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Article milestones Date Process Result January 29, 2026 Good article nominee Listed January 11, 2026 Featured article candidate Not promoted
Current status: Former featured article candidate, current good article

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This review is transcluded from Talk:2010 Yazoo City tornado/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: GrenadinesDes (talk · contribs) 12:52, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Mb2437 (talk · contribs) 11:54, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I will be reviewing this article for WP:GARC. MB2437 11:54, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

1. It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria
2. It contains copyright violations Passes Earwig.
3. It has, or needs, cleanup banners that are unquestionably still valid. These include {{cleanup}}, {{POV}}, {{unreferenced}} or large numbers of {{citation needed}}, {{clarify}}, or similar tags (See also {{QF}})
4. It is not stable due to edit warring on the page
5. It has issues noted in a previous GA review that still have not been adequately addressed, as determined by a reviewer who has not previously reviewed the article

MB2437 12:03, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

1. Well-written:
   1. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct;
   2. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
   1. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;
   2. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);
   3. it contains no original research;
   4. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
3. Broad in its coverage:
   1. it addresses the main aspects of the topic;
   2. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
   1. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content;
   2. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Quite a few instances of hyphens used in place of en dashes for ranges, such as 1500-2500 j/kg. MB2437 13:32, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done replaced the hyphens in ranges GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:33, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

In total, The tornado; capitalisation. MB2437 13:42, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done removed the capitalisation GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:34, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

with owner of a local construction company, Parker's Builders, reporting that should refer to Paul Parker, not his company, and it should be the owner. MB2437 14:23, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done reworded the statement GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:34, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Some jargon terms are missing wikilinks, such as supercell. MB2437 16:40, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done linked supercell GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:34, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There are 7 citations in the lead that should be moved if possible. MB2437 13:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Removed one source GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:53, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

It resulted in ten fatalities, should be "10" per MOS:NUMNOTES. MB2437 13:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done fixed GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:47, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

up to mid-60s/low-70s, a pool house/storage shed; the slashes should be avoided. MB2437 13:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Removed most but kept the ones for the j/kgs GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:48, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The quote box should not be used for the list of fatalities. MB2437 13:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done removed the quote box GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:48, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

For § Warning history, I would un-collapse the table and remove the float value. MB2437 13:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done fixed the table GrenadinesDes (talk) 19:49, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Alt text should not state the facts surrounding the photograph, simply describe it or refer to the caption. They are not captions, which those who are using a screen-reader can already read. MB2437 13:55, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done I cut down the alt text to be more simplistic and less trivia, is the current version fine enough? GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:04, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Made some tweaks. All good. MB2437 20:23, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Values in bar should offer a psi conversion. Millibars should be abbreviated as "mbar", not "MB". MB2437 13:57, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:30, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There are multiple instances of the fourth wall being broken in footnotes. MB2437 14:04, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Done removed the 4th wall breaking GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:30, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You do not need to repeat the timezone at every mention. MB2437 16:38, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed removed most mentions of the timezone GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:31, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

One instance of a footnote before punctuation. MB2437 13:59, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed I don't know if this is an issue now since I removed all the notes GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:35, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Citation 75 has the author name "Report" and 61 has "JFP Staff". MB2437 14:14, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:35, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Reference spot-check: 6 12 26 34 45 50 62 65 73 75

12 does not verify the time of 11.47pm from what I can see. MB2437 16:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You have to go through the text data and go to U1:24/12:48 PM GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:38, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Am I correct in saying it should be 11.48am? Time does not become pm until midday and the warning is stated as "1148 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010", having been tracked a minute prior. I would also add the date ("on April 24") to the table's header. Checking all of the entries, the warnings are stated as:

• Confirmed: 10.57am ✓
• PDS: 11.21am
• Emergency 1: 11.48am
• Emergency 2: 12.24pm
• Emergency 3: 12.57pm ✓

MB2437 22:50, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed the times GrenadinesDes (talk) 22:59, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

65 is a broken link and should be tagged as dead. MB2437 16:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed the broken link GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:41, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

All the rest pass. MB2437 16:36, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Mb2437 Any further issues? GrenadinesDes (talk) 20:42, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

None that I can spot, just the warning timeline. MB2437 22:50, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

All appears to be in good order, pass. Congratulations on another fantastic piece of work! MB2437 23:05, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 03:16, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Aerial imagery of the most devastated area in Yazoo City after the tornado

• ... that the 2010 Yazoo City tornado (devastation pictured) was considered the worst natural disaster to occur in Mississippi since Hurricane Katrina? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/us/26tornado.html
  • ALT1: ... that Governor Haley Barbour stated how the damage left behind by the 2010 Yazoo City tornado (pictured) was reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina? Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rural-areas-searched-after-mississippi-tornado/ie1xqga56
  • Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by GrenadinesDes (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GrenadinesDes (talk) 00:06, 30 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

• Hello! Here is my review:

Article is new enough (promoted to GA on January 29), long enough, well-sourced, presentable, citation is good for hook, the hook is short enough, and interesting, the image proposed to be used with hook is in the public domain, no QPQ required, and there are no other issues. I think your original hook is great! Delcoan (talk) 06:07, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Since this is the only noteworthy tornado that hit Yazoo City, just like the Joplin article tornado, can we move 2010 Yazoo City tornado to just Yazoo City tornado? Blendingintheshadows (talk) 23:54, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I've listed this article for peer review because I want to eventually make this article reach Featured Article status and I'm asking people's opinions to see if there's any problem to fix.

Thanks, GrenadinesDes (talk) 14:49, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@GrenadinesDes: I have added this article to the Template:FAC peer review sidebar. Please consider reviewing other articles listed there. Please also consider reviewing articles at WP:FAC. This will help build goodwill amongst FAC reviewers and help clear the list, making your nomination stand out to potential reviewers. I also suggest seeking a FA mentor who can leave comments here and help give advice on getting your first FA. Z1720 (talk) 03:51, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]