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== Rolling Fork summary too long? ==
== Rolling Fork summary too long? ==
OK come on guys what is the deal with this? Why is there a "may be too long to read and navigate comfortably" template at the top of the Rolling Fork summary? I mean seriously, it is '''no longer than summaries for previous events''' like Hackleburg, Mayfield, or other long-tracked violent tornadoes. I feel like whoever put that there doesn't have any sense of context for these summaries. It's a long-tracked tornado so what do you expect? Long-tracked tornadoes are going to have long summaries; that's just the way it's always been, and it's the way it will always be. Now if we want to give this tornado it's own article I can work with that, but I am not going to sacrifice detail for brevity under any circumstances, because that isn't something we have ever done, and I'm not about to let that happen now. If people want something brief and easy on the eyes, then they can go watch a YouTube video or something. If I can't get a reasonable solution or explanation, I'm going to just get rid of that template, because the writeup is no longer than other past tornado summaries and there is zero precedent for this proposal. Oh and that reminds me, I'm getting sick of the sudden knee-jerk changes that fix nothing, yet completely ignore years of precedent with ZERO discussion or proposals surrounding them. If that keeps happening, we'll have no year-to-year and article-to-article consistency, and I'm not going to allow that to happen.
OK come on guys what is the deal with this? Why is there a "may be too long to read and navigate comfortably" template at the top of the Rolling Fork summary? I mean seriously, it is '''no longer and no more detailed than summaries for previous events''' like Hackleburg, Mayfield, or other long-tracked violent tornadoes. '''We always break the path down step by step, street by street, damage point by damage point.''' This is how it has '''always been done.''' I feel like whoever put that there doesn't have any sense of context for these summaries. It's a long-tracked tornado so what do you expect? Long-tracked tornadoes are going to have long summaries; that's just the way it's always been, and it's the way it will always be. Now if we want to give this tornado it's own article I can work with that, but I am not going to sacrifice detail for brevity under any circumstances, because that isn't something we have ever done, and I'm not about to let that happen now. If people want something brief and easy on the eyes, then they can go watch a YouTube video or something. If I can't get a reasonable solution or explanation, I'm going to just get rid of that template, because the writeup is no longer than other past tornado summaries and there is zero precedent for this proposal. Oh and that reminds me, I'm getting sick of the sudden knee-jerk changes that fix nothing, yet completely ignore years of precedent with ZERO discussion or proposals surrounding them. If that keeps happening, we'll have no year-to-year and article-to-article consistency, and I'm not going to allow that to happen.
[[User:TornadoInformation12|TornadoInformation12]] ([[User talk:TornadoInformation12|talk]]) 04:10, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12
[[User:TornadoInformation12|TornadoInformation12]] ([[User talk:TornadoInformation12|talk]]) 04:10, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12
::I mean seriously look. Look how long and detailed some of these are. That's a good thing, not a bad thing. There are plenty of much longer tornado summaries from previous years, and there is ZERO precedent for this proposal for shortening. This has never been a problem before, and there is no reason to make it into one now. It seems like you guys just forget everything from previous years:
::I mean seriously look. Look how long and detailed some of these are. That's a good thing, not a bad thing. There are plenty of much longer tornado summaries from previous years, and there is ZERO precedent for this proposal for shortening. This has never been a problem before, and there is no reason to make it into one now. It seems like you guys just forget everything from previous years:
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Anyway, I think I've proven my point quite well.
Anyway, I think I've proven my point quite well.
[[User:TornadoInformation12|TornadoInformation12]] ([[User talk:TornadoInformation12|talk]]) 04:22, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12
[[User:TornadoInformation12|TornadoInformation12]] ([[User talk:TornadoInformation12|talk]]) 04:22, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12

::Are we going to discuss this or just edit war? Come on I'm waiting. If somebody can show me PRESEDENCE or evidence of us shortening detailed articles in the past, then I will listen. If not, this is to be disregarded as a non-issue, as it has never been an issue before. It's like people are just inventing problems that aren't even problems to begin with. This how we have done it for YEARS. HOW is this even remotely legitimate?
[[User:TornadoInformation12|TornadoInformation12]] ([[User talk:TornadoInformation12|talk]]) 04:36, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12

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Long-track supercell or outbreak?

As it has been evident, this has been a pretty intense day, though pretty much most or all of the tornadic activity can be attributed to a powerful, long-tracked supercell that has crossed Mississippi almost completely. I'm not aware of any tornadoes that have occurred from any other storms (maybe some within the QLCS line in Tennessee), but other than that, its all the work of this monster storm. So, should this be an outbreak article, or should we make it exclusively from this supercell? I believe it's an interesting subject going into the future.

Mjeims (talk) 03:21, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I honestly don't know. The supercell was pretty significant, though I would make this an outbreak article, as you've got the Texas tornadoes and others. And by now, the supercell's crossed into Alabama and it's gone! Tails Wx 04:36, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It is 3am and the supercell is still here in Alabama. Fairlydaisy04 (talk) 08:14, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In the Long-Tracked Mississippi Tornado 14 people are dead. Fairlydaisy04 (talk) 08:24, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Move the Page?

This outbreak continued into the early morning hours of March 25th, with multiple tornado reports across northern Alabama after midnight. In addition, supercells and a few additional tornadoes are possible across southern MS/AL tomorrow (March 26th), so the outbreak article may need to be extended even further if that verifies. Thoughts? TornadoInformation12 (talk) 11:17, 25 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12![reply]

Tomorrow is a separate system and wouldn't be part of this particular outbreak if it verifies, but today seems to have had some straggler tornadoes. I'd be OK with that move. Penitentes (talk) 15:11, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Penitentes To clarify if this is the same storm system or not, according to Weather Prediction Center map it looks like this is the same storm system that produced yesterday's tornadoes, not a separate storm system. If you go back to March 24 at 18Z (Which was a few hours prior to the tornadoes in Mississippi) and follow the low-pressure system up to the latest update of the map it is the same storm system. But yes, I agree with you we should wait to see if this storm system produces a tornado today or any other severe weather events then it will be valid move the article. Cyclonetracker7586 (talk) 15:42, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It is a slow mover and indeed the same storm system per SPC. The initial replyer is not correct, as separate storm system means a different parent low, and that will be the same low. But yeah, let's wait and see.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 16:05, 25 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

23 is the current OUTBREAK fatality total

Someone changed the death toll back to 23 for Rolling Fork and that is not accurate at this time. 19 fatalities were confirmed in that area per last update. The current OUTBREAK total is 23. I'm sure the news is saying "Mississippi tornado kills 23" and stuff like that, but that is not accurate. We're probably gonna have people watching the news and changing it back, so lets keep an eye or restrict editing if need be. TornadoInformation12 (talk) 16:09, 25 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

EF? does not mean EFU

If anyone (IPs, users, etc.) visits this talk page, I'd like to say this: EF? does not mean EFU. EF? is simply a placeholder rating until an actual, official rating is released. Plus, we haven't gotten any reports of EFUs yet, so that just adds to it. Poodle23 (talk) 19:31, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The edit war over whether it should be listed as EF2+ because of the DAT or EF3+ because of an off-the-cuff comment on Fox Weather isn't helpful, particularly when people are going to see one of those two and assume it is a final rating. I would just keep it as EF? until the NWS has a clearcut, written, and citable statement—that's what reflects reality most accurately until the preliminary survey is complete. Penitentes (talk) 22:10, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The rating is actually EF4, but the information hasn’t been released publicly yet. United States Man (talk) 22:27, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
How do you know, huh? Poodle23 (talk) 22:28, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

EF3+ Confirmed

In this article, it states that it was at least an EF3 based off of damage 174.170.1.66 (talk) 21:35, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Unless its from NWS Jackson directly, the statement is meaningless. Since one has been issued, its unknown how strong this is official no matter what we personally think HavocPlayz (talk) 21:49, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The rating is actually EF4. Would expect an official statement to that fact to be released soon. United States Man (talk) 22:28, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The edit warring

Since HavocPlays decided to start up some trouble and they and Elijahandskip broke 3RR, as well as vandalism from other editors, I had to send this article to WP:RFPP. This is the worst few minutes of edit warring/vandalism I've seen in my few months here. Poodle23 (talk) 22:27, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Then i would recommend you learn how to not use a single DI that useless to use on the article given its highly unreliable given DIs change on a whim. If you guys want EF2s, we have one in TN and a confirmed one in MS seperate from the Rolling Fork supercell (Im also a male fyi) HavocPlayz (talk) 22:55, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Im waiting for the respective WFOs to drop statements on both EF2s before i go ahead and add em so we have an source HavocPlayz (talk) 22:59, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Lemme give you a reminder: this is preliminary, which means it can change over time. Doesn't matter if a DI goes from EF3 to EF4; we add it to the rating. Also, we've done this before with other articles. Poodle23 (talk) 23:07, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well you shouldn’t. They aren’t a good metric to use for ratings early on. Its best its waited that the respective WFO has made a clear cut statement regarding the rating. Of which im waiting from NWS Huntsville regarding one of the 2 new EF2s HavocPlayz (talk) 23:11, 25 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. The DAT is very error-prone. Penitentes (talk) 00:07, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Listen here. The DAT is not "error-prone", it is a reliable product that is updated frequently and is a direct feed of information from ongoing surveys, so what you see one day may change the next, and we will change the information on this page to reflect the updates. Just because one rating there now, doesn't mean it won't change (Rolling Fork WILL be upgraded). It's a great source of information if you understand how it works and if you understand it's limitations. Let more experienced users handle it, ok?
TornadoInformation12 (talk) 00:29, 26 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12![reply]
Speaking of the literal devil storm, we finally got our official prelim rating that we all were rating for. Shockingly an EF4. HavocPlayz (talk) 00:52, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That's a pretty condescending comment and I don't appreciate it at all, nor is it true. I understand exactly how the DAT works. It's an incredibly helpful tool for many purposes and it also contains frequent errors in terms of parameters like time and windspeed for specific damage points and polygons, which is completely understandable given the workload involved in surveying. Please be kinder. It's an unpleasant enough situation as is. Penitentes (talk) 01:01, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with this. DAT may be a good tool for look at tracks and such but its use as a reliable source of ratings without a corresponding statement from the WFO makes it highly questionable(in this case, NWS Jackson released a tweet saying they went prelim EF4, which should be on DAT). We should wait for similar cases like these where we have a supporting statement of some sort that goes with the DAT rating before we add it HavocPlayz (talk) 01:14, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. Carry on and sorry for the contention.
TornadoInformation12 (talk) 03:06, 26 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]
Come on guys. After the whole February AfC debacle, we were all doing so well. Please lets just leave the rating as EF? for as long as an official rating has not been assigned by the NWS. The "preliminary" EF4 is fine as it was issued by the Jackson NWS office, but the rest should not be given ratings just to eliminate that EF? connotation. Also, gotta agree with the DAT part, I personally love it, even when it presents some mistakes. It can be used and understood by anyone, so I don't get why there would be some kind of "barring" some people from to trying to use it because they aren't "experienced", though. Just my take, but glad TornadoInformation12 rectified that. Mjeims (talk) 05:35, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Outbreak May Continue Today

So I brought this up earlier and it got kinda buried, but this outbreak may not be done yet. The parent storm system that produced the 24th/25th tornadoes has stalled out, and a stationary front is now in place across much of Dixie Alley, with lots of CAPE and shear present. SPC has upgraded to a 10% hatched tornado risk area, with strong tornadoes possible. If this verifies, this will become a three-day outbreak and we will have to move the article again. I know we’re still awaiting surveys from the initial round, but we need to keep todays event in mind. TornadoInformation12 (talk) 06:03, 26 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

It's early in the morning and we've already had a PDS tornado warning with a very deep CC drop/debris signature near Pine Mountain, GA. Tornado Watch is about to be issued too. We are absolutely going to have to extend the article to include today's event.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 11:33, 26 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

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ANOTHER moderate risk!

This storm system is something else. Yet another tornado-driven moderate risk has been issued for an elongated corridor in Mississippi and Alabama. We've got another long day ahead of us, folks. This is insane. I had never seen a storm system stall and reintensify like this before. Mjeims (talk) 16:46, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

not the same system btw Lolkikmoddi (talk) 17:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Actually it is. The front just stalled. ChessEric 19:18, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@ChessEric It was crazy how the front stalled. I hope everyone in this general area stays safe tonight. Fairlydaisy04 (talk) 05:09, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I just learned yesterday that someone I know had family that lived in Rolling Fork. They said that much of the community was poor, but they were proud of what they got. However, they now have nothing. They had 90 seconds to take cover, which is even less than the two minutes thing I have been hearing. This is why I'm taking Sociology and Meteorology; I'm trying to understand where the disconnect in communication came in. ChessEric 14:32, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry for their losses. It sounds as if many had less than two minutes of warning before it struck and over 30 minutes before ambulances arrived; I wish those numbers had been switched.
Rolling Fork has gotten a decent amount of national attention this weekend and we'll see if that eases now or if there's further interest in what happened and what can be done, and if there's enough content for an individual article... certainly it was a socially impactful tornado. Penitentes (talk) 14:43, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I hope things get better for them and I have family in Mississippi that I'm hoping anything didn't get bad where they live. Fairlydaisy04 (talk) 17:25, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

MORE surprise early morning tornadoes (3/27/2023)

I'm going to have to move the article one more time, but I PROMISE this is the end of this incredibly slow-moving system. There have been at least two more surprise tornadoes early this morning from the stalled front. One has hit the community of Milstead, AL, where there was a significant debris signature and reports of buildings destroyed. The other was near Woodbury, GA and also produced a debris signature, though I don't have any damage info as that one happened literally just a few minutes ago. In a nutshell, this has turned out to be a four-day outbreak, so we will have to make sure the article reflects that. TornadoInformation12 (talk) 11:31, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

EF2 confirmed in Milstead, AL and more tornado damage is still being surveyed. Moving to 27th.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 19:28, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

Name

It's absolutely stupid that we rename the article many times. Why can't we just call the article "Tornado outbreak in March 2023" or "Late-March 2023 Tornado outbreak"? ---- 212.164.39.123 (talk) 13:01, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Consistency with past tornado outbreak article titles is one reason, but another is that another possible severe weather event is currently forecast for a multiday period beginning March 31. If it comes to fruition we'd have two late March 2023 events and we would need the dates anyway. Penitentes (talk) 13:10, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
And if it doesn't happen? And why is it sometimes written that the outbreak began on March 23 and sometimes on the 24th? ---- 212.164.39.123 (talk) 14:03, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, if it doesn't happen then this article's title is still correct, because it uses dates. That's an advantage of dates over relative descriptors like 'late March', they're more future-proof.
As for the 23rd/24th conflict, that's likely because the severe weather event began on the 23rd (with a hail-driven slight risk) but no tornadoes occurred until early in the morning on the 24th. Penitentes (talk) 14:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And by the way, I looked at Category:Tornado outbreaks and there are not all tornadoes with dates, sometimes a month is just written; I have no idea how it is defined. ---- 212.164.39.123 (talk) 14:10, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

But then I still don t understand why some tornado outbreaks, such as the Tornado outbreak of April 1977 and Early-March 2023 North American storm complex, are named without dates, and some with dates. I have a guess that maybe it's because there were no other tornado outbreaks in April that year in thas city, but that's just a guess. 212.164.39.123 (talk) 15:52, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking of which, I'm starting to think Late March 2023 North American storm complex is a more appropriate title here. ChessEric 16:11, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 27 March 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Festucalextalk 04:13, 28 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]


This event really hasn't lived up to the tornado outbreak label, but the event as a whole is notable. Hence, I think a rename to this is more appropriate. ChessEric 17:13, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm—I'm split on this one. The hail and flooding impacts are likely to be significant, but the tornadoes have caused the vast majority of the deaths so far and garnered national media attention. Rolling Fork's article has gathered many, many more views than this article already and this retitling would further abstract the event from people's common search terms. Penitentes (talk) 17:31, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Disagree. This event classifies as a tornado outbreak (at least six) and includes arguably the most notable tornadoes since December 10th, 2021. Blizk2 (talk) 18:43, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Completely disagree with the initial post. Surveys are still ongoing, more strong tornadoes happened this morning, and when all said and done, the tornado count will easily exceed 20. The comparatively deadly 2020 Nashville/Cookeville outbreak back in 2020 produced only 15 tornadoes. This has produced at least 16, some of which were strong to violent, and the count will only increase from here, including strong tornadoes that haven't even been rated yet (Milstead, AL and West Point, GA). Precedent from other articles shows that it is totally fine to call this an outbreak. ALSO this proves my theory that you guys are using the "Storm Complex" moniker to prop up articles that don't meet the noteable outbreak criteria (even though this one absolutely does), and that is NOT ok. I'm nipping this in the bud right now.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 17:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

Partially agree. I agree with the name "Late-March", but I do not agree with deleted of the words "Tornado Outbreak". I really think this is first of all known because of the tornado and this word should be in the name. 212.164.39.123 (talk) 17:58, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
We haven't used the "Late-month" title format for tornado articles for years, and we can't just go back to that on the flip of a coin. The title will have to include the specific range (24th to 27th) of dates.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 18:26, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

I'm sorry i'm just flabbergasted trying to understand how this doesn't meet the criteria for a significant outbreak? This is THE definition of a rather small but devastating outbreak. We've had at LEAST 7 strong tornadoes (Milstead, AL and West Point, GA haven't been rated yet), plus a violent tornado that was the deadliest in Mississippi since 1971. This was absolutely a significant outbreak, just not a very big one in terms of number of tornadoes, but still bigger than this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_March_2%E2%80%933,_2020. You need to understand that a tornado outbreak is generally considered a series of 6-10 or more tornadoes, and small tornado count does NOT mean it wasn't a notable outbreak (here's another example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion,_Illinois,_tornado_outbreak). In fact, given the intensity and death toll of these tornadoes, this "small" outbreak is more significant than some of the large outbreaks last year! The significance of an outbreak is NOT only tied to the number of tornadoes, it is MOSTLY tied to the amount of destruction, death, and media notability it causes. This one was very notable in all three of those catagories. Case closed...

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 18:37, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

Note: I think there is a slight misunderstanding here. I'm not saying the tornadoes aren't notable. What I'm saying is that 16 tornadoes in 4 days is something I would list as an outbreak if it were in the 1950s, not the 2020s. I know we had several significant tornadoes, but I just don't feel like the small number of tornadoes really counts as a tornado outbreak.
That being said I didn't realize we had a significant tornado this morning. They keep happening when I'm not looking! XD Plus, this does contradict what I said in an above discussion about the lack of communication prior to the EF4 tornado striking Rolling Fork. I was basing my move request based on another failed move request that I did last year with only difference being that the move request was for the tornado outbreak terminology rather than storm complex terminology (See Talk:April 2022 North American storm complex#Requested move 14 April 2022). However, I see now that the comparison does not apply here. I'll rethink this move request. ChessEric 19:36, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've been tracking the debris signatures on radar. The tornado count is going to easily exceed 20, but like I said, even if that wasn't the case this already meets the criteria for a significant outbreak, as they were all spawned by a single system. It doesn't matter if the 20+ tornadoes happened in the span of one day or four, it's a single outbreak with numerous deaths and 20+ tornadoes, albeit a weirdly slow one with weirdly small tornado counts for each day despite the significance, but that has zero influence on the article title. Also, did you not click on the links? 16+ tornadoes is absolutely an outbreak, especially if they are significant and deadly. Again, 6-10 tornadoes is an outbreak by definition (please look it up, it's even in the first paragraph of the wiki article for "Tornado Outbreak), so that just isn't true at all.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 19:49, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

Oh wait. You're right. I'm stupid. What is wrong with me? I'm normally better with this crap. XD ChessEric 20:11, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hey it's all good and a common misconception. A lot of people don't realize that it only takes a measly SIX tornadoes to qualify as an outbreak. Now if this event didn't produce anything above an EF2 and didn't cause a bunch of fatalities, the tornadoes would not have been the "main" story, and a "Storm Complex" designation would have been fine. As long as a weather system produces 6+ tornadoes, there are multiple EF2s and EF3s, and multiple fatalities, that would technically be enough to qualify for an outbreak article here on Wikipedia. The thing is though, things like that rarely ever happen, as there is usually a strong correlation between tornado intensity and the number of tornadoes in an outbreak. Small yet devastating outbreaks like this aren't all that common, but they do happen sometimes, like March 2-3, 2020.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 20:20, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

True. My bad. I retract this move request then. Someone please close this. ChessEric 20:31, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Death toll is 23 not 26?

Every recent source that I can find online lists the tornadic death toll as 26. So why is it that the NWS surveys only add up to 23 when every other online source says 26? Why is the NWS the gold standard for sources when they are the only ones listing the death toll as 23? Undescribed (talk) 20:21, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

...because the NWS also diversifies tornado damage from straight-line wind damage as well as account for miscounting. Its entirely possible that some of those deaths could have been non-tornadic or were miscounted altogether. If the NWS confirms that the three other deaths are tornadic, they will be put in. Until then, the count should stay at 23. ChessEric 20:30, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
...even if that is the case then why aren't those three non-tornadic deaths counted for? The only non-tornadic deaths counted for are the two from flooding in Missouri. The numbers just don't add up. The only other possibility is that they were miscounted but then if that is the case, how would you explain every other source miscounting them except for the NWS? Undescribed (talk) 20:36, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Because the media typically miscounts them, then copy each other without verifying the info. When it comes to tornado death tolls in news sources, they are very unreliable and don't separate tornadic from non-tornadic deaths, are slow to correct or update, and they get it wrong almost every time. Please use NWS sources only. This created major issues after the Easter 2020 Outbreak. NWS is the only reliable source for tornado deaths, period.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 20:45, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

Well this is new to me, and I'm not exactly a novice to wiki severe either. It makes sense to use the NWS figures since they are the official agency, but I can't think of any other instance with an outbreak where the NWS had a completely different death toll than every other source. It just raises some eyebrows that's all. But since they are the official agency that what we go by. Undescribed (talk) 20:51, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. If the discrepancy persists then we can just note it in the article. Penitentes (talk) 20:55, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It literally happened with Easter 2020. Every single media source had a higher death toll that didn't match the total of the NWS tornado deaths. There's been several other examples too.

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 21:05, 27 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

It also happened with the 2013 Hattiesburg, MS EF4 tornado. The injury count for the longest time was 83, but when I checked the final report, it said 71. That discrepancy was there for years before I corrected it. ChessEric 21:07, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rolling Fork summary too long?

OK come on guys what is the deal with this? Why is there a "may be too long to read and navigate comfortably" template at the top of the Rolling Fork summary? I mean seriously, it is no longer and no more detailed than summaries for previous events like Hackleburg, Mayfield, or other long-tracked violent tornadoes. We always break the path down step by step, street by street, damage point by damage point. This is how it has always been done. I feel like whoever put that there doesn't have any sense of context for these summaries. It's a long-tracked tornado so what do you expect? Long-tracked tornadoes are going to have long summaries; that's just the way it's always been, and it's the way it will always be. Now if we want to give this tornado it's own article I can work with that, but I am not going to sacrifice detail for brevity under any circumstances, because that isn't something we have ever done, and I'm not about to let that happen now. If people want something brief and easy on the eyes, then they can go watch a YouTube video or something. If I can't get a reasonable solution or explanation, I'm going to just get rid of that template, because the writeup is no longer than other past tornado summaries and there is zero precedent for this proposal. Oh and that reminds me, I'm getting sick of the sudden knee-jerk changes that fix nothing, yet completely ignore years of precedent with ZERO discussion or proposals surrounding them. If that keeps happening, we'll have no year-to-year and article-to-article consistency, and I'm not going to allow that to happen. TornadoInformation12 (talk) 04:10, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

I mean seriously look. Look how long and detailed some of these are. That's a good thing, not a bad thing. There are plenty of much longer tornado summaries from previous years, and there is ZERO precedent for this proposal for shortening. This has never been a problem before, and there is no reason to make it into one now. It seems like you guys just forget everything from previous years:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_December_10%E2%80%9311,_2021 -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Easter_tornado_outbreak -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_March_2%E2%80%933,_2020 - -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Western_Kentucky_tornado -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Hackleburg%E2%80%93Phil_Campbell_tornado

Anyway, I think I've proven my point quite well. TornadoInformation12 (talk) 04:22, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]

Are we going to discuss this or just edit war? Come on I'm waiting. If somebody can show me PRESEDENCE or evidence of us shortening detailed articles in the past, then I will listen. If not, this is to be disregarded as a non-issue, as it has never been an issue before. It's like people are just inventing problems that aren't even problems to begin with. This how we have done it for YEARS. HOW is this even remotely legitimate?

TornadoInformation12 (talk) 04:36, 29 March 2023 (UTC)TornadoInformation12[reply]