# storm names

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2022

# storm names

Ruadhán, Wouter and Daisy: Names of upcoming winter storms announced

Meteorologists say naming storms helps provide authoritative messaging during severe weather.

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Sep 1st 2022, 12:10 AM

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# storm names

Met Éireann objected to Dave over Diarmuid as part of storm names poll

Internal records detail how there was healthy debate over what names to include.

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Oct 3rd 2021, 3:20 PM

# storm names

Kim, Pól and Seán: Names of future winter storms announced

The Storm Names partnership raises awareness of the impact of severe weather.

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Sep 1st 2021, 12:10 AM

# Weather

Saidhbhín, Christoph and Phoebe: Names of 2020-2021 storms announced

The naming of storms has been shown to raise awareness of severe weather and help people stay safe.

36.9k

Sep 1st 2020, 8:39 AM

Harvey, Irma, Jose, Katia: This is how hurricanes are named

The practice of assigning names to storms began in the 1950s.

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Sep 9th 2017, 11:00 AM

# Incoming

Aileen, Brian, Caroline, Dylan: Met Éireann has released its list of names for the winter storms

Did your name make the list?

27.0k

Sep 6th 2017, 4:34 PM

# storm names

Met Éireann complaint says calling storms after Christian names is 'very unfair'

Over a 10 month period, Met Éireann received 112 complaints from members of the public.

28.2k

Aug 7th 2016, 7:15 AM

# abigail force

Wind warnings extended to entire country as Storm Abigail sweeps in

Some “damaging gusts” should be expected.

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Nov 11th 2015, 2:30 PM

# clo-da

Barney, Clodagh and Wilbert - here's what we'll be calling storms from now on

Members of the public got to choose the names.

33.5k

Oct 20th 2015, 8:44 AM

# enda the terrible

'Storm Enda' won't be knocking over bins and upturning sheds this winter

We won’t be getting a ‘Storm Michael’ either.

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Sep 27th 2015, 7:45 AM