Corrie will go down a storm this year

It's in list of new storm names

No one is called Gladys any more - except a storm for the forthcoming year.

She's joining Corrie. Arguably named after the famous soap.

For both are in the new list of storms, named after friends, families and pets after the public was asked for suggestions.

Pól's there. Presumably named after the Cambodian mass murderer and Marxit revolutionary Pól Pot (who later went on to win Britain's Got Talent, we think).

Olwen's in the list too. That's possibly former Exeter Lord Mayor Olwen Foggin.

These reasons may be guesses, we admit.

But they're all in the list the Met Office has announced of storm names for the 2021/22 season, which runs from September 2021 through to the end of August 2022. Tis year the UK public had its say on the names the Met Office put forward to its Dutch and Irish partners for consideration.

Over 10,000 submissions were made by the UK public, with the names selected by the Met Office reflecting some of the more popular choices, as well as some of the heart-warming reasons behind the nominations.  

Franklin, you can forget about Willemien. This year's storms only got up to E, when Evert hit at the end of July.

The Met Office says the names reflect the diversity of the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands and the first storm that will be named by the group this year will be Arwen, a name which thought to be of Welsh origin and was popularised by Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings books.  

Other names included on the list are Kim, with reasons behind its nomination including a ‘whirlwind’ relative and a self-confessed weather watcher.  

Logan, a name of Scottish origin, was nominated by several parents and grandparents, including a mention of a grandson who ‘runs through the house like a tornado’ and one who is ‘as quick as lightning’ when playing as a goalkeeper. 

A cat who ‘comes in and acts like a storm’, has also found her name on the list, with Storm Ruby making the final cut. This is a name that was also nominated for a daughter who ‘leaves a trail of destruction’ when she comes in the house.  

Dudley fought off competition from seven other names beginning with D to top a poll which ran on Twitter last week which had over 12,000 votes. One reason Dudley was originally submitted was for a couple who are due to get married in 2022 and will then share the last name of Dudley. They wrote, “We find it comical to name a storm for us getting married.” 

Names were selected on a range of criteria, including whether it is being used by other storm naming groups, whether there have been significant impacts from previous storms with the same name and if it is a name that has already been used in recent years by the group. 

Will Lang, Head of the National Severe Weather Warning Service at the Met Office, said: “This is now the seventh year of us naming storms with our European partners and we look forward to continuing to work together with them to raise awareness around the impacts of severe weather in order to help keep people from all nations safe.  

List in full:  

Arwen 

Barra 

Corrie 

Dudley 

Eunice 

Franklin 

Gladys 

Herman 

Imani 

Jack 

Kim 

Logan 

Méabh 

Nasim 

Olwen 

Pól 

Ruby 

Sean 

Tineke 

Vergil 

Willemien