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The 1955 Scottsbluff tornado near Scottsbluff, Nebraska

... that over ninety photographs and several videos were taken of the 1955 Scottsbluff tornado (pictured), which produced cycloidal marks?

Source: https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/40/3/1520-0477-40_3_109.xml

ALT1: ... that the 1955 Scottsbluff tornado (pictured) was the most well-documented tornado in history at the time of the event, including aerial photos of cycloidal marks the tornado produced? Source: https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/40/3/1520-0477-40_3_109.xml
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hayseed Stephens, Template:Did you know nominations/NGC 1700
Comment: Feel free to suggest another hook. If Cycloidal marks isn't long enough, I'll expand it.

Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

E_F⁵ 17:20, 13 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

The article isn't too bad but "well-photographed" is not a perfect analogue for "well-documented" in both the source and the article. While it might be relatively moot it still seems a little too SYNTH-y. The cycloical marks article really isn't long enough (at all) for DYK. It could be expanded, or you could change the hook to focus just on the Scottsbluff tornado.

Hmm, I also think the claim about being the "best-documented" and indeed all figures for photographs focus on the tornado family - the AMS source you linked is even titled Notes on Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Tornadoes, 27 June 1955 - are we sure the article is even on one single tornado? This is about the most clean-up work I'm comfortable not failing; it's not quite "insurmountable" and I do think it's possible. Let me know when you're done clarifying everything and I'll finish my review. Departure– (talk) 21:25, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Departure–: Will do shortly. How about that the 1955 Scottsbluff tornado (pictured) produced "unusual markings" later determined to be cycloidal marks? Debolding cycloidal marks gets rid of the length issue, as nonbolded links in the hook don't have quality standards. Will do the rest shortly once I finish up Draft:1920 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado (which is surprisingly a real event). E_F⁵ 21:33, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]