Over the past few winters the naming of wind storms that affected Ireland and the United Kingdom (such as the 'St Jude's day storm') has shown the benefits of establishing a protocol for the naming of mid-latitude storms. As storms which move in from the Atlantic often have their biggest impacts across Ireland, the Met Office is working in partnership with Met Éireann on this project.
The naming of storms using a single authoritative system should aid the communication of approaching severe weather through media partners and other government agencies. In this way the public will be better placed to keep themselves, their property and businesses safe.
UK Storm Centre, Met Office website
