New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office
Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.
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"Austen was suggested in honour of Austen Nagle, the first director of the Irish Meteorological Service."
— Austen Nagle , Academic
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Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.
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