As Storm Brian blows away, forecasters have warned we can expect a record 11 named storms this autumn and winter.

It looks to be far worse than last year when the British storm names got only as far as Ewan.

First it was Aileen and then Brian, but forecasters say we look set for a series of bad weather named storms starting with Caroline and then followed before long by Dylan, Eleanor, Fionn, Georgina, Hector, Iona, James, Karen, Larry and Maeve.

International meteorology group AccuWeather warned the spell of bad weather could bring 120mph winds.




Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said the turbulence was coming from the Atlantic Ocean.

He explained: “The Atlantic is a breeding ground for storms. Autumn storms are created by the difference in temperature between cold air near the poles and warm air in the tropics being at its greatest at this time of year.”