Take cover - "Storm Brian" is coming. Soon. Well, sometime over the next year or so.

Yes, the Met Office has issued its full list of storm names for 2017-18 - and there are a few quirky ones among the classics (and Brian).

The Met Office says its surveys show naming storms helps to raise awareness of it - and ensure people are prepared to take action in event of an emergency.

For example, last year's "Storm Doris" achieved an 89% awareness score , with 94% of respondents saying they found the severe weather warning useful.

The first named storm of the year will be "Aileen". The gender of the first storm alternates each year and follows Angus in the 2016-17 season.

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The list includes some more unusual names including Storm Fionn, an old Irish name, and Storm Octavia, named after the sister of Roman politician Mark Anthony.

A storm is usually named based on its severity, primarily the impact of medium to high winds while also taking rain and snow into account.

So when the Met Office issues an amber or red warning, a storm name will usually follow.

It is unlikely we will actually see a Storm Winifred this year though, the last name in the list, as only five storms were named in 2016-17, down from 11 in 2015-16.

Derrick Ryall, head of public weather services at the Met Office, said: "Last year was another successful pilot of the storm naming project and it’s great to be now making it operational.

"Naming storms has been proved to raise awareness of severe weather in the UK, crucially prompting people to take action to prevent harm to themselves or their property.”

Storm Doris blew up a gale

The names for the next year have once again been compiled using suggestions submitted by the public, combined with names proposed to Met Éireann.

As in previous years, Q; U; X; Y and Z will not be used to comply with international storm naming conventions.

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