What do you think about the trend of naming winter storms?

It’s to sensationalize it, and I think it’s both.

When something has a name, it is more important. It is to be respected.
People who live amongst crocodiles, aren’t usually worried about them as a whole. They name the ones to be wary of. Or the ones that are anomalous.

Perhaps there is also a human need, to personify things. Storms can certainly seem like living things…

Isn’t it pretty much just the Weather Channel that does this? As far as I can tell it’s not something the National Weather Service engages in.

i think you’re right but that’s where I get my weather.

Idiotic. It’s an invention by the Weather Channel. Utterly dumb.

I think it helps with sorting what system is going where. Sometimes people get confused about whether a storm is the one they just survived, or is there another on the way already.
It also makes storytelling easier for old men. Instead of saying,“Remember the big one of ought nine?” they could say, “Roger of ought nine was some beast!”

I agree with @Patty_Melt. they’ve been naming storms forever, why not name winter storms? I like the idea, I wish they’d started it sooner.

Growing up, we didn’t name the storms until after they were done. The Blizzard of ‘77—‘78 for instance. Naming it doesn’t make it any more deadly, doesn’t make you any more prepared and doesn’t mean it will do more damage. I’m agreeing with the others that claim it is the weather channel being “cute”.

The only named storm that I remember is super storm Sandy.

Self serving and useless. Who remembers winter storm Dotty of ‘08?

No One? Are you sure? Then why do we bother to give them names?