For too long Britain has been ravaged by storms too cowardly to name themselves.
Finally, the Met Office has decided to team up with Ireland’s Met Éireann to start naming the storms that hit Britain and Ireland as an attempt to raise awareness about dangerous weather events.
But naming things is hard, so they’ve asked the public to help them out a bit by tweeting using the hashtag #nameourstorms. Here are some of our favourite responses so far:
#nameourstorms The Boris – don't be fooled by sunshine, cold driving rain and dangerous wind is on the way
— Will Black (@WillBlackWriter) September 8, 2015
#NameOurStorms? "Hurricane 'And Abel.' " Too easy. Next..
— Anthony Davison (@AnthonyCDavison) September 8, 2015
@metoffice please name a storm Abigail. Coz, irony… #nameourstorms
— Gojo 33 (@danny_oddie) September 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/BristOliver/status/641138462838665216
@metoffice #nameourstorms after superheroes – "Watch out for the Spider-Man, Hulk or Super-girl storm". "The Thing is expected on Saturday"
— Zoe Melarkey (@zoemelarkey) September 8, 2015
Meanwhile, some people saw this as a chance to promote their own personal brand…
Please help me get a Storm named after me in the UK and Ireland! Tweet #nameourstorms Kuuleme to @metoffice ! pic.twitter.com/RIFWkTn1zS
— Kuuleme Stephens aka Justice Lee (@ModelJusticeLee) September 8, 2015
@metoffice #nameourstorms Sophie-Mae😏😏😂 xo pic.twitter.com/RreZg4c6sJ
— ❣Sophie-Mae❣ (@Sophieee_Maeee) September 8, 2015
