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#NameOurStorms: is it a good idea?

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Should we keep the #NameOurStorms scheme?  

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  1. 1. Should we keep the #NameOurStorms scheme?

    • Yes, I like it!
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    • No, it's a waste of time.
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    • Not bothered.
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The PIT Maestro

The PIT

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
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I think netweather should have there own naming system eventually this will be picked up by the media and more coverage for netweather.tv

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  • Location: Evesham/ Tewkesbury
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Another American idea. Total waste of time. ....

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  • Location: Powys Mid Wales borders.
  • Location: Powys Mid Wales borders.
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Huge damage from the blizzard the other NNEl gales making it severe gales with thick ice on trees..

Next possible Severe NNW gale..

Could contain: Chart, Plot, Outdoors, Map

This was extreme for a north wind weird weather lately..

Could contain: Art, Modern Art, Outdoors, Nature

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The PIT Maestro

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
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Another named storm missed by Met Office. The french get there again.  Met Office France 2 - 0 Met Office.

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The PIT Maestro

The PIT

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
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Well looks like another possible storm for Wednesday who'll name it France, Ireland or Denmark

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
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Well, I've always thought that naming storms is another dumbing-down exercise. And, given all the bickering it's caused, I'll assume I'm right! 👍

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Nick L Maestro

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
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Fingers crossed it will be quietly dropped after this season. It's just become a farce.

14 hours ago, Methuselah said:

Well, I've always thought that naming storms is another dumbing-down exercise. And, given all the bickering it's caused, I'll assume I'm right! 👍

To be fair, I think the consensus is overwhelmingly negative about it on here, it's a rare moment of harmony!

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Paul Maestro

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  • Location: Aviemore
  • Location: Aviemore
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It looks to me like it's maybe a marketing dept vs forecasting dept thing. The marketers loving it, the forecasters not so much.

So, don't bet on them binning it!

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Nick L Maestro

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
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I would rather the Met Office, the publicly funded national forecaster, focus on forecasting rather than marketing wibble!

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Paul Maestro

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  • Location: Aviemore
  • Location: Aviemore
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1 minute ago, Nick L said:

I would rather the Met Office, the publicly funded national forecaster, focus on forecasting rather than marketing wibble!

Absolutely. You do have to wonder how far a lot of the things they do and spend money on have moved away from what is supposed to be their core mission. 

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The PIT Maestro

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
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Well then system is coming a little faster and further north this run. You watch they'll name it now and it will be a dud.

 

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Bristawl Si Maestro

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  • Location: Stoke Gifford, nr Bristol, SGlos
  • Location: Stoke Gifford, nr Bristol, SGlos
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What storms?🙄

Seems to have become less and less frequent 'down these parts', over the years.

I've seen little evidence, for this part of the world, of an increasing likelihood of stormy weather that 'we' seem to have been 'promised' over the last few years🙄

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  • Location: St Neots, previously Billericay & Brentwood
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, gales, all extreme weather really!
  • Location: St Neots, previously Billericay & Brentwood
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37 minutes ago, Bristle Si said:

What storms?🙄

Seems to have become less and less frequent 'down these parts', over the years.

I've seen little evidence, for this part of the world, of an increasing likelihood of stormy weather that 'we' seem to have been 'promised' over the last few years🙄

Less wind storms,less electrical storms, less snow and more cloud. Love global warming. 😞

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District South Pennines Middleton & Smerrill Tops 305m (1001ft) asl.
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On 08/04/2023 at 17:50, The PIT said:

Well then system is coming a little faster and further north this run. You watch they'll name it now and it will be a dud.

 

I've read it's been named, But nothing on Meto website..

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Nick L Maestro

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
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11 hours ago, Polar Maritime said:

I've read it's been named, But nothing on Meto website..

Which again demonstrates its utter pointlessness. The whole idea is to raise awareness of potential impacts so people can prepare. It'll be named too late for that to be a reason, as usual. Or another Met agency will get there first.

Back in 2015 I voted "Yes" on the poll on this topic. In theory it's a good idea but it's been executed terribly.

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Jo Farrow Veteran

Jo Farrow

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  • Location: East Lothian
  • Weather Preferences: Not too hot, excitement of snow, a hoolie
  • Location: East Lothian
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Still no name, and it's after Easter. 

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favicon.ico Gale and rain warnings for the midweek low but what about Storm Antoni ?

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Will we ever see Storm Antoni? Storm naming seems to have fallen out of favour over the UK but there will be a wet and windy midweek with gales and high gusts and plenty of weather warnings.

 

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  • Location: Saltdean,Nr Brighton,East Sussex,Hither Green,SE London.
  • Location: Saltdean,Nr Brighton,East Sussex,Hither Green,SE London.
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Winds/ gusts have been adjusted toward several hours of 65mph to 70mph gusts around Cornish coasts this morning and afternoon, surely with many still on Easter holidays and holidaying in that part of the world you would expect a named system today?

Can't help thinking if the SE were to be expected to have this we would be using a named storm today.

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Jo Farrow Veteran

Jo Farrow

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  • Location: East Lothian
  • Weather Preferences: Not too hot, excitement of snow, a hoolie
  • Location: East Lothian
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Just been named NOA by MeteoFrance

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Weather-history Maestro

Weather-history

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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam
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#NameOurStorms: is it a good idea?

After 7 years, it is still a farce.

How many low pressures have actually been named by the met office compared to those named by other met office services in the last 7 years?

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Nick L Maestro

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
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Have they already dropped it? If they're not willing to name it until it's already pretty much here then seriously what is the point?

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Jo Farrow Veteran

Jo Farrow

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  • Location: East Lothian
  • Weather Preferences: Not too hot, excitement of snow, a hoolie
  • Location: East Lothian
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On 30/05/2023 at 09:28, Weather-history said:

Now it is very highly likely that we are not going to seeing a met office named storm this season, is there any point changing the names for the coming season?

Maybe they will just join with Southwestern naming group- Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Lux.

The same lows often interact with our UK weather and if we have an active year , then southern Europe might not and as we have seen this year , when we don't see so much Atlantic action, Iberia does. 

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Jo Farrow Veteran

Jo Farrow

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  • Location: East Lothian
  • Weather Preferences: Not too hot, excitement of snow, a hoolie
  • Location: East Lothian
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I don't think any name has been used from this season? but they are already doing the social media push for a whole new set for next season. 

I really thought they'd just join with southwestern group

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