Those strong storms that sometimes hit the national territory not only have the name of storms but since 1954, the University of Berlin has wanted to personify them by giving them a specific name. During 2020 and so far in 2021 ,Alex and Filomena have already passed through our country , great inclement weather that has caused great damage to the Spanish.
Life happens and storms too . Although Filomena continues to be present in many parts of the nation, she will give way to her “companions and companions” on the trip and Spain may suffer the designs ofIgnacio, Justine, Karim, Lola, Mathieu, Nadia, Octave, Paula, Rodrigo, Sofia, Tristan, Viviane and Walter .
Those who have already greeted us
Alex arrived at the beginning of October and showed his virulence in more than eight communities. Rain, wind and rough seas were the main characteristics of a storm that left in its wake winds of more than 80 kilometers per hour, rainfall between 15 and 40 liters per square meter in just 12 hours and a very low snow level . Not only Spain suffered the consequences of nature, countries like France, Italy and the United Kingdom were also the main protagonists in Alex’s wrath.
At this point in January there is no need to present Filomena, a storm that has left one of the largest snowfalls in the country’s history , leaving unprecedented prints such as a capital completely covered by a blanket of snow. The high temperatures continue to accompany us and the ice begins to play a determining role in the streets with slips and falls of pedestrians. In addition, this week thousands of schoolchildren have returned to the classrooms , some classrooms that were left empty due to the impossibility of leaving the house in the face of such a natural phenomenon
. With less virulence, he also wanted to “greet” the Gaitan storm that is being characterized by constant rains, strong currents on the coasts and amelting of fallen snow due to the increase in temperatures it brings . Finally, Hortensia is already beginning to show the clouds over the horizon. Meteorologists say that it will arrive this week and will cause strong wind gusts of more than 70 kilometers per hour in large areas of the center and east of the peninsula .
Who names the storms
As we have already mentioned, naming the storms has a history of almost 70 years . It was the University of Berlin, in 1954, that began to give life to these phenomena. After this first step, the meteorological agencies took up the baton and were themselves in charge of continuing with the nominative tradition.
Meteo-France, IPMA and Aemet, the agencies of France, Portugal and Spain , respectively, created the European Southwest Group which, together with the group made up of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands (European West Group), have drawn up a new strategy to baptize the storms It should be known that only those that are expected to have enormous force and great impact in the area have the “privilege” of being named. They reach this level based on thresholds and warning levels of the Meteoalert Plan .
