August 29th 2024.
Last week, the brave children of Liverpool were undeterred by the harsh winds and sea spray on Crosby Beach promenade during Storm Lilian. It was quite a sight to see young ones standing strong against the elements, with the storm raging around them.
As the UK prepares for the upcoming storm season, the Met Office has unveiled a list of names that will be given to storms in the 2024/2025 season. These names, including Bert, Kayleigh, and Naoise, will be used to identify and track severe weather conditions.
This naming tradition was adopted by Britain in 2015, following the US's long-standing practice. It has proven to be an effective way to communicate about severe weather, allowing people to better prepare and warn others about potential danger. Just last week, Storm Lilian, which was the tail end of Hurricane Ernesto, brought winds of over 70mph to the northern parts of England and Wales.
So who will be making an appearance in the upcoming storms, and could any of them share your name? Here is the full list of 21 names that we can expect to hear in the coming months: Ashley, Bert, Conall, Darragh, Eowyn, Floris, Gerben, Hugo, Izzy, James, Kayleigh, Lewis, Mavis, Naoise, Otje, Poppy, Rafi, Sayuri, Tilly, Vivienne, and Wren.
As we look ahead to the storm season, it's worth noting that last year, there were only twelve named storms, following the alphabetical order. This year, we reached the letter L with Storm Lilian, but unless we have a particularly stormy year, it's unlikely that we'll see a Storm Wren. However, anything is possible, and we should always be prepared for the unexpected.
The list of names was released after a spell of sunny weather, bringing an end to the summer holidays with temperatures reaching up to 28°C in the south east. The UK Met Office works in collaboration with the Irish Met Eireann in Ireland and the Dutch weather service KNMI to select the names.
Among the UK's choices are James, Lewis, and Mavis, all of which are in honour of figures who have played a significant role in the Met Office's 170-year history. For example, James is named after Group Captain James Stagg, who was responsible for advising General Dwight Eisenhower on the weather forecast for the D-Day landings. Lewis is a tribute to Lewis Fry Richardson, who developed a theory to use maths and physics to make weather forecasts using computers. And Mavis is named after Mavis Hinds, who worked on the earliest Met Office computers.
Will Lang, who leads the severe weather response for the Met Office, expressed his excitement for the upcoming storm season, saying, "Tomorrow is the big day! The latest storm names for the 2024/25 season will be released tomorrow. What names are you hoping to see on the list?" It's certainly an exciting time, and we can't wait to see what these storms have in store for us.
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