Betty, Khalid and Owain among names of storms revealed by Met Office to ravage Britain

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Met Office's annual Name Our Storms Campaign.Antoni, Betty and Cillian are the three lucky names after the weather service confirmed the choices.There was a selection of 21 names for the storms that was compiled from public submissions.READ MORE:UK facing brutal autumn full of ex-hurricanes in 'payback' for sun-soaked summerThe Met Office's Name Our Storms campaign has been running annually since 2015 as the campaign aims to raise public awareness about severe weather and how it could be dangerous and life threatening in some cases.Additional names for the 2022/23 storm season include the likes of Daisy, Glen, Khalid and Owain, which all came from email suggestions.Meanwhile, Betty was victorious in a public poll on Twitter, racking up more than 12,000 votes.Alongside the Met Office, the Met Eireann, the Irish equivalent of the Met Office and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) helped compile the list of name suggestions.The names of Antoni, Hendrika, Johanna and Loes were selected by KNMI, in honour of famous Dutch scientists, while Met Eireann chose the names Cillian, Fleur, Ide and Nelly.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Will Lang, head of situational awareness at the Met Office, said: "Last year, Storms Arwen and Eunice brought some severe impacts and we know that naming storms helps to raise awareness and give the public the information they need to stay safe in times of severe weather."When a storm has the potential to cause road and rail closures, as well as power cuts, it will be named.A red warning of a storm is classed as when a risk to life is "very likely".READ NEXT:Double cyclone that 'looks like ET' set to hit UK next weekendD.