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Aiden will be the first storm to hit Ireland this winter, according to the new list of names published by Met Éireann for the strongest weather systems this year.
The list was compiled in collaboration between Met Éireann, the UK Met Office and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
Bella, Gavin, Julia, Minnie, Oscar, Ravi, Saidhbhín and Wilson are among the names of the storms.
Name storms were first introduced by Met Éireann and the UK Met Office in 2015 and joined the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) in 2019.
Met Chief Forecast Éireann Evelyn Cusack said: “The National Met Services’ naming of the storms (as well as color-coded weather warnings such as yellow, orange or red) provides a clear, authoritative and consistent message to the public. and encourages people to take action to prevent damage to themselves or their property.
Ms Cusack, who is also Chair of the European Metal Services Storm Nomenclature Working Group, added: “The names of the storms also add additional interest for people with particular enthusiasm in a family when one of their names appears in the list.
“We mainly choose names that can be easily pronounced, but some are less recognized.”
Once a storm is named after any national weather service globally, the name sticks if the storm moves into Irish waters.
For example, Ophelia and Lorenzo were named by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in the United States and Emma by the Portuguese meteorological agency.
The names are in alphabetical order, alternating between genders. Following the NHC convention, names beginning with Q, U, X, Y, and Z are not used.
The names of the 2020/21 Storm are: Aiden, Bella, Christoph, Darcy, Evert, Fleur, Gavin, Heulwen, Iain, Julia, Klaas, Lilah, Minne, Naia, Oscar, Phoebe, Ravi, Saidhbhín, Tobias, Veronica, Wilson.
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