Template:Infobox storm/doc

This template may be used in articles about storms, including extratropical cyclones and winter storms.

Usage

{{Infobox storm
| name               = <!-- name of event, can be omitted if same as article title -->
| image              = <!-- just the filename-->
| alt                = 
| caption            = 
| type               = 
| maintype           = <!-- extratropical/subtropical/tropical cyclone -->
| formed             = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| active             = 
| dissipated         = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| exited land        = 
| lowest pressure    = <!-- in mb/hPa, gets automatically converted to inHg -->
| lowest temperature = 
| tornadoes          = 
| fujitascale        = 
| enhanced           = <!-- yes = Enhanced Fujita scale -->
| international      = <!-- yes = International Fujita scale -->
| fujitascale ref    =
| torro-scale        =
| tornado duration   = 
| highest winds      = <!-- in mph, gets automatically converted to km/h -->
| gusts              = <!-- enter in knots, gets converted and rounded to display MPH and km/hr--> 
| beaufort scale     =
| hail               = 
| maximum snow       = <!-- maximum snowfall or ice accretion -->
| maximum rain       = <!-- maximum rainfall -->
| damages            = 
| power outages      = 
| fatalities         = 
| areas affected     = 
| season             =
| notes              = 
}}

Region- or type-specific parameters

Regional Snowfall Index (used only for U.S. winter storms)

| RSI                = <!-- Regional Snowfall Index value -->
| RSI2                = <!-- Regional Snowfall Index value for a second storm in the same article -->

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox storm

Infobox for a storm

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name event	Name of storm Example Hurricane Katrina	String	optional
Image	image image location	no description	Unknown	optional
Image alternative text	image alt alt	Alternative text for image.	String	optional
Image caption	caption image name	Caption beneath image.	String	optional
Type	type stormtype	Storm type Example Blizzard	String	optional
Type of cyclone	maintype	no description	Unknown	optional
Formed	formed date formed	Date storm started	Date	optional
Duration	active duration	Time period storm was active	String	optional
Dissipated	dissipated date dissipated	Date storm ended	Date	optional
Exited to sea	exited land	Date storm moved out to sea	Date	optional
Lowest pressure	lowest pressure	in mb/hPa	String	optional
pressure	pressure	no description	Unknown	optional
Lowest temperature	lowest temperature	no description	String	optional
Tornadoes confirmed	tornadoes	no description	String	optional
Fujita scale / Enhanced Fujita scale	fujitascale	add parameter enhanced=yes for Enhanced Fujita scale Example EF4	String	optional
Enhanced Fujita scale	enhanced	Set to yes if fujitascale is enhanced Example yes	String	optional
International Fujita scale	international	Set to yes if fujitascale is international Example yes	String	optional
fujitascale ref	fujitascale ref	no description	Unknown	optional
Duration of tornado outbreak	tornado duration	no description	String	optional
10-min winds	10-min winds	no description	Unknown	optional
10-min prefix	10-min prefix	no description	Unknown	optional
10-min suffix	10-min suffix	no description	Unknown	optional
1-min winds	1-min winds	no description	Unknown	optional
1-min prefix	1-min prefix	no description	Unknown	optional
1-min suffix	1-min suffix	no description	Unknown	optional
highest winds	highest winds	in mph	Unknown	optional
sustained wind	sustained wind	no description	Unknown	optional
Highest gust	gusts gust	no description	Unknown	optional
gusts prefix	gusts prefix pregusts	no description	Unknown	optional
gusts suffix	gusts suffix	no description	Unknown	optional
beaufort scale	beaufort scale	no description	Unknown	optional
Largest hail	hail	no description	Unknown	optional
Regional Snowfall Index	RSI	no description	Unknown	optional
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion	maximum snow maximum amount	no description	Unknown	optional
Maximum rainfall	maximum rain	no description	Unknown	optional
Damage	damages total damages (USD) total snow damages (USD)	no description	Unknown	optional
power outages	power outages	no description	Unknown	optional
Fatalities	fatalities total casualties snow casualties fatalities total fatalities	no description	Unknown	optional
Areas affected	affected areas affected countries affected location	no description	String	optional
Part of	partof	no description	Unknown	optional
Part of the	season	no description	Unknown	optional
notes	notes	no description	Unknown	optional

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox storm with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox storm with redundant parameters (0)
• Pages using infobox storm with notes parameter (not a problem that requires any changes)

See also

• {{Infobox winter storm small}}
• {{Infobox earthquake}}
• {{Infobox flood}}
• {{Infobox tropical cyclone}}