How UK Storms Get Their Names | RainViewer Blog

TL;DR: UK storm names come from three weather services sharing one list, and the naming rule is about impact, not wind speed alone. The Met Office, Met Eireann and KNMI have named storms jointly since 2015 One shared list avoids the same system carrying different names in each country The list runs alphabetically each September-to-August season and skips Q, U, X, Y and Z A storm is named when medium or high wind impacts are expected across the affected countries A system named elsewhere, such as a former hurricane, generally keeps its original name UK storm names don’t come from a single weath