Britain could one day be hit by a Storm Fanny or a Storm Stormy McStormface, according to a list of potential Met Office storm names.
The next devastating storms could have more unusual names The list, seen by Metro, reveals over 1600 storm names suggested by the public to the Met Office. Dozens of unhinged and bizarre names have received scores of nominations, with the Met Office saying these suggestions are considered for future storms. There were over 36,000,000 suggestions made by email or online form, with the Met Éireann, the Met Office and the Dutch national weather forecasting service making the final decision.
References to the popular battle video game Fortnite also featured, with the Met Office now considering ‘Fortnite w’ and ‘200pumped’ as potential storm names. Famous celebrities could also batter Britain’s coastline, with Storm Stormzy, after the chart-topping rapper, a particularly common suggestion. Stormzy could be featured in weather warnings as well as sell-out festivals Thousands of popular names were also put forward by the British public for future Storms.
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