Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

What is it with the sudden need to 'name' weather systems which might be a little spicy?

I see no need or is it just another 'Americanism' we have adopted.

2nd option for me.  Nothing personal!

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

Moonie posted:

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

It would in that case make it more sense callling them "the destroyer", "armageddon", "Thor". 

The first one I was aware of was storm 'B'. now we've got storm 'D'. What happened to Storm 'A' and storm 'C'? Storm 'B' was only about a week ago - when did they insert storm 'C' and where was it?

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

The first one I was aware of was storm 'B'. now we've got storm 'D'. What happened to Storm 'A' and storm 'C'? Storm 'B' was only about a week ago - when did they insert storm 'C' and where was it?

I expect there to be a register of names either on wikipedia or on the Met Office website. But there does not seem to have been enough storms to have got to 'D' by now.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Moonie posted:

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

It would in that case make it more sense callling them "the destroyer", "armageddon", "Thor". 

But it does seem pretty irrelevant ....but I guess it's giving someone a job

Baz posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Moonie posted:

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

It would in that case make it more sense callling them "the destroyer", "armageddon", "Thor". 

But it does seem pretty irrelevant ....but I guess it's giving someone a job

Given my fantastic naming strategy that job should be mine. 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Baz posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Moonie posted:

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

It would in that case make it more sense callling them "the destroyer", "armageddon", "Thor". 

But it does seem pretty irrelevant ....but I guess it's giving someone a job

Given my fantastic naming strategy that job should be mine. 

You're hired EC ....or should that be you're fired  

Baz posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Baz posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Moonie posted:

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

It would in that case make it more sense callling them "the destroyer", "armageddon", "Thor". 

But it does seem pretty irrelevant ....but I guess it's giving someone a job

Given my fantastic naming strategy that job should be mine. 

You're hired EC ....or should that be you're fired  

 Fired probably.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Baz posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Baz posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Moonie posted:

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

It would in that case make it more sense callling them "the destroyer", "armageddon", "Thor". 

But it does seem pretty irrelevant ....but I guess it's giving someone a job

Given my fantastic naming strategy that job should be mine. 

You're hired EC ....or should that be you're fired  

 Fired probably.

You and me both  

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Moonie posted:

Who the heck wants a flippin name for these storms. Isn't it bad enough we are being battered without giving the perpetrator a name?  

It would in that case make it more sense callling them "the destroyer", "armageddon", "Thor". 

True EC 

Storm Abigail

12 - 13 November 2015 - Storm Abigail moved across the UK with particular impact on North-west Scotland recording gusts up to 84 mph.

Storm Abigail was the first storm as part of the Met Office's Name our Storms project. It was named on 10 November 2015 and impacted the UK on the 12 and 13 November.

Storm Barney

17 - 18 November 2015 - Storm Barney swept across southern parts of the UK bringing wind gusts up to 85 mph.

Storm Clodagh

Storm Clodagh was named by Met Éirran on 28 November 2015 as a low pressure system moved in bringing strong winds to the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

Storm Desmond

Storm Desmond has been named as the fourth storm of the season with severe gales forecast for 5 - 6 December 2015. We will update this page with the latest information and updates.

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I do now remember hearing briefly about Clodagh, but the way it was reported came across to me as if Ireland had their own list of storms.

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Why are we naming storms?

'Name our storms' is a pilot project between the Met Office and Met Eirann which aims to increase awareness of severe weather and ensure greater safety of the public.

Over the course of Autumn/Winter 2015 wind storms with the potential to affect the UK and/or Ireland will be given a name to help effective communication of the storm and its impacts.

Storm Abigail was the first named storm on 12 November 2015, and on 16 November, Storm Barney became the second.

Find out more on our Name our storms pages.

Last updated: 4 December 2015

Q - Queenie
U - Ursula
X - Xochi     
Y - Yasmin
Z - Zenia

Tbh I don't think a name will do anything to enhance people's awareness of storms 

To ensure we are in line with the US National Hurricane Centre naming convention, we are not going to include names which begin with the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z. This will maintain consistency for official storm naming in the North Atlantic.

As the UK and Ireland's National Met Services, the Met Office and Met Éireann operate to maintain public safety through severe weather warnings and forecasts. Working together, it is hoped that naming storms will help raise awareness of severe weather and ensure greater safety of the public.

The Met Office and Met Éireann will continue to issue weather warnings in the normal way using the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service and Met Éireann Weather Warnings. A storm will then be named when it is deemed to have the potential to cause substantial impacts in the UK and/or Ireland.

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

Storm Abigail

12 - 13 November 2015 - Storm Abigail moved across the UK with particular impact on North-west Scotland recording gusts up to 84 mph.

Storm Abigail was the first storm as part of the Met Office's Name our Storms project. It was named on 10 November 2015 and impacted the UK on the 12 and 13 November.

Storm Barney

17 - 18 November 2015 - Storm Barney swept across southern parts of the UK bringing wind gusts up to 85 mph.

Storm Clodagh

Storm Clodagh was named by Met Éirran on 28 November 2015 as a low pressure system moved in bringing strong winds to the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

Storm Desmond

Storm Desmond has been named as the fourth storm of the season with severe gales forecast for 5 - 6 December 2015. We will update this page with the latest information and updates.

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I do now remember hearing briefly about Clodagh, but the way it was reported came across to me as if Ireland had their own list of storms.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Why are we naming storms?

'Name our storms' is a pilot project between the Met Office and Met Eirann which aims to increase awareness of severe weather and ensure greater safety of the public.

Over the course of Autumn/Winter 2015 wind storms with the potential to affect the UK and/or Ireland will be given a name to help effective communication of the storm and its impacts.

Storm Abigail was the first named storm on 12 November 2015, and on 16 November, Storm Barney became the second.

Find out more on our Name our storms pages.

 

Last updated: 4 December 2015

 

Q - Queenie
U - Ursula
X - Xochi     
Y - Yasmin
Z - Zenia

Xochi 

The hurricane that hit Scotland in 1967 was Hurricane Queenie, but because of that 'convention' ( ) it no longer exists!

No hurricane Moonie 

Moonie posted:

No hurricane Moonie 

I know......Mary, indeed!

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:

Moonie posted:

No hurricane Moonie 

I know......Mary, indeed!

 tuttage  

I find it quite pathetic.  It's like we, with our comparatively much smaller storms want a bit of the American action.  All a bit, well, the UK being America's mini-me.

American meteorologists don't give names to the sort of whether we're putting names to.  It gives names to proper hurricanes, we're giving names to a bit of heavy wind and heavy rain.

Considering our storms are much smaller and frequent often, I'd expect the alphabet will be exhausted by February.