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Old March 2nd 10, 03:41 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Storm Xynthia in France - perhaps 40 deaths

On 1 Mar, 22:06, "Colin Youngs" wrote:
" schreef in bericht
news:20aebab5-1e6b-439d-ab70-
: However, the year is only two months old and this depression has a
: name starting with an 'X', have there really been that many weather
: systems crossing Germany in 8 weeks?

Here is the list which shows the dates on which the names were givenhttp://www.met.fu-berlin.de/adopt-a-vortex/tief/.

Probably the scope of the naming covers systems that may affect Germany's
weather in some way - not necessarily passing over the country.

Colin Youngs
Brussels


Thankyou, I understand now. It seems any depression can be named, not
just the ones that pass over Germany.