Met Éireann has narrowed down the options to two names: Hugo and Harvey.
Members of the public are being asked to help choose of one of the possible storm names for the 2024/25 season.
Met Éireann, the Irish meteorological service, has narrowed down the options to two names: Hugo and Harvey.Allow Twitter content? The storm naming initiative which started in 2015 aims to increasing public awareness and engagement around severe weather events.Voting opened on Monday and will remain live until 22:00 on Monday 29th July.BBC Radio Ulster presenter Hugo Duncan has said there is only one name to vote for.
“It has to be Hugo - I can keep the wind calm, the rain sweet, and I can sing to you,” he told BBC News.Mr Duncan added: “Most of my life has been a storm, but we can all relax because Storm Hugo would be nice and calm.”Storms have only made it to the letter ‘H’ four times since 2015, starting with Storm Henry in February 2016, followed by Hector in June 2018, Hannah in April 2019, and Henk in January 2024.
Storm names have been used by meteorological organisations worldwide for decades, serving as an effective tool for conveying important weather information to the public.The full list of names for the 2024/25 season is due to be announced at the start of September. The letters Q, U, X, Y and Z are not used, which is consistent with international storm-naming conventions.
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