September 21st 2024.
Last week, a group of adventurous children braved the strong winds and sea spray on the Crosby Beach promenade in Liverpool during the intense Storm Lilian. The storm, with its fierce name, left quite an impression on the UK, and it seems that we can expect more powerful storms to come in the following year.
According to the Met Office, the official list of storm names for the 2024/2025 season has been released. This list, consisting of 21 unique and strong names, will be used to identify storms that are likely to cause significant impact and disruption. The tradition of naming storms started in the UK in 2015, although it has been a long-standing practice in the US. This helps with communication and awareness about severe weather, making it easier for people to track its impact and warn others.
One of the most recent storms to hit the UK was Storm Lilian, which was actually the tail end of Hurricane Ernesto. The storm brought strong winds of over 70mph to northern parts of England and Wales, causing chaos and destruction. As we look towards the future, we can't help but wonder which of the upcoming storm names will be our namesake.
So without further ado, here is the full list of storm names for the upcoming season: Ashley, Bert, Conall, Darragh, Eowyn, Floris, Gerben, Hugo, Izzy, James, Kayleigh, Lewis, Mavis, Naoise, Otje, Poppy, Rafi, Sayuri, Tilly, Vivienne, and Wren. These names were carefully chosen by the UK Met Office, in collaboration with the Irish Met Eireann and Dutch weather service KNMI.
In the previous year, there were a total of twelve named storms, with each one following the alphabetical order. This year, we have reached the letter L with Storm Lilian, and unless we have a particularly stormy year, it is unlikely that we will get to see Storm Wren.
As the summer holidays come to an end, we have been blessed with a spell of sunny weather and temperatures reaching 28°C in the south east. The timing couldn't be more perfect as the storm names were released, bringing a sense of excitement and anticipation for the upcoming weather events.
The UK Met Office has chosen some names that hold significance to their 170-year history. For instance, James is named after Group Captain James Stagg, who played a crucial role in advising General Dwight Eisenhower on the weather forecast for the D-Day landings. Lewis is in honor of Lewis Fry Richardson, who developed a theory to use mathematics and physics for weather forecasting. And finally, Mavis is named after Mavis Hinds, who worked on the earliest Met Office computers.
But why isn't Storm Boris on the list? The answer is quite simple – the storm was not named by the UK Met Office. The storm was named by Italy's Servizio Meteorologico, who follows a different naming list. Italy is part of the central Mediterranean group of countries, who have their own system for naming storms that are likely to impact their area. The UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands, on the other hand, have their own separate group for naming storms.
So it seems that poor Boris, who is currently wreaking havoc in Europe, will not have the honor of being named a storm in the UK. Better luck next time, Bert!
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