Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fourth North American blizzard of 2010

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was nomination withdrawn. Appears to be notable now. Non-admin closure. Erpert ^{Who is this guy? | Wanna talk about it?} 07:26, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Fourth North American blizzard of 2010

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(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)The articles for the first, second and third blizzards of 2010 pass WP:N, but I don't know about this one. It says it's supposed to happen in New England, but I can't find any sources stating this. If the article isn't deleted per WP:TOOSOON, it should at least be incubated until more information can be found. (And how is it a current event if it hasn't happened yet?) Erpert (let's talk about it) 20:21, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

• All the weather models show a significant hit for the Northeast corridor. Winter Storm Watches have been issued and Blizzard Warnings are being seriously considered. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NickD2010 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
• Neutral - as it stands right now, delete per WP:CRYSTAL. However, the storm is forecast for tomorrow (actually, it's supposed to begin in the DC area tonight, according to the latest models), so there may be some merit to it by Monday. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 21:04, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

  That's how I feel too, but according to WP:AI, articles can't be incubated without going through AfD first (that doesn't make sense to me, but I don't make the rules). Erpert (let's talk about it) 04:10, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:03, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
• Comment – long before this discussion will have run its one-week course, the forecast blizzard will have hit, so, even though there is currently really no stable material to report on, this discussion is moot.  --Lambiam 07:23, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
  • Let's wait to decide that until after the storm supposedly hits, hmmm? Erpert (let's talk about it) 07:43, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Philadelphia television stations are calling for blizzard conditions in that region, and they are near the southern end of the area that is expected to be affected. Snowfall totals are predicted to reach between 10 inches (25 cm) and 20 inches (51 cm), with wind gusts reaching 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), with snowfalls reaching 20 inches in Trenton, New Jersey and much of southern New Jersey. Bill S. (talk) 16:01, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

• Blizzard warnings were posted by the National Weather Service prior to noon local time for northern New Jersey, New York City, Long Island and southern coastal New England. This storm has developed and this article should remain in place.Bill S. (talk) 20:45, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
• This storm caused a rare postponement of a National Football League game in Philadelphia, the outcome of which may affect the 2010 NFL Playoffs. The NFL rarely cancels games due to weather.Bill S. (talk) 04:40, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

• Keep, retitle to December 2010 eastern North America blizzard (North America implies the entire continent, and December is more helpful than "Fourth"), and it is causing blizzard conditions. Although I hate to violate WP:NOTNEWS, let's wait to see how notable it is in the long run. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 22:19, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

• Keep, this is the fourth blizzard of 2010 and it just follows the naming convention of the first three blizzards this year. Usually there is only one true blizzard every few years, this year there were four in a year. I would suggest waiting till this storm is given an official name (such as Superstorm in 1993 or President's Day I and II). Boxing Day Blizzard comes to mindNickD2010 (talk) 22:32, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

• Keep, this is becoming quite a storm for NYC and the surrounding area. Some areas could get near-record snowfalls out of this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.14.165.31 (talk) 01:53, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
• Keep, the blizzard really is quite dangerous (I've seen cars downed on the highway a mere hour ago). As the UC above says, it might be record snowfall for some areas. Given the road problems it's causing and the wide coverage at nj.com we can use for sources, I say keep. Crimsonraptor | (Contact me) Dumpster dive if you must 02:15, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
• Keep, Thundersnow, Freezing Fog, extremely low visibility. Clearly a significant and noteworthy storm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lrusso99 (talk • contribs) 03:37, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
• Strong Keep There was 3 feet of snow at my workplace in Yonkers, NY. This is definitely newsworthy. 68.199.120.132 (talk) 03:51, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
• Keep - This storm is very notable and is affecting millions of people. Dough4872 03:57, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
• Keep - No question. Here in Ontario we've already had two major December storms (CNN reported on the second). We're looking likely to have a lot of articles in the coming month while the water is warmer than the air, and lots of lake-effect storms. I don't know whether either of our two have articles, but so far I've put information into a general list article some of which could be used in a full article. Regardless of that, this storm is notable and the article should be kept. CycloneGU (talk) 05:12, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

• Keep, but I think we should merge all three articles together to create one big article entitled "North American Blizzards of 2010".-Vlad (talk) 06:36, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

Object to the idea of combining the articles. Each individual storm was unique — Preceding unsigned comment added by NickD2010 (talk • contribs) 07:59, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

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