Why there are no named winter storms this year

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During February 2022, three storms were named within a week. Dudley, Eunice and Franklin influenced hundreds of thousands of homes.

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[{"selector":"#anim-99a46e07-0fa6-49d0-80b4-f3e01e83cafe [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-48.417968498847735%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-84abfd6e-2797-433a-8f81-dc3f5f88b44c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e48fa911-670d-4d12-970c-6303367797aa","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(112.01550%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4548c44-8bbf-4eb9-80b1-534f40221072","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4044f5d2-2fcd-445b-b1fc-88b454b78e19","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(99.70760%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] credit-google Under certain circumstances, atmospheric conditions can create explosive cyclogenesis - or a weather bomb - over the west of Britain, which can bring the most damaging winds.

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) joined the initiative in 2019, therefore also contributing names to the list.

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