#NameOurStorms low pressure naming this Autumn

[Summer Sun]

The met office have chosen the names they are

 

 

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.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2015/Name-our-storms-list

[Cloudman]

Storms forming on the mid latitude jet  move predictably in straight lines in intensify predictably as they develop only turning left out of the jet when they get very intense. They should have male names. Storms forming in the tropics on the other hand meander around less predictably and make sudden unexpected changes of direction

[Yarmy]

I'd best start making plans for Nigel.

[shuggee]

Gertrude must be the best one!

[bluearmy]

I'd best start making plans for Nigel.

expect ronda won't be too helpful ...........

[feb1991blizzard]

Why Katie?   It should be Killer.

[stevofunnelcl]

Gertrude must be the best one!

I'm not sure it was me, but i did suggest Gertrude to them via Twitter

 

Let's hope it doesn't blow too many plant pots over

[Interitus]

On the one hand we are just following the example of other European countries - Germany has been naming them since the 1950s and now Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Meteorologie run an 'adopt-a-vortex' scheme where the they are named directly for a fee or through ebay auctions. Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland for example also name those storms which affect them.

On the other hand, it might make more sense to all share the same names, the Danish Meteorological Institute says this about the matter -

 

Our Swedish sister organization, SMHI, issued Thursday warning of the storm in the Kattegat, Scania, Halland and Kronoberg, and in doing so named SMHI storm Alexander. It is still uncertain where and how much Alexander develops into storm over Danish territory.

 

According to the cooperation DMI and SMHI has made about naming storms, we adopt each other's naming in cases where both countries affected.

 

Why name at all?

 

Several of our neighbors naming storm low pressure, which means that there may be unclear communication about weather phenomena, which may be hazardous.

 

"We saw that, among other things October 28, 2013, which apparently were three storms heading towards Denmark: St. Jude, Christian and Simone. In fact, it was of course one and the same storm just individually named by our three neighboring England, Germany and Sweden. All three names appeared in the Danish media with some confusion to follow, "says DMI's press officer Niels Hansen.

 

Subsequently, the then Minister for Climate, Energy and Building Martin Lidegaard asking DMI in future to coordinate the naming of Danish storms. The same time around he baptized posthumously storm on October 28 for Allan.

 

Swedish / Danish co-ordination

 

Should a future storm move on to Sweden, as was the case with both Allan and Bodil, so using the Swedish meteorological authorities same name as in Denmark.

 

Similarly - if the Swedes omens and name first, then follow DMI their nomenclature.

 

This St Jude storm was also named Carmen by the European Windstorm Centre.

 

The confusion could be extended further by having the same name referring to different storms.

Edited October 30, 2015 by Interitus

[Ravelin]

Has there actually been a 'named storm' this year yet? Kinda ironic if not.

[Daniel*]

Has there actually been a 'named storm' this year yet? Kinda ironic if not.

No, we're waiting for Abigail.

[minus 9]

If the euro high stays in place' then the first named storm could take a fair while yet.

[Jan Bird]

Rincewind 

[Jo Farrow]

First storm approaching NW Scotland Thursday Friday #StormAbigail

Amber warning for scottish Islands

 

Next substantial low could be ex-Kate, so she keeps her name, no Barney there

 

https://forum.netweather.tv/gallery/image/21499-synop-thurs-abigail/

[Woollymummy]

I saw two tiny little dust devils on our road tonight in some car headlights, whilst waiting for a bus. They were called Perdita and Philomena and they were really beautiful, I am sure there will be more this season, I might keep you all updated. No damage was caused, but some leaves moved around a bit.

[garylaverick]

I work in a secondary school and the new system of naming storms is really working to raise awareness. All of the kids are talking about Abigail and have a real awareness of it.

[Liam J]

Power cuts, school closures and travel disruption as storm Abigail battered the far north-west overnight and the Northern Isles through this morning.  

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-34794583

[Deep Snow please]

Missed a trick not using Q, U, X, Y, Z

 

Missing out on

 

Quinten, Queenie, Qasim, Quincy,

Ursula, Una, Ulrica, Umar, Uri

Xavier, Xan, Xin, Xena, Xander, Xanthe

Yan, Yasmin, Yasin, Yahya, Yi, Yoko, Yasir,

Zoe, Zara, Zainab, Zidane, Zebediah, Zachary,

 

Could they not just retire the letter once they run out?

Edited November 16, 2015 by Deep Snow please

[ThundersnowDays]

Missed a trick not using Q, U, X, Y, Z

 

Missing out on

 

Quinten, Queenie, Qasim, Quincy,

Ursula, Una, Ulrica, Umar, Uri

Xavier, Xan, Xin, Xena, Xander, Xanthe

Yan, Yasmin, Yasin, Yahya, Yi, Yoko, Yasir,

Zoe, Zara, Zainab, Zidane, Zebediah, Zachary,

 

Could they not just retire the letter once they run out?

Apparently it was to keep consistency with the Atlantic Hurricane Naming System but all in all I doubt adding those letters would've made a difference.

[Deep Snow please]

I work in a secondary school and the new system of naming storms is really working to raise awareness. All of the kids are talking about Abigail and have a real awareness of it.

 

I saw a headline the other day saying "Abigail shuts schools across Scotland" and started trying to work out if she was a 70s entertainer on the run or a particularly unruly school pupil, you can imagine my suprise when it turned out she was just a strong blower.

 

Apparently it was to keep consistency with the Atlantic Hurricane Naming System but all in all I doubt adding those letters would've made a difference.

 

I'm aware of the reasoning, just don't agree with it!

Edited November 16, 2015 by Deep Snow please