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  1. Is your grandma a force of nature? Your best mate a whirlwind of energy? Now's your chance to put their name in the history books!

    Nominate someone special for our 2025/26 storm names list.

    Submit your suggestions now: metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-ou
    #StormNames

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 22/06 12:00

  2. @mike Great idea - thanks for this! Imagine if a whole lot of people had similar #StormNames suggestions?

    Maybe a boost from folk like @spellingmistakescostlives and @ed_hawkins would help :blobfoxwink:

  3. Mavis was also included in the #StormNames for this year.

    Mavis Hinds worked on all of the earliest computers used by the Met Office helping to prove that computers could be used to produce fast, accurate weather forecasts.

    Find out more 👇

    [Video is unavailable]

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 01/09 18:00

  4. Lewis named after Lewis Fry Richardson is included in the #StormNames for this year.

    Here’s Catherine from our Library and Archive with more 👇

    [Video is unavailable]

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 31/08 18:00

  5. Why did we choose James to include in the list of #StormNames this year?

    Here’s Catherine Ross our Library and Archive manager with more

    Find out more about our most important forecast 👇

    [Video is unavailable]

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 30/08 18:00

  6. Join Alex and Annie as they talk through why, when and how we name storms before taking a look at the new list of storm names for this year 👇

    #StormNames

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 29/08 11:00

  7. Recognise any names in the storm list? We do

    As we celebrate our 170th birthday this year we’re honouring those who have had an impact on our history of pioneering weather & climate science services

    Find out who has been included from our history👇🧵

    #MetOffice170 #StormNames

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 29/08 09:59

  8. Not sure how to pronounce some of the names on the list?

    This guide will help 👇

    Names are selected in partnership with @MetEireann and @KNMI.

    #StormNames

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 29/08 08:16

  9. ↩️ @metoffice

    The list in full 👇

    Ashley

    Bert

    Conall

    Darragh

    Éowyn

    Floris

    Gerben

    Hugo

    Izzy

    James

    Kayleigh

    Lewis

    Mavis

    Naoise

    Otje

    Poppy

    Rafi

    Sayuri

    Tilly

    Vivienne

    Wren

    #StormNames 🧵

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 29/08 08:01

  10. ❗ Latest storm names announced ❗

    Here are the #StormNames for 2024/25, announced with @MetEireann and @KNMI

    Do you know someone whose name is on the list? 🧵

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 29/08 08:00

  11. We release the latest list of storm names tomorrow, but why do we name storms?

    ❗ Raise awareness ahead of severe weather
    💬 Aid communication

    #StormNames

    [Video is unavailable]

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 28/08 18:00

  12. 👀 Tomorrow’s the day!

    The latest storm names for the 2024/25 season will be released tomorrow.

    What names are you hoping to see on the list?

    #StormNames

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 28/08 12:30

  13. With the latest list of storm names to be released later this week, we take a look back on the 2023/24 storm season.

    🍃 12 named storms
    ⚠ Gusts over 90mph at times
    🌧 Impactful rain for some

    🧵 Some details in the Thread, or read the full blog 👇

    #StormNames

    🐦🔗 twitter.com/metoffice/status/1
    🕐 27/08 12:59

  14. Next storm due: #StormJocelyn, back on the Met Eireann STEM themed names.

    Storm Jocelyn is named for astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, born in Lurgan, who was responsible for the discovery of pulsars while a radio astronomy graduate student in Cambridge.

    iop.org/about/support-grants/b

    Yellow wind warnings from afternoon of 23rd January 2024, orange warnings for Galway, Mayo from 6pm to midnight and for Donegal from 6pm to 2am

    #MetEireann #STEM #StormNames

  15. @knmi

    Nog niet helemaal compleet, maar mag ik alvast de #stormnamen voor '24-25 suggereren?

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    #stormnames #climatechange