Talk:Tropical Storm Sibyl (1995)/GA1

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Nominator: Ampil (talk · contribs) 03:24, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: GiftedIceCream (talk · contribs) 20:00, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Good day @Ampil and @GiftedIceCream (pinging their alt @GiftedIceCreamAlt, any updates for this GAN? From this GAN page it seems Ampil has responded to the reviewer's posts, and GiftedIceCream hasn't responded or checked them yet. RFNirmala (talk) 14:21, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

With the GANs I have been nominating, I will be reviewing this.

• The 20th tropical depression and 16th named storm of the 1995 Pacific typhoon season, source?

The JTWC says:

1:

1. Chuck
2. Deanna
3. Eli
4. Faye
5. Gary
6. Helen
7. Irving
8. Janis
9. Kent
10. Lois
11. Mark
12. Nina
13. Oscar
14. Polly
15. Ryan
16. Sibyl

2:

1. TD
2. Chuck
3. Deanna
4. Eli
5. Faye
6. TS (no name)
7. Gary
8. Helen
9. Irving
10. Janis
11. TD
12. Kent
13. Lois
14. Mark
15. Nina
16. TD
17. Oscar
18. Polly
19. Ryan
20. Sibyl

~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Cite that to the lead. GiftedIceCream 13:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Cited. ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 07:21, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

• Sibyl originated as a tropical disturbance east of the Marshall Islands on September 21. MH says September 27.

ibtracs showing Sep 21 - 06:00 UTC Sep 27 Tropical Disturbance. After 06:00 UTC Sep 27 not longer Tropical Disturbance. ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• Where is the maximum sustained winds?

95 km/h (60 mph) (50 kt) September 30 - October 3.~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Add that to the lead. GiftedIceCream 13:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

Added "The JMA upgraded Sibyl to a severe tropical storm at 00:00 UTC on September 30." ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 12:34, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

• Sibyl reached typhoon intensity, peaking 24 hours later on September 30. On October 1, Sibyl attained a minimum pressure of 985 hPa (29.1 inHg). They contridict each other.
• The lead is very lacking for the MH, can you expand it?

I had expanded the lead. ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 12:34, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

• At least 1,240,668 people were affected by the storm What does "affected" mean?

"AFFECTED FAMILIES" "AFFECTED PERSONS" ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• Remember to avoid MOS:SANDWICH

Done ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• At 00:00 UTC on September 28, as Sibyl turned to the west-northwest, the JTWC issued the first warning on Tropical Depression 20W.[3] Warning?

In Sibyl map, first warning issued on September 28. "F-2800Z","F" means "FIRST WARNING ISSUED". ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 14:00, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

• At 12:00 UTC, the storm reached its peak intensity with 1-minute sustained winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and made its fourth landfall in Quezon province.[3][5] Peak intensity is missleading because JTWC is unofficial.

Added "Unofficially" ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• with the JMA also downgrading at 06:00 UTC on October 3.[4] Downgrading what?

Severe tropical storm > Tropical Storm ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

That should be written somewhere. GiftedIceCream 13:37, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• Sibyl turned to the north-northwest on the early morning of October 3 and later that day, made landfall on the coast of western Guangdong.[2][6 clunky wording.
• The MH doesn't really talk about the storm, only how the storm went from one intensity to the next.
• Is there any preparation in the Philippines

Is there any preparation in the Philippines: Philippine Airlines canceled 15 flights.. Can't find other preparation sources in the Philippines. ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 14:00, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

• Altogether, 13,234 homes were damaged, and 21,862 homes were partially damaged. Is there any difference between them? Perhaps you meant destroyed and damaged?

No, source showing: "TOTALLY DAMAGED HOUSES", "PARTIALLY DAMAGED HOUSES" ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• The storm brought 90–200 mm (3.5–7.9 in) of rainfall, with heavy rainfall of 225–330 mm (8.9–13.0 in) recorded across Mindoro, Samar, Panay, and southern portions of Luzon.[8] They contridict each other.
• The 10-minute sustained winds of 120 km/h were recorded in Sangley Point on September 30. Convert to mph.

Done "120 km/h (75 mph)". ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• In San Pablo City, four people were killed, one person drowned in Palayan, and three people drowned in Panay. Are they the same or different deaths?

Source quote: "Four fatalities were reported in San Pablo city, about 50 miles south of Manila; one in Palayan, about 70 miles north of Manila, and three in Panay island, about 200 miles south of Manila. All drowned. Another victim was electrocuted along a flooded street in Manila.". one person drowned in Palayan, and three people drowned in Panay. are different deaths (drowned). ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 12:34, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

• One tornado was reported in the Philippines.[9][10 This is just randomly inserted.

Finishing later GiftedIceCream 20:00, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

I'll fix the issues soon. ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 03:31, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

• The next day, at 12:30 pm HKT, the Royal Observatory raised it to a Strong Wind Signal No. 3. The next day at 05:10 am HKT, the Royal Observatory raised it to Southeast Gale or Signal No. 8. At 11:30 am HKT the same day, the Royal Observatory downgraded it Strong Wind Signal No. 3. At 8:45 pm HKT the same day, all signals were lowered. The repetitive "The next day" and "The same day" doesn't help starting multiple sentences.
• The Hong Kong and Macau sections should be merged into China.

Merged ~🌀Ampil ^{「💬 / 📝」} 14:00, 27 May 2026 (UTC)