That doesn’t keep people from trying to name them, though. Lexi (LEX–ee) – Short for Alexander or Alexandra. "Good communications benefits everyone. Think Atlantic storms have decided 'hey, if we hit the UK we get a name; let's go' #StormClodagh #Manchester, Americans name their hurricanes, we name a gust of wind and a bit of rain #StormClodagh, What runs through my head whenever someone talks about storm Barney. But not everyone is content to go along with the Weather Channel’s nomenclature—as it is, after all, a kind of marketing. These lists are maintained and updated every year by the international committee of the World Meteorological Organization. Livingston and Heberton lay out some guidelines on how that naming system should work in their proposal. The 2012-2013 list for winter storms was the first of its kind to be developed by The Weather Channel. Gusts of 84mph forced the closure of the Forth Road Bridge and several schools in Scotland were closed. "Ex-hurricane Cristobal," rather than take on a new name from the list below. Petros (PEH-tros) – From Greek meaning stone. All Rights Reserved. Storm Jake hit Britain, bringing winds of up to 81mph, snowfall and difficult driving conditions. It's part of a pilot project with @MetEireann https://t.co/wKoxsZK1cL #StormFrank pic.twitter.com/vecMQkTU7n. Everything you need to know about the forecast, and making the most of the weather. A storm will be named on the basis of 'medium' or 'high' impacts from wind but also include the impacts of rain and snow, i.e. 55mph winds is standard autumnal weather up North. We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. The 2012-13 list for winter storms was the first of its kind to be developed by The Weather Channel. Verification, impacts and post-processing, Climate information for international development, Science for Impacts, Resilience and Adaptation (SIRA), Atmospheric processes and parametrizations, Regional model evaluation and development, Environmental Hazard and Resilience Services, National Meteorological Library & Archive. Reggie: Short for Reginald, which is derived from the Latin Reginaldus, which is derived from Germanic words meaning advice and rule. Europe is named for her.Fortis (FOR-tis): A Latin word for strong.Gregory: Derived from the Latin name Gregorius, which came from the Greek word gregoros meaning watchful or alert.Helena (HEH-leh-na): The Latin version of the Greek name, Helen. Storm Abigail, which arrived in November, brought winds of up to 90mph and heavy winds to the UK, with parts of northern Scotland hit the hardest. The Weather Channel on Tuesday released its winter storm names for the 2015-2016 season. Almost all the names proposed followed the scheme (“snow” plus “bad thing suffix”) started during the district’s 2010 storms, when Snowmageddon came only three days after Snowpocalypse. Vexo – From Latin meaning I annoy or harass. We didn't ever have storms until we started naming them this year #StormEva #StormDesmond #stormclodagh #stop pic.twitter.com/yXv4k3tmo7. The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. Attaching a name to a weather event has been found to help people track its progress, to allow people to prepare for and avoid danger and to make it easier to reference on social media. by FOX 11 News. As Britain recovers from the arrival of Storm Jake, the Met Office invited members of the public to submit names for storms, Hurricane Katrina, which claimed nearly 2,000 lives in the United States and caused more than £65 billion in damage, Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England, Gertrude was the first named storm of 2016, Storm Henry battered the country with 90mph winds, Storm Imogen slammed into the south coast. https://t.co/KexU9INRcx pic.twitter.com/WD5B55VH3X, @metoffice #nameourstorm how about Adrienne or Portia. Below is the list of 26 names to be used this season, as well as background on each and a guide for names with multiple or difficult pronunciations. Livingston and Heberton both opposed winter-storm naming when the Weather Channel started doing it, but as it gained steam, they found themselves more and more behind it. The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. An RSPCA inspector is also feared to have been swept out to sea by Storm Imogen after he went to the rescue of stranded birds on the Cornish coastline. In comparison eleven storms were named in the 2015-16 season, from Abigail in mid-November to Katie at the end of March. storms will be named for weather systems which we expect an Amber or Red warning will eventually be issued by Met Éireann and/or the Met Office’s National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). Storm Doris for example achieved an 89% awareness score with 94% of those responders finding the severe weather warning useful. Existing defences were "overtopped", leaving around 60,000 homes without power and more than 5,000 homes and businesses flooded. So many names for one system: Jonas, Snowzilla, David Snowie, the Blizzard of 2016. And do these storms even need names in the first place? The line of succession explained. As of Friday evening, Snowie was on top. The names for the next year have once again been compiled using suggestions submitted by the public combined with names proposed to Met Éireann. Others will remember Desmond for the story of the pregnant cow that was washed away by the flood waters and was later discovered grazing on a golf course 18 miles away. Naming storms has been proved to raise awareness of severe weather in the UK, crucially prompting people to take action to prevent harm to themselves or their property.”, Gerald Fleming, Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann, said: "Last winter was a very quiet one weather-wise and we only worked our way through five named storms, from Angus to Ewan. Mount Washington, New Hampshire, Sees First Measurable Snow of the Season. While it is too early to say whether the coming winter will be a stormy one or a quiet one we are prepared with a whole new set of 21 names for whatever nature may throw at us. Tropical Storm and Hurricane Names 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Hurricane Katrina: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico approaching the coast. The names will be used in alphabetical order to identify winter storms that meet naming criteria. Ajax – From Greek mythology: a hero in Homer’s epic, Iliad, about the Trojan War known for his strength and courage. Names of severe storms in the UK for 2015-16 and 2016-17 Choosing a Name Privacy Policy literally wrote the book on huge northeast snowstorms, told me on Wednesday, announced its list of winter-storm names for the 2015-2016 season, the names of cyclones all the way up to 2020, “find a better name for this blizzard than #Snowzilla.”, set out by Capital Weather Gang’s Ian Livingston and Brendan Heberton last year, that naming system should work in their proposal. The Met Office and Met Éireann announce the storm names for the 2017-18 season. 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