Weather

(asked on 3rd March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for weather conditions other than Atlantic winter storms to be given names.


Answered by
Lord Callanan Portrait
Lord Callanan
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 17th March 2020

The criteria for naming of storms can take into account potential impacts from rain and snow, as well as wind. Storms can be named at any time of year, not just in winter. There are no plans for weather conditions other than storms to be given names.

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