New storm naming system to start soon

Supercell

Interesting article in the Irish Times today - Storm-naming system yet to be put in place as Rachel peters out

There are benefits for weather forecasters and for the general public if names are used to identify a storm. It removes confusion over which storm is being discussed, Mr Fleming said. “Really though it is more about effective communications,” he added.
The public and media like it and people seem to pay more attention if a storm is personalised in this way as if it were a person stirring up a rainstorm rather than cold fronts and warm fronts.

Personally I think its a great idea and far better than the seemingly random ones that are flavour of the day in the last few years.

I love the idea of a storm Sorcha or Fiachra, but maybe not a Jacinta or Brittny , story 'bud!

M.T. Cranium

Are they talking about a new system or just that Ireland would adopt the existing German-based naming system? These storms have been given names for many years by the German met service, at least since the early first decade of this century and maybe back into the 90s.

There was some effort made to do this in North America but it also "petered out" (for some reason I find this phrase awkward). Being a larger continent with perhaps two separate storm theatres active at all times, it was never going to be that easy to manage, at what point does the western Brittany become, like totally, the eastern Amanda? Then it goes on to become the European Jacinta, etc. Does it have to wear a burqa when it gets to the Middle East?

Oneiric 3

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Does it have to wear a burqa when it gets to the Middle East?

rosser44

I think this is a really silly media driven idea.

At what point is the low pressure system given a name? The obvious answer is when the winds reach storm force. But Where? Off the coast of Canada? Mid Atlantic?

How many of these depressions are storm force 1000 miles west in the Atlantic then peter out to nothing by the time they are within 300 miles of our coast or veer north or south of Ireland?

This is media spin put upon science which is rarely ever good imo. The "meeja" dumb down enough stuff already.

Bootros Bootros

rosser44 wrote: »

I think this is a really silly media driven idea.

At what point is the low pressure system given a name? The obvious answer is when the winds reach storm force. But Where? Off the coast of Canada? Mid Atlantic?

How many of these depressions are storm force 1000 miles west in the Atlantic then peter out to nothing by the time they are within 300 miles of our coast or veer north or south of Ireland?

This is media spin put upon science which is rarely ever good imo. The "meeja" dumb down enough stuff already.

As long as it is in the North Atlantic veering west and within storm criteria, however defined, then go for it.

However we do need to pick the language of the names.

jamesbere

Name them after Greek gods.

dermiek

The next one should be named after M. T.

"Storm Cranium".

ardmacha

jamesbere wrote: »

Name them after Greek gods.

But Aphrodite would sound a lot better than Hades.
I suggest naming them after planets in Elite, although Riedquat might be a bit intimidating at first.

AlanS181824

So basically personifing weather systems causes people to have more interest in them?

Iancar29

AlanS181824 wrote: »

So basically personifing weather systems causes people to have more interest in them?

Yes - prime example here..
I saw a post on facebook yesterday from one of the media sites going " Storm Rachel is on its way and she isn't happy "

Loads of people started tagging there friends ,mostly Rachels ... but this got peoples attentions , the news spreads better , people talk about it more and hence people may be prepared for it more too.

daelight

In Japan, they simply give the storm a number, every year around August when the first depression occurs in the pacific.. #1 ... and by the time we get to November its around #23 or so... Perhaps too simple?!

Tabnabs

jamesbere wrote: »

Name them after Greek gods.

Aphrodite, Athena, Hestia?

Yawnsville.

Give them names with gusto, menace and the ultimate storm soundtrack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V92OBNsQgxU

Geirdriful "Spear-flinger"
Hrist "the quaking one"
Kára "the wild, stormy one"
Sigrdrífa "Victory-urger"
Herja "devastate"


:pac:

SEPT 23 1989

they should name the storms after capital cities in the opposite hemispheres

dexter647

^^^

Ha ha spot on Tabnabs:D....People would definitely sit up and take notice. Rachel was bound to fail with a name like that:D

daelight

Number 1 already appeared O_O

Nabber

Name them after Politicians.' Did you see the damage that Burton has done to the west cost.
They reckon Kenny is going to drop south and wreck the south coast. The North are only now getting over what Adams did 2 weeks ago'

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

I like the idea of using numbers ala Japan. How about we use Roman numerals?

Storm X.....Storm M....etc