Talk:2020 Jonesboro tornado

2020 Jonesboro tornado is currently an Earth sciences good article nominee. Nominated by ^EF⁵ at 21:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

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Short description: 2020 tornado in Arkansas, U.S.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 16:55, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Arkansas Department of Transportation traffic camera video of the tornado in Jonesboro

... that the COVID-19 pandemic was attributed to saving lives during a 2020 tornado (video featured)?

Source: https://www.actionnews5.com/2020/03/29/nws-confirms-ef-tornado-hit-jonesboro-ark-injured/, https://midlandusa.com/blogs/blog/jonesboro-arkansas-tornado-a-warning-success-story?srsltid=AfmBOopyETBXD7pMMlvjv05ATeGWtxFR0BwjRXx2jpQjaGyfJpFFB_Q2, https://www.kait8.com/2022/03/29/jonesboro-locals-look-back-2020-tornado/

ALT1: ... that Weather Underground described a 2020 tornado (video featured) as "the first U.S. weather disaster of the coronavirus-shutdown era"? Source: https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/picking-up-the-pieces-carefully-after-an-ef3-tornado-in-arkansas
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Comment: I strongly prefer the original hook, but I threw the second one out for some variety.

Moved to mainspace by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

^EF⁵ 20:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]

How about a more easily parsed ALT0: ... that the COVID-19 pandemic has been credited with saving lives in Arkansas by keeping people indoors during a tornado (video featured)? DS (talk) 17:20, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That works. Also, shoot, I need to do that QPQ. ^EF⁵ 17:38, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@EF5: Another ping to get this QPQ done. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:01, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Sammi Brie: Sorry for the delay, but

Done. ^EF⁵ 15:17, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Article new enough (May 12), long enough (11 KB), no copyvio (Earwig says 9.1%). QPQ done. Well-sourced to reliable sources; a conference proceeding on ResearchGate is used, but Timothy P. Marshall appears to be a subject-matter expert so this is reliable. (Although you did accidentally link to the wrong URL in the ref, which I have fixed.) ALT0 is interesting; I would prefer EF5's original ALT0 rather than DS's alternative. ALT0 verified in source and cited inline. @EF5: I would suggest that the article attribute the statement to Mayor Harrold Perrin (but that's just my opinion and does not affect DYK eligibility). Good to go. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:20, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]