to put an infrared sattelite imagery of a hurricane at peak intensity?

Is there a more proper place to put an infrared sattelite imagery of a hurricane at peak intensity? Should I put it at “Meteorological History”? Beluga732 (talk) 23:14, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

No. We already have an image of the tropical cyclone near its peak in the infobox, we don't need another. Unless it's showing something else important, the image doesn't add much EV to the article and should not be included. _ZZ^Z'S 00:45, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Agreed; also, the image proposed frames the storm poorly and cuts off the southern most part of its circulation. Drdpw (talk) 00:56, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Are there updates on the damage toll?

I've heard estimates as high as 32$ billion in the U.S., but I haven't found any sources other than AccuWeather to back this up. NesserWiki (talk) 10:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm just wondering if there's any estimate that is accurate, because 6$ billion seems awfully low. NesserWiki (talk) 10:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

I made an error by putting the dollar sign after the number, instead of before, sorry. NesserWiki (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

In my defence, I'm quite tired. NesserWiki (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

The NOAA lists Beryl's cost at $6 billion currently so I would not update it now. Also, if you notice a minor error within one or two minutes after posting a reply, I would just edit your comment. ✶Quxyz✶ 13:02, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

The damage toll needs to be updated

6 billon is too low of an estimate, the AccuWeather estimate of 28-32 billon is much more accurate, all things considered. NesserWiki (talk) 21:38, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

We're discussing this at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#AccuWeather for damage estimates. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 21:40, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Ah, okay. Good. NesserWiki (talk) 21:50, 29 September 2024 (UTC)