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The Big Wobble by Gary Walton 12/9/2019

The first named storm "Atiyah" is set to impact Ireland, the UK, Western Europe and especially Iceland with hurricane-force winds and more rain

The first named storm is set to impact Ireland, the UK, Western Europe and especially Iceland who will suffer a life-threatening situation with a significant amount of snow (100-200 cm) and hurricane-force winds across the northern half of the country tomorrow.

The Icelandic Met Office has issued an orange alert for most of the island with a warning of severe gales. Transport disturbances are likely during the weather and delay in air traffic. Damages due to flying debris are likely and construction workers are encouraged to secure construction sites. Higher sea levels are anticipated due to storm surge with the possibility of small boats being damaged or detached from the dock. People are advised to secure their neighbourhood, fasten loose items and show caution. Travelling is not advised while the weather warning is in effect. Icelandic Met Office

The UK Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning, for wind and rain to most of the country on Tuesday and the Irish Met Office have also issued wind and rain warnings.

More: http://www.thebigwobble.org/2019/12/the-first-named-storm-atiyah-is-set-to.html


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Now naming storms, not just hurricanes?

I see this as the weather people attempting to remain relevant, and it smells also like the global climate change hoax's tentacles.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_storm_naming_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Ireland

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Winter storm naming in the United Kingdom and Ireland

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The United Kingdom's Met Office, in collaboration with its Irish counterpart Met Éireann, decided to introduce a storm naming system following the St Jude's day storm on 27–28 October 2013 which caused 17 deaths in Europe[1][2] and the 2013–14 Atlantic winter storms in Europe to give a single, authoritative naming system to prevent confusion with the media and public using different names for the same storms.[3]

The first windstorm to be named was Abigail on 10 November 2015.


Records

Season   Strongest wind gust     Strongest storm    Total fatalities
2015–16   171 km/h or 106 mph   Storm Frank              7
2016–17   192 km/h or 119 mph   Storm Barbara           5
2017–18   270 km/h or 170 mph   Storm Fionn           216
2018–19   188 km/h or 117 mph   Storm Callum           48