lazarus   68 #73 Posted February 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Padders said: I'm an old fashioned git.. But what's this all about, having names for storms, Dennis is coming on Saturday.. Its seasonal weather that's all.. That will be next in July, Henry heatwave, Harry heatwave, Hilda heatwave . My sentiments too, is it the Americans who started it? if it was It’s another step to the Americanisation of Great Britain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
the_bloke   17 #74 Posted February 12, 2020 56 minutes ago, lazarus said: My sentiments too, is it the Americans who started it? if it was It’s another step to the Americanisation of Great Britain. Storm naming is a joint effort between the Irish, UK and Dutch met offices to ensure the three countries can easily reference a storm front and has been in place since 2015. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
iLackBrainCells   0 #75 Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Lancs_Lad said: Well I would say Stannington and Lodge Moor are amongst the highest areas of Sheffield. Stannington is 650 feet above sea level. Yep, I know. We have to rely on a local farmer when things get really bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   771 #76 Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Padders said: I'm an old fashioned git.. But what's this all about, having names for storms, Dennis is coming on Saturday.. Its seasonal weather that's all.. That will be next in July, Henry heatwave, Harry heatwave, Hilda heatwave . The idea behind naming approaching storms is to highlight the fact that these ones have the potential to threaten life & limb, damage property & cause flooding & therefore deferentiate these weather fronts from the more normal ones we get in the UK, 99% of the time.  Adding a name, raises the profile & makes people aware. Just watching the BBC weather & Storm Dennis' wind gusts are predicted to be 70mph with substantial rainfall. Edited February 12, 2020 by Baron99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lazarus   68 #77 Posted February 12, 2020 So they cant just say a storm in imminent? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kaytie   11 #78 Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, the_bloke said: Storm naming is a joint effort between the Irish, UK and Dutch met offices to ensure the three countries can easily reference a storm front and has been in place since 2015. They could have given them a unique number without the, imo, silly personalisation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bassett one   439 #79 Posted February 12, 2020 who picks the storm names,i bet somefolk would pay huge amounts to name a storm and that cash could go to the people who study them,possability? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   771 #80 Posted February 12, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, bassett one said: who picks the storm names,i bet somefolk would pay huge amounts to name a storm and that cash could go to the people who study them,possability? The UK & Rep of Ireland Met Offices take it in turns.  The names that will be given to storms in 2019-20 have been released by the Met Office and Met Éireann.  Names were first introduced by the Met Office in 2015 for storms that hit the UK and the Republic of Ireland as a way of raising awareness of really bad weather.  The names announced for the coming year are: Atiyah, Brendan, Ciara, Dennis Ellen, Francis, Gerda, Hugh Iris, Jan, Kitty, Liam Maura, Noah, Olivia, Piet RóisÃn, Samir, Tara, Vince, Willow.  Technically you could have named storm hit the RoI but by the time it reaches the UK, it could have blown itself out.  Edited February 12, 2020 by Baron99 Amendments Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
barleycorn   10 #81 Posted February 13, 2020 Given the variety of names there I'm surprised they couldn't think something up for Q, U, X, Y and Z. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Pyrotequila   362 #82 Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, barleycorn said: Given the variety of names there I'm surprised they couldn't think something up for Q, U, X, Y and Z. Quote The less common letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are never used, in keeping with the US hurricane warning system. Info found on Wikipedia; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_storm_naming_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Ireland#Designation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Bilge   34 #83 Posted February 13, 2020 If it’s UK, RoI and NL together don’t the Dutch get a turn? Let’s have Jan, Johan, Kees, Wim, Dirk etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Longcol   577 #84 Posted February 13, 2020 Have we ever had a Storm Gail? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...