Heavy rain set to lash the UK could worsen the risk of flooding and "slow down" recovery efforts following three storms that battered the nation in a week.
The storms - named Dudley, Eunice and Franklin - left 1.4 million households without electricity, some for up to 72 hours.
But recent reports have suggested Gladys, the next name on the storms list, may hit the UK this week.
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Windy conditions around Thursday could result in Storm Gladys being named.
However, in meteorological terms, it is too far away to be confirmed.
Storms are named when they have the potential to cause an amber or red warning.
A list of possible names are compiled by Irish forecaster Met Eireann, the UK's Met Office and the Dutch national weather forecasting service KNMI.
Naming storms is seen as a way of improving the communication of upcoming severe weather through the media and government agencies, the Met Office said.
The forecaster added: "In this way, the public will be better placed to keep themselves, their property and businesses safe."
More than 10,000 suggestions were submitted to the Met Office for the list of names for the strongest weather systems to hit the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands over the 2021/22 year.
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