The North East has been braced for the arrival of Storm Otto, which caused severe gales and much disruption across the region. As a result, many will be asking where Otto came from and why we name our storms.
Storm Otto is actually the first official UK storm of the 2022/2023 season, but it doesn’t have a name beginning with A because it was named by the Danish. Storm Otto is expected to hit Denmark the hardest and experiencing the most severe weather comes with the job of naming the storm.
When it arrives, the UK’s first named storm of the season will be Storm Antoni. This will be followed by the likes of Betty, Cillian and Daisy.
