Met Office reveals official storm names for 2024/25
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Met Office reveals official storm names for 2024/25

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Met Office has released the official list 2024/25 storm names, with Ashley, Bert and Conall set to hit first. For a storm to be named by the UK Met Office, it must be forecase to cause “medium” or “high” impact, based on factors like wind, snow and rain. Met Office Head of Situational Awareness, Will Lang said: “This is the 10th year of us naming storms and we do it because it works. Naming storms helps to make communication of severe weather easier and provides clarity.” Here is the full list of storm names for 2024/25: open image in gallery Met Office releases 2024/25 storm names The names are selected from a shortlist of submissions made by the public, alongside the names of significant people from the Met Office’s 170-year history.

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