The next devastating storms could have more unusual names (Picture: AFP or licensors)
Britain could one day be hit by a Storm Fanny or a Storm Stormy McStormface, according to a list of potential Met Office storm names.
The list, seen by Metro, reveals over 1600 storm names suggested by the public to the Met Office.
Dozens of unhinged and bizarre names have received scores of nominations, with the Met Office saying these suggestions are considered for future storms.
There were over 36,000,000 suggestions made by email or online form, with the Met Éireann, the Met Office and the Dutch national weather forecasting service making the final decision.
Storm Darragh was the last named storm and caused severe flooding and damage in parts of the UK last December(Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire)
If they agree with Brits though, the Met Office could soon be issuing Red Weather warnings for Stormy McStormface, one of the most popular choices.
This appears to hark back to Boaty McBoatface, the overwhelming choice in a public vote for the name of a £200m polar research ship.
Stormy McStormface was the 34th most request future storm name, receiving 34 suggestions alongside another 5 for Stormy McStorm Face.
The public appears keen to shelter from genital-inspired bad weather, with Storm Fanny, Cocks and Bigdickus all featuring in the nomination list.
The most unhinged storm names the Met Office is now considering
- Stormy McStormface – 35 nominations
- Fanny – 13 nominations
- Thor – 11 nomintions
- Windy – 7 nominations
- Cocks – 6 nominations
- Melon – 6 Nominations
- 200pumped – 5 nominations
- Bigusdickus – 5 nominations
- Blowy – 5 nominations
- Fortnite w – 5 nominations
- Idk – 5 nominations
- Meow – 5 nominations
- Skibidi – 5 nominations
- Stormy McStorm Face – 5 nominations
- Oppenheimer – 5 nominations
These all make quite the contrast with the last four storms to sweep through Britain, called Ashley, Bert, Conall and Darragh.
Storm Darragh was the last to hit the UK and reached up to 200mph winds which left thousands without power.
Before Darragh, Storm Conall dropped two weeks worth of rain in late November 2024, leading to flood warnings and flight cancellations.
The public also showed off their ironic sense of humour, asking for the next blustery weather events to be called ‘Storm Blowy’ and ‘Storm Windy’.
References to the popular battle video game Fortnite also featured, with the Met Office now considering ‘Fortnite w’ and ‘200pumped’ as potential storm names.
Famous celebrities could also batter Britain’s coastline, with Storm Stormzy, after the chart-topping rapper, a particularly common suggestion.
Stormzy could be featured in weather warnings as well as sell-out festivals(Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
Thousands of popular names were also put forward by the British public for future Storms.
The Met Office will certainly be considering the name Henna for a future major storm, as the idea received by far the most nominations of any in 2024.
Henna as a number of different cultural backgrounds. It is the Finnish feminine form of Heinrich, as well as an Arabic name for John and the Yiddish form of Hannah.
Henna, which got eight times as many suggestions as the second place Sophie, is also the name of a natural dye widely used in South Asian, Middle Eastern and North African cultures.
Other suggestions that beat out Stormy McStormface and Fanny include Sophie, Jack, Charlie, David and George.
Top 10 most suggested storm names in 2024
- Henna – 827 nominations
- Sophie – 101 nominations
- Jack – 84 nominations
- Charlie, David – 78 nominations
- George – 75 nominations
- Sarah – 74 nominations
- Grace, Harry – 67 nominations
- Ben, Emily, Vergil – 65 nominations
- Karen – 63 nominations
- James – 62 nominations
The Met Office has already decided all storm names until August 2025, with Storm Éowyn next to hit Britain.
The following storms will run in alphabetical order and be Storms Floris, Gerben, Hugo and Izzy.
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The Met Office say that a storm only gets named when it has the potential to cause disruption or damage which could result in an amber or red warnings.
There are never any storms with the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z, although that has not stopped the public from suggesting dozens with those, including Storm Zee, Zoe, Xavier, Wren and Yusuf.
A Met Office Spokesperson said: ‘Just because a name is suggested, it doesn’t mean it will be used.
‘We are pleased people are taking such an interest in storm naming, as the whole point of naming storms is to help make communication of severe weather easier and provide clarity when people could be impacted by the weather.’
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