I suspect the adoption of a naming system is partly motivated by a sudden realisation that they must provide official names to stop people giving names to storms themselves. They must have been embarrassed having to discuss Hurricane Bawbag (and the subsequent Hurricane Fannybaws, which, despite its name, was in fact more destructive than Bawbag) and have decided to provide official names to prevent unofficial ones.
But that's not going to work, is it? So here is an alternative I propose.
Hurricane Awayanbileyerheid
Hurricane Bahookie
Hurricane Crivvens
Hurricane Dryboak
Hurricane Eejit
Hurricane Fud
Hurricane Gomeril
Hurricane Hochmagandie
Hurricane Intercity
Hurricane Jessie
Hurricane Keech
Hurricane Labrat
Hurricane Mental
Hurricane Numpty
Hurricane Oxter
Hurricane Plook
Hurricane Quite-Bracing (pinkies-oot!)
Hurricane Rammy
Hurricane Stramash
Hurricane Trampoline (in commemoration of that highly amusing video clip)
Hurricane Uhuhuh (said in the manner of an Elvis impersonation)
Hurricane Veruca
Hurricane Wassoch
Hurricane Treasure-Map (X marks the spot)
Hurricane Yermaw
Hurricane Zipit
Given the storm season has so far progressed to Storm Imogen according to the Met Office systems, the next storm in the sequence is Hurricane Jessie. The term "Jessie" denotes an effete individual, and I presume it is derived from the Gaelic "deasach" meaning southerner. Therefore I would expect this to be a low pressure system originating around the Azores.
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