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Kate Lally

Storm Franklin: When will it be over and which storm is next?

Storm Franklin is the fifth storm to hit Merseyside this year, with a "danger to life" warning issued by the Met Office.

It comes just days after storms Dudley and Eunice, making this week the stormiest in UK history.

Until now, two named storms in a week was the record - now we're at three in five days.

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A Met Office yellow weather warning was in place for rain and wind across Merseyside until 1pm on Monday.

Across the region, schools have closed, trees have fallen and trains have been cancelled.

With Merseyside now through the worst, according to forecasters, a look to the week ahead signals more wet and windy weather.

When will Storm Franklin end?

The yellow weather warning for our region ended at 1pm on Monday.

While the day started on an extremely windy note, thanks to storm Franklin, the strong wind and showers will ease today, to leave a dry, bright and less blustery afternoon. Still feeling rather chilly. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

What will the next storm be called?

The Met Office has a full list of storm names for the current storm season - which runs until the end of August 2022.

Criteria for the Met Office naming storms is based on the National Service Weather Warnings service.

It is decided depending on the impact the weather may have and how likely it is to happen.

Storms names are only issued when it could reach an amber or red warning.

The Met Office lists storms alphabetically but skips Q, U, X, Y and Z to comply with international storm-naming conventions and to maintain consistency for official storm naming in the North Atlantic.

The next storm to hit the UK will be called Storm Gladys - and ITV forecasters fear this one could hit as soon as Thursday.

ITV's weather correspondent Becky Mantin said: "Particularly windy conditions around Thursday could end up being named as Storm Gladys - although in meteorological terms, this is still too far away to call."

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