How did Storm Ingunn get its name? The 106mph beast battering the UK

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How did Storm Ingunn get its name? The 106mph beast battering the UK

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Pedestrians wrestle with the excessive winds and rain in Glasgow (Image: Wattie Cheung)

Storm Ingunn is just one of many newest bouts of dangerous weather to comb throughout the UK, however how did the 'weather bomb' get its identify?

The storm, which has introduced in 100mph gusts, was named by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.

But in contrast to different nations, Norway doesn't have a pre-prepared record of storm names.

As an alternative weather officials select the identify of the storm as and when it appears.

The only other time they have named a storm final yr was Storm Pia.

Storm Ingunn has been described as an 'distinctive storm' – and fortunately we aren't being hit with the worst of it, as 155mph gusts have been recorded by a weather station within the Faroe Islands earlier on Wednesday.

Dozens of rail providers have been cancelled on Wednesday morning as a result of safety considerations, while numerous fashionable points of interest including Edinburgh Fort have been pressured to close due to the high winds.

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The Met Office has put in depth yellow weather warnings for wind in place (Picture: Metro Graphics)

The Met Office has put in depth yellow weather warnings for wind in place, which cover everything of Scotland, northern elements of Northern Ireland, and in all places north of Leeds in England.

The warning area masking Northern Ireland, England and southern Scotland is in place till 5pm on Wednesday, with the second warning masking the remainder of Scotland in effect till 7pm.

A Met Workplace spokesperson explained: 'Very robust southwesterly winds will develop during Wednesday, easing again from the west later in the day.

Coastal areas and areas of upper ground are set to see the worst of it (Image: PA)

'Gusts of 65-75mph are possible, with a couple of locations maybe seeing gusts of up to 85mph at occasions.

'Over northwest Scotland these windy circumstances will probably be accompanied by heavy rain for a time, through the morning and early afternoon.

'Winds will attain Northern Ireland and northern England by late morning or early afternoon.

'Gusts of 45-55mph are expected extensively with a number of places – most probably hills and coastal areas – more likely to see gusts up to 65mph.'

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