UK forecasters are keeping a close eye on Storm Erin as it rages off the coast of Africa – but it’s not yet known if it will reach our shores.

It’s been less than a fortnight since Storm Floris hit parts of the UK, bringing ‘unseasonably strong’ winds as high as 106mph in northern Scotland.

Floris forced flight cancellations at Glasgow Airport and saw thousands of people across Northern Ireland lose power to their homes.

But the real weather enthusiasts among you might have noticed something odd about this name: aren’t storms named alphabetically? And since E is before F in the alphabet, shouldn’t Erin actually begin with the letter G?

That’s a very astute observation, but there’s a very sensible reason for the discrepancy.

How did Storm Erin get its name? Storm Erin is currently form

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