It is due to follow Ciara and Dennis, after they triggered torrential rain and horrendous gales. “The country that first issues a ‘code orange’ for a storm, chooses its name from a list. The Met Office has revealed the next storm to hit the UK will be Storm Ellen. The new season's storm names were released on 6 September 2019. That name then remains the same for all other countries,” said Dehenauw. Thursday, 20th February 2020, 11:55 am. Britain is braced for yet another torrential battering with storms Dennis, Ellen and Francis set to pummel the country. Storm Ellen: When the next storm could hit the UK as more bad weather batters the country. Storm Ellen: Four weather warnings as 'bomb cyclone' barrels towards UK Met Office weather warnings are in place for an ‘explosive' Atlantic cyclone which appears to be on its way Share By Helen Johnson. The names were picked by the British Met Office, the national meteorological service for the UK. By Helen Johnson. More miserable weather is expected to disrupt the UK this weekend, however reports of another named storm - Storm Ellen - have been dismissed by officials. UK weather forecast: Britain battens down the hatches for wild Storm Dennis; Weather warnings are in place across the UK until Monday with experts predicting a wet and wild Valentine’s Day for thousands of Brits trapped indoors by flooding, ice and snow. Storm Ellen: When the next storm could hit the UK as more bad weather batters the country. The UK is set for another weekend of rain and flooding, snow and ice, and strong winds that will bring further misery to already sodden communities. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain across the central belt of Scotland. The Met Office has revealed the next storm to hit the UK will be Storm Ellen. You can unsubscribe at any time. Storm Jorge was due to be named Ellen following the Met Office's alphabetical system, however the weather system was first named by Spanish meteorological agency AEMET.
Updated Thursday, 20th February 2020, 12:02 pm. That name then remains the same for all other countries,” said Dehenauw. UK storm LIVE: Britain facing wind and rain BATTERING as horror storm builds - Latest maps BRITAIN is facing a barrage of Met Office weather … The names were picked by the British Met Office, the national meteorological service for the UK. “The country that first issues a ‘code orange’ for a storm, chooses its name from a list. Met Office on heavy snow forecasts and Storm Ellen chances Netweather predicts 64 per cent risk of snow in Plymouth, Exeter and parts of Cornwall next week Share UK; Why it’s Storm Jorge and not Storm Ellen: how the naming of the Met Office storms works There has been some confusion over the naming of the UK’s third named storm of the month. Why Spanish Storm Jorge and not Storm Ellen will hit the UK this weekend Alex Beresford Weather Presenter The River Severn has reached near record levels. It is due to follow Ciara and Dennis, after they triggered torrential rain and horrendous gales. The 2019–20 European windstorm season is the fifth instance of seasonal European windstorm naming in Europe. Thursday, 20th February 2020, 11:55 am.