Barney, Nigel and Steve among new storm names in the UK

As part of ways in raising awareness for future severe weather, storms and winds and to further ensure the protection of lives and properties the UK Government came up with the initiative.
The Met Office announced the results after receiving thousands of responses via email, Facebook and Twitter.
A storm will be named when it is deemed potentially able to cause "substantial" impact on the UK or Ireland.
The full list of names chosen for future selection are: Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond, Eva, Frank, Gertrude, Henry, Imogen, Jake, Katie, Lawrence, Mary, Nigel, Orla, Phil, Rhonda, Steve, Tegan, Vernon and Wendy.
They further announced that names will be taken from the list, in alphabetical order, alternating between male and female names, meaning the next severe storm will be known as Storm Abigail, followed by Storm Barney.
There is a name for each letter of the alphabet, excluding Q, U, X, Y and Z, which is the same naming convention as used in the US to help maintain consistency for North Atlantic storms. Experts have found that attaching a name to a weather event makes it easier to follow its progress and simpler to reference on social media.
Nice initiatives but funny though.